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a little about everything & nothing
So yesterday, while Fifty was busy blogging about Chula’s book giveaway, and updating his Facebook page (I curse the day I taught him to type… now someone wants his very own Macbook for Christmas and well, that’s just not going to happen), I was moonlighting over on Jen’s blog A Little About Everything and Nothing. Pop…
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giveaway: Dog Trots Globe
Bonjour tout le monde! C’est moi… Fifty! My mommy is letting me write the post today to tell you all about my Sheltie friend, Chula Wula D’Augue, and a fun giveaway (and Mom… how come I don’t have a snazzy name like Chula’s?) Chula’s mom is a nice lady named, Sheron Long, and Mrs. Long has…
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the ultimate
Let’s say Santa was being really generous this year… like R E A L L Y freaking generous, like Santa won the euromillions and wanted to spread the joy, well this is what I would ask him for… Santa my darling… don’t you think this Patek Philippe watch would look pretty swanky on my dainty…
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a blogapalooza & a goodbye
Hang in there kids… it’s a going to be a long one… On a very grey and wet Saturday in November, seven expat bloggers braved the rain to meet up for lunch in a tiny Corsican restaurant in Avignon for Blogapalooza, the second (the first one was in Aix last March). Some of the same faces were…
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Cheesy Miss France
The first weekend of December, Papa’s Wife usually hosts a Raclette party to usher in the holiday season (I love her for this by the way… and if you served me melted cheese all night I’d love you too). She did it last year, and she did it the year before (and I could have…
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traffic
You have to see it to believe it…. {progress} …and here it is, Le Petit Village’s very own traffic light! Sure it was only there for a few hours as some roadworks were being done but we had one. And of course The Husband and I got stuck at that red light. No other cars or people…
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lait de poule
Do you know what lait de poule is? It’s chicken milk, or what we would call, eggnog. But in France it’s called, lait de poule, which translates as milk of chicken. Can you think of anything more gross than the name, chicken milk? Me either. All this chicken milk talk came up over the weekend…
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It's not too late…
… since it’s still 10pm on the west coast, it’s still Thanksgiving so, Happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends! You have to excuse me for not saying it sooner, but Thanksgiving has truly become the saddest Thursday of the year in my house. I’m convinced it’s the holiday that makes us expats feel the…
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tidbits
{hibernation is imminent} Please enjoy these recent tidbits from my life…………………………………………………………………………………………………………You know how they tell you how dangerous texting can be? Like don’t text while driving and, don’t text while walking. Well it’s true. Do. Not. Text. While. Walking. Last week in Dublin, I bit it. I bit it hard. I was texting my uncle…
It's Me, Sara Louise 