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Anatomy of a Christmas Tree
Now that you’ve seen Papa’s Crèche (but I have to confess, and as shocking as it may sound since you saw both a hunter and a fisherman hanging out in that thing, that you didn’t get to see all of it), lets take a closer look at mon petit sapin de Noël. See how that Joyeux Noël hanging…
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he sees you when you're sleeping, he knows when you're awake
I’m not talking about Santa, but man oh man, I wish I was. I’m talking about the guy that makes getting coal in your stocking look like a happy meal… the one, the only… Le Père Fouettard. Don’t know who he is? Pas de problème because I’m about to tell you. I learned about him three…
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simply too good to give it a name
Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote for me in the Expat Blog Awards. Thanks to you, Sara in Le Petit Village was awarded with the Bronze! And thank you for reading and commenting. Each and everyone of you make me very happy indeed.(For a complete list of the winners, click here. They…
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wrap it all up with a bow
++ Nicola from Growing Berries sent me this pillow. Isn’t it the cutest thing? The LPV has been immortalized in the coziest way. I love my Le Petit Village pillow! ++ My mother arrived safe and sound yesterday. I was too lazy to cook (plus I figured that after a flight from Texas to Chicago…
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Papa's Provençal Crèche
Big stuff is happening around here people, big stuff! My mother is arriving in Le Petit Village for the holidays tomorrow. T O M O R R O W ! Fifty and I have turned into headless chickens as we run around trying to get the house in order (the house is never quite clean…
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Mon Petit Sapin de Noël
This is my fourth Christmas as a Le Petit Villager. The fourth! Me, I can hardly believe it. But even though it’s the fourth, it’s the first one that we’re staying put, and since we’re finally staying put for the holiday, we finally got a tree. (My first year here we got Fifty instead of…
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Fifty Has a Bad Mommy
I’m a bad Mommy. It’s true, a bad Mommy. On Wednesday, while I was all busy writing about cheese and Gatz’s hosting skills, I should have been writing about something else, because when I finished, I logged onto Facebook and saw this post: Fifty Wednesday Three years ago today my mommy and daddy adopted me.…
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Raclette Season
Well it’s official, winter is here. OK, I’m sure you’re thinking to yourself, “now hold your horses Sara Louise, winter doesn’t start until December 21st” and you would be right, except in Le Petit Village (and the Southern Hemisphere of course). Here in The LPV winter starts when the Raclette starts and the first Raclette…
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we have a winner and some other stuff
The winner of the Le Petit Village notecard giveaway is… True Random Number GeneratorMin: Max: Result: 5Powered by RANDOM.ORG … Milsters!Congratulations Milsters, send me your address and I’ll send a little piece of The LPV your way. +++++++++++++++++++++++++AND NOW FOR SOME OTHER STUFF+++++++++++++++++++++++++ {4} ++ Remember when I told you that I got The Husband hooked on…
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The Grinch That Stole Thanksgiving
{the aftermath} DISCLAIMER: This post is going to begin with a whinge and a moan but then I will transition back to the rainbows, sunflowers and lollipops Sara Louise that you know so well.There I was was, cleaned up, dressed up, and finally about to sit at the table and enjoy the Thanksgiving dinner I…
It's Me, Sara Louise 