Tag: The Boyfriend
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It's A Wonderful Sunday
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas… The Skippie Team (The Boyfriend, Fifty, and me) woke up to a snowy Sunday morning in Le Petit Village. Monsieur Snowman blessed us with a full five centimeters. Not a huge amount, but after living in Dublin for six years (plenty of rain, no snow) and Texas…
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Some Random Turret, C'est Normal
We went to the vet yesterday, Fifty needed a vaccination. But since Le Petit Village is too tiny to have it’s own vet, a trip to Forcalquier was in order. You may remember that Forcalquier is the lovely market village where I bought mon panier rouge, so I am very fond of this village and…
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Sunrise, Right On Schedule
So me and Fifty are on a schedule. And that schedule is working 98% of the time (a little guestimate on my part). The 2% of the time when it doesn’t work, is when the Boyfriend messes with it. I’m not going to go into details, he knows what he did (the Boyfriend, not Fifty),…
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It's All About Fifty
My life in Le Petit Village has stalled. The only thing that is happening right now is Fifty. It’s all about Fifty. Because I’m bound determined to turn that puppy into a good dog, I’ve become obsessed with puppy training. Puppy training requires a schedule. And that schedule has been written out and taped to…
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The Cherry On Top Of My Lazy Sundae
Yesterday Le Petit Village woke up to a gloomy and wet morning. Rain and gloominess is such a rarity here that I decided to celebrate it with a little holiday. An ‘I’m going to sit on the couch and do nothing’ kind of holiday. Couldn’t go anywhere anyway, I left all my umbrellas in Dublin…
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Le Petit Man Flu
Problem in Le Petit Village, the cold has arrived. Both outside and inside the Boyfriend. He came home from work clutching his throat and making little moany sounds. But I shrugged it off. I’ve seen this before from him. The dramatics. The sad baby voice. The slow shuffle around the house. The man-flu. But this…
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A Little Post About Pasta
It was a normal morning. Coffee was made. News websites were being read. And then it happened. I stumbled upon something miraculous. About pasta. Yes, pasta. I cook a lot of pasta. It’s easy, and cheap, and versatile. Delicious with tomato sauce, cream sauce, pesto, with meat, without meat, hot, cold, and almost any veggie…
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Christmas Tree Countdown
Today is the 1st of December. The countdown to Christmas is well and truly here! Or to Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Festivus, or Christmukkah! It’s here! I’m no stranger to countdowns. Being someone governed by lists and calendars, most of my life is spent in some sort of a countdown, marking off intervals of time until an…
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Montpellier
St.Pierre Cathedral When I moved to Le Petit Village I did so full of excitement for all the traveling the Boyfriend and I would be able to do. After all, once you’re on French soil, aren’t you just a hop, skip, and jump from the rest of Europe? From Le Petit Village, I am only…
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I Want Someone To Cook Me A Turkey
On this Thanksgiving morning I’m feeling a little hollow. Not really homesick hollow as much as tradition, family, and friend sick hollow. It’s been six years since I’ve lived in the States, so I’ve been without traditional Thanksgiving for awhile. But Thanksgiving was always my favorite holiday, none of the pressure of Christmas but all…
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