Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
There is no major focus to the work, chez nous, at the moment. The big push to accomplish stuff before the family arrived is over. Now the goal is to finish all the little bits that were pushed aside and to do all the outside work while the weather is nice. Of course, it would … Continue reading…
Our house painter has gone back across the pond, the job finished. Well, almost. Mon mari still has to finish the shutters and windows. The shutters were in pretty good condition, just in need of minor repairs, a good scraping and some fresh paint. We decided to stain the windows darker as well. They were … Continue reading…
Aren’t you tired of seeing photos of our bedroom floor yet? This is the last one before we move up…. So exciting! We’ll clean, first. He just has that little strip by the doors to finish – and then, of course, all the trim…. Which he assures me will go very fast. It had better. … Continue reading…
First, a disclaimer: I was tending the stove; keeping the home fires burning and all that rot. It's been warm enough that we only light it in the evenings. As usual, I lit the fire starter (little cubes of fuel), arranged a few logs and left it. I'd forgotten that I'd cleaned it out this … Continue reading…
Note: This is a reprint from Valentine's Day, 2008. I didn't get my act together in time to participate in Mele Cotte's Cucina d'Amore this year, but I wanted to share this recipe, again, as it makes a lovely dinner for two… As to our Valentine's story, well, it did have a happy ending! The … Continue reading…
Who got new toys for Christmas? That many…. Wow! Who got new toys that did not require WiFi, a battery or both to function? No one? On British television there were almost as many ads for old-fashioned games as there were for electronic games. Was it the same in the US? Twister seemed to be … Continue reading…
Question: What do you get when you have two know-it-all strong-minded, opinionated adults shopping together? Answer: A lot of standing in the aisle, brandishing tape measures, and discussing in voices that could have been quieter. Result: 4 sinks, 2 counter-tops for said sinks (that will need to be tiled), 2 shower basins, 2 toilets 1 … Continue reading…