Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
I have owned and driven my share of SUV’s (Sport Utility Vehicle). I liked them for two reasons: one sits up very high and can see the world; and, they are great in snow (which there used to be a lot of in Minnesota…in the winter, mainly). Car owners, (the poor unfortunates) used to complain … Continue reading…
Growing up in the Midwest there is a universal staple at holiday tables: Green Bean Casserole. One could say of a lot of classic food (Cassoulet, for example) that there are as many recipes as there are cooks. Not true of GBC (Green Bean Casserole). There is only one recipe and curses are rained upon … Continue reading…
When I left for the airport in Bordeaux yesterday morning I was (of course) thinking about my blog. 'Maybe something interesting will happen traveling,' I thought. The gods of travel mischief heard and answered. It snowed in London Monday morning. Yes, that is correct. Snow. In April. When I checked in for my flight I … Continue reading…
Back to the Carte de Sejour: We now have the coveted visa so we confidently submit our file, once again. Since it now contains the visa, they actually open it, 10 months from the original submission. Then they send us a list of additional documents that they need – actually papers to clarify the originally … Continue reading…
It’s an 8-hour drive to Andorra. Did I mention that this was February? And Andorra is in the mountains? It’s a big ski area? Lots of snow? Did I mention that we stupidly believed the weather forecast that it was going to be sunny and warm? We got to Andorra about six in the evening. … Continue reading…
We submit our visa application to the French Consulate in Andorra (the last place we lived). It’s September and we are 4 months into the 2-month process (there was July and August in there – when nothing is done…summer holidays, you know). The French Consulate says we must come in person for an interview. Fine, … Continue reading…
We finally have official permission to live here, in France. Our Titre de Sejour (Carte de Sejour Temporaire) was issued last week. It only took two years! It’s supposed to take two months but apparently, we were ‘fast-tracked’. But wait, there's more….it expired on Feb. 17, 2006. In case you are unable to get your … Continue reading…