Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
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…
Driving in a foreign country can be a puzzling challenge when you’re visiting. As a resident, one may come to expect some of the strange behavior…. but one may still be a long way from actually understanding it. Take the cacahuète, for example. The peanut…. The nickname for a tiny little caricature of a car, … Continue reading…
“C called this morning and wanted to know how to cook bacon. I told her to boil it…. in a big pot, like spaghetti.” The kid can have a wicked sense of humor. But his friend really didn’t have a clue how to cook something as simple as bacon! I cook. I love to eat ergo … Continue reading…
Question: Why should one always wear sexy underwear for doctor's appointments in France? Answer: Because if you're going to parade around strangers, of both sexes and all ages, in your undies (or less) for the better part of an hour you'll want to look your best. A few weeks at the local gym prior to … Continue reading…
Yes, I'm still eating green garlic. The last bunch I bought was quite large and a lovely purple so we may be getting to the end of the season…. sob…. The weather has turned cold and rainy though, so, rather than cooking on the barbecue, mon mari has taken it apart, ordered some new replacement … Continue reading…
Last year about this time I did a post about our Processionarias or Processional Caterpillars… Those very pretty, very nasty and potentially deadly critters I’d seen nose-to-tailing it past our garden gate. You’ll never guess what came tap tap tapping on my kitchen window last week. A hoopoe. The only known predator of those nasty … Continue reading…
I love books. All sorts of books: big ones, tiny ones, new ones, old ones, fact, fiction, entertaining, teaching. Mon mari would say I like them a bit too much, since I have enough to start my own book shop…. or two. Today I unpacked my 'good' books. The leather-bound hard cover books. The books … Continue reading…