Hi friends, I find myself unintentionally removed from the blogging world. Driving lessons, life coaching sessions, Bible studies, planting season … it all seems to eat away at any down time I have to write posts and read my favorite blogs. I find myself trying to play catch up at the beginning of each week for the past week’s worth… Read More
Are you planning to visit France? Eat in a French restaurant? Meet your future French in-laws? There is a certain cheese etiquette that must be followed. Let’s say you’re going to host a dinner with French cuisine; you’ll want to make sure you start with the proper bread. In the absence of baguettes available, go for the crustiest bread you… Read More
In Luxemburg there is a national monument representing La France. It’s a monument that depicts workers on strike. Anyone who lives here, and indeed anyone who chooses to visit on an inauspicious occasion can testify that going on strike is the inherent right and responsibility of the French. The desire to strike beats passionately in the chest of every frenchman… 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
Bonjour Docteur. No, it’s my first time here. I’m here to renew a prescription for Zoloft. Here’s my old prescription but I think it’s for the minimum dosage. I won’t ask you to double the dosage as tempted as I am (laughs brightly). Okay peeeerfect. So, there’s also this varicose vein that I have and I just want to make… Read More
When apricot buds burst and new plants thirst; When projects abound and tulips break ground; When the kids are home from school and you break all your own rules; When you give in and finally get an electric trimmer and you are utterly uninspired for dinner; When toys are left out all year and, what the heck’s going on out here?!… Read More
