I’ve been grieving lately because my friend Stacy died of cancer two weeks ago, leaving behind a husband and son the same age as Young Knight. My husband was their wedding photographer and her husband was our immigration lawyer. He left his law career to go into the military and they endured a year’s separation while he was overseas. Their… Read More
So it’s Saturday morning and the cartoons are on. That means my kids are glued to the tv and my house is messy from them throwing things at each other. We’re very civilized here. But it’s time to draw the names for the grand supermarket cd giveaway. (yaaaaay) First, just to draw out suspense and because you are forced to… Read More
First it’s a box of chocolates from La Maison du Chocolat (twice), and now this! I was skimming through our local grocery store, and what did I chance upon but a 6€ cd of Jacques Brel! And since we already have a cd of Jacques Brel, I thought of you! Oh yes I did. Now you know you want it…. Read More
So guys, poser that I am, I tried to make the fondant patissier that most sane people buy in the store when they want to make patisserie. It’s the thing that makes the white glaze on top of the vanilla éclair, and you flavor it with coffee or chocolate for the other “parfums.” It all looked so easy here. Greased… Read More
(A post where I ask you for money for the famine in East Africa and also talk a little about Jesus. If you’re not cool with that, please check back next time where I’ll be making éclairs. See? You needn’t actually live in France to taste the good stuff. And while we’re having this conversation, I really am working on… Read More
All I can think about these days is taking a nap and whether or not there is any chance I’ll be able to get some undisturbed time. Ironically, the more I need the undisturbed time, the less likely my children are to give it to me. We had friends for lunch yesterday and I was so exhausted I went to… Read More
