Tag: The Parisian
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this award could save your life
I’ve been awarded the Versatile Blogger Award by Kara at Scattered Joy. Thank you Kara. But today, (or whatever day you read this) we should all give thanks to Kara because my seven secrets are going to be seven things that you need to know if you ever find yourself in Le Petit Village for an…
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they do things a little differently
who: The Parisian and The Husband what: BBQing where: Chez Brother-in-Law when: a couple of Thursdays ago why: ? ? ? I can kind of understand The Parisian’s use of the rake (allow me to reiterate… I can KIND OF understand, but I don’t really), but why The Husband is wielding an ax is beyond…
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stylish happenings
(DISCLAIMER: There’s supposed to be a Stylish Blogger Award button here, but blogger is being finicky and isn’t letting me upload it and I really don’t have the patience this morning so please use your imagination and picture that black square button with silver cursive here instead of this rambling note. Thank you.) This Stylish Blogger…
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champagne saturdays
The Parisian must have been feeling pretty bad about last Saturday. You see, the Saturday after my birthday (last Saturday), he closed the bar early when I was supposed to be celebrating my birthday there with Le Villagers (he has the habit of closing the bar on a whim to go home and play Wii). I’m…
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wifi panic
This is the story of what happens when I wake up in the morning and discover that my Wifi is on the fritz. Upon realizing that I am cut off from the world I automatically say, “f*ck” in a breathy, exasperated whisper, while rubbing my barely awake face. I then discover that the Wifi has decided not…
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I'll have a beer; Root Beer
It’s early on a Sunday evening and you and your significant other decide to go out for a drink, a nice little apéro to bridge the gap until dinner. You say goodbye to your dog and beg him to be good and to please not eat the hand mixer (again) because you really don’t want…
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Happy In France
Scottish farm girl, Sarah Elizabeth (who lives in Italy and is about to marry her gorgeous Italian man) has kindly passed on the Happy 101 award to me. Grazie Signora! I’ve decided that instead of listing ten things that make me happy (like this time), I’m going to list things that make me happy about living in…
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Kitchen Closed, Bar Open
How hard is it to get a meal on a Friday night? Friday nights, I don’t really like to cook. Not sure why, just don’t. The Husband usually takes pity on me and we go out. But last Friday, France was playing Uruguay in the World Cup, and even though The Husband is a rugby…