When we drove to Provence last week, we took the road sandwiched between the Alps on one side and the Massif Central on the other (the volcano region where we went last year in Auvergne). You’ll wonder why I’m doing a post on Grenoble when we were just in Provence, but the truth is we couldn’t get so close to… Read More
Our friends Agnieszka and Christoph just bought a small farmhouse in Rambouillet. (That’s pronounced Rom-bwee-ay). At least I think it’s a farmhouse as it’s in the style of a « longère » which is what we’d call a railroad apartment. Except it’s a house, not an apartment. And it’s on a farm, not a railroad. And except it’s no longer on… Read More
Sir Renaissance has roots in Auvergne. This is one of the reasons we wanted to come, so he could share them with me. (Another reason was the cheap holiday and the kids club, but more on that later). We decided to go visit the town where he spent his summers so we packed the kids in the car and drove… Read More
I love the color periwinkle. I love the name, which reminds me of wink. And twinkle. I love the shade that hovers between light blue and purple. Sometimes there’s just enough purple in the blue to almost constitute periwinkle. (This is stretching it). There are lots of true periwinkle-blue shutters in Bretagne. And sometimes there’s just enough blue in the… Read More
I anticipate Spring. I anticipate that this will become this. I anticipate seeing tiny buds on the plum tree, which will bring me sweet juicy green plums at the end of the summer. I anticipate the roses over the well to bloom, and the apricot tree behind it to be filled with cheerful blossoms, then bright orange fruit. I anticipate… Read More
It’s time again, don’t you think? For another Maison du Chocolat giveaway? I waited until after Valentine’s Day so I could get a discount. (Just kidding). Rules are the same: everyone just has to leave a comment in order to be entered, and you have to live in a country that La Maison du Chocolat delivers to, details here. And… Read More
