Month: October 2013
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Samhaim
When I was a kid, I loved Halloween, like capital L-oved it. It wasn’t just the dressing up, or the candy, it was the whole vibe of it. It was that for one night we were allowed to run wild like faeries, waiting for that veil between the living and the dead to come tumbling…
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tartiflette
Today I’m going to do something that I’ve never done before… a recipe post. You see what happened was this; on Saturday afternoon, we were watching the rugby on telly (Clermont was battling Brive in one doozy of a match), when Gregory suddenly sat up, looked and me and exclaimed, “I want Tartiflette.” (These food…
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expat escapades {round 10}
It’s been a month of milestones in expat world. From big birthdays to weddings, births, and anniversaries, it’s all happening! The best place to start today’s round up is to start at the very beginning… life! Honey welcomed her brand new baby girl into the world earlier this month. And since little Oswin was born…
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give me a break
How do you know when you need a break? Like, when is it time to take a step back from the desk/ kitchen sink/ lab/ or where ever your workspace happens to be, and step away? Superbreak knows when it’s time and when it is, they recommend taking a trip, like perhaps to London, or…
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Behind the Photos VIII
Two of the best things about being an expat are going home (it’s not that we dislike our new home or anything, it’s just that when we go ‘home’, we really, really appreciate it) and having friends come to visit. This edition of Behind the Photos features both. I visited my family in Dublin in May,…
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woke up, fell out of bed, dragged a comb across my head
// Since we don’t have any plans for Halloween this year (Brother-in-Law is hosting a party again but is throwing it on November 1st and we already have plans for the 1st) other than watching the old cartoon version the Legend of Sleepy Hollow (it used to scare the bejeezus out of me when I…
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mdr
[A little factoid for your Friday… mdr is the French equivalent of lol] It’s Friday y’all! Or, c’est vendredi y’all! (I have no idea how to say y’all in French, maybe tout le monde, yes, we’ll go with tout le monde.) C’est vendredi tout le monde! Yes, that’s better. (Can you tell I’m excited? I’m…
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expat escapades {round 9}
Around the World in Ninety Days. (Of course I know that it’s really supposed to be, Around the World in Eighty Days, but oops… oh well). Since I post these expat escapade round-ups about every ten days, and this is the ninth, then it is kind of like, Around the World in 90 Days, I…
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L'anniversaire de Mr.London
“I know what I want to get Bumder for his birthday.” “You do! Good! What?“ “A speaker thing for his iphone. It’s really good and really loud but it costs €200.“ “WHAT?! No. Find something else.“ “But he’ll love it!“ “Don’t care.” This was the conversation Gregory and I were having about Mr. London’s birthday…
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rayon de soleil
Well lookie here, Sarah of Avoir La Peche has passed the Sunshine Award my way! It’s been ages since I’ve done one of these so I’m delighted to play along. I’m always happy to have some sun shining my way. The rules: 1. Acknowledge the nominating blogger, 2. Share eleven random facts about yourself, 3. Answer the…
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