A day in May should be all about enjoying the garden. The garden containing plants and trees that have been well-watered by April rains. This is not the case. It’s a dust bowl over here. However, two of my irises bloomed for the first time EVER this morning. Recognize the form? It’s a fleur de lys, the symbol of my… Read More
There are quite a few “false friends” between the French and English language. One of the most shockingly false is the word “deception.” It does not actually mean to be deceived; it means to suffer a disappointment, and this simple twist can cause a great deal of misconstruction. Another false friend is “eventual.” In English it means sort of a… Read More
It’s time to pick the radishes so I sent Young Knight out to harvest them and he did an impeccable job pulling the ones that were the right size and leaving the ones that were too puny. These home grown fellas made me think of the most common way of serving them in France, as an hors d’oeuvre with butter… Read More
Somebody turned seven this week. Somebody found all her presents hidden in the chimney. Somebody didn’t appreciate the turn of events (that is, somebody else getting all the presents). (Somebody is handsome when he broods though. Shall we say the future Edward the vampire? Or … whatever the next craze will be?) Somebody gave us a cherry tree to grace… Read More
Today I am guest-posting at Misadventures with Andi for her Beyond Paris series. Andi is a world-traveling, French-marrying, food-loving, marketing specialist. What’s not to love about that? In her blog, you’ll get her J’adore series, which has all sorts of cool things she discovers on the Internet. Check out her latest (especially the gum). She also shares her insight on… Read More
Hi everyone, I’m tired. Too tired to read everyone’s blogs, which makes me feel guilty and I’m good at guilty. But it’s planting season, which means that my wrists hurt again from wielding a spade, and typing doesn’t help them to heal. And my teaching is going to start up again. And I have my interview for the patisserie school,… Read More
