Amid many things going wrong, there are so many things going right. And one of these things is my (God-given, I’m sure) ability to follow a nutrition plan for longer than three weeks, for once in my life. I prayed so much to be able to have barriers and eat what’s healthy without eating out of emotion, and I feel… Read More
Hi friends! You may have gotten some weird emails from A Lady in France since some unknown glitch caused three months of my posts to disappear (and an e-mail to be sent from the last post in May), and then overnight it all reappeared. And then you might have received an e-mail with the most recent post, which you would… Read More
This might be my longest stretch of not writing since I started my blog seven years ago. We have certainly had the busiest summer I’ve ever had, between Brittany and Switzerland and the States. There was so much moving around during our US visit, and so many friends and family to see, I didn’t even try to blog. But I… Read More
Our summer has been such a whirlwind, and we still have a couple more weeks to go – (kids start school the beginning of September). I haven’t had much time to write anything lengthy, but I wanted to share some photos from our trip to the Swiss Alps for the pre-teen camp. It’s for the kids from the French-speaking churches and… Read More
We leave for Switzerland tomorrow, for the pre-teen camp with the French-speaking churches, and I’m leaving you with this French mixed berry tarte before I go! I used a pre-made roll-out crust, which is new in France in the gluten-free variety. You can now get gluten-free versions of flaky crust (pâte feuilletée) and regular crust (pâte brisée). If you don’t have… Read More
I’ve been troubled by world events. I had been increasingly troubled over recent months, but it sort of came to a head when, on Tuesday, a terrorist slit the throat of a priest in Normandy while he was performing mass. I’m troubled by the savagery, and I’m troubled by the subsequent reflection of an acquaintance, who posted a diary of recent terrorist events in Europe… Read More
