Tag: Domesticity
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Playing The Help
Back in July, when I was in France visiting Gregory, I happened to be there for The London’s wedding anniversary. Figuring they would be going out for the evening to celebrate, and Gregory would probably be working, I looked forward to a date with myself; Chinese takeaway, Sky TV, and a bottle of Rosé, but…
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migration
Now that I’ve finished telling you the tragic tale of, my road to nowhere, I had planned on topping it off with a happy ending; my time in Paris with Gregory (I did get there eventually). But due to a surprise distraction this afternoon, my brain has wandered elsewhere, so instead of Paris, it’s random…
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dimanche
Before moving to the States, I promised an anxious Gregory that there would be Sundays, French Sundays. French Sundays are wonderful things, especially in Provence. In Provence, French Sundays are greeted with the brightest of blue skies and a shining sun. Apéro is had before settling in for a long lunch and a lazy afternoon. Gregory would…
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this week
How was every one’s All Hallows’ Eve? I hope your sugar rush come downs weren’t too shaky. Mine was sugar free… no tricks or treats, just a lazy night on the couch watching Disney’s old Legend of Sleepy Hollow followed by the Johnny Depp one (We’re on a bit of a Headless Horseman kick around…
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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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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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First Fall Friday
This is the story of how we spent the first Friday of fall. Gregory had the day off work which is always nice but having the day off on a Friday is super nice. We didn’t do anything particularly fall like, there was no sipping of pumpkin lattes while going on a hay ride to…
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there's more than one way to skin a courgette
Whether you say zucchini or courgette, if you grow vegetables in the summer, there’s a good chance that you end up with a bountiful crop of them, especially if you grow vegetables here in the South of France like Papa. Thanks to Papa’s garden, I’m on my third summer of having more courgettes than I know…
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this is how I do it
It was a hot one this weekend, and not only in The LPV, all over France it was steaming. Even where Gregory’s mother lives outside Clermont-Ferrand got hot, like 30+°C (90+°F) hot which practically never ever happens up there in her cool Thermal town. And here, it reached 35°C, which without AC is pretty unbearable. Besides sitting around…
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Sunday Lunch for Papa's Wife
I love dinner parties… going to them, throwing them. They’re like little projects and heaven knows, I love a project (implementation plans and all). Plus with the new house and proper kitchen I was dying to give one a whirl and Papa’s Wife was the perfect excuse for a whirl. Papa’s Wife works hard, she has…
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