Sunflowers, Tomatoes & Rainbows
Pre-Post Note/ THANK you for all the comments in my last post!! Clearly I hit a topic that resonated with many of you, and I'm glad I could provide an [...] continue reading
Archives for 2020
Feeling Safe (In Unsafe Times)
This week I found myself in an awkward situation. Some French friends of ours invited us out for dinner. At first I thought it would be an [...] continue reading
The Fruits Of Our Labour
Ever since I was a young child I've loved raspberry jam. I've always thought it the most special of fruits, perhaps because the only time I [...] continue reading
A Midsummer Fairytale – Carcassonne, France
“Are you sure/That we are awake? It seems to me/That yet we sleep, we dream” ― William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream circa 1595 It felt [...] continue reading
Going Bananas, And Talking Fruity
These past months, just like almost everyone under quarantine I've been doing a lot of baking. It's something I did way before the lockdown and have [...] continue reading
Daily Bread & The Flow Of Life In France
Ever seen a baguette vending machine? Honestly neither had I until I moved to France. The first one I saw took me so much by surprise that I [...] continue reading
A 100 km Jaunt Into The Ariège, SW France
How far do you have to go to get away from it all? Honestly in most places, not far at all. We never drove far when we RV'd in the US, [...] continue reading
Mutant Weeds, Tools & Vinegar
"Je vois que tu as des vaches maintenant" (I see you've gotten some cows) I was chatting to my farmer neighbor down the road and commenting on [...] continue reading
Expectations, And Reality
You know those Memes that go around on the internet that show two side-by-side pics, one of which is "expectation" and the other "reality"? Well, [...] continue reading
Freedom & House Plans
Ever wondered how long you have to live in a house before you start thinking of house projects? I'm sure it's different for everyone, depending on how [...] continue reading
Light At The End Of The Tunnel (And Getting Naked)
Pre-Post Note/ THANK YOU for all your comments on my last post. I know it was a darker one, and those are always harder to share, but I'm so thankful [...] continue reading
The Mental Games We Play
Confinement week 6....I've stopped counting the days and started tracking the whole thing in larger increments. It's a small change, but it seems to [...] continue reading
