Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
Looking at houses has caused this brief meander down D.I.Y. (memory) lane: When we first talked about moving to France a friend warned us not to close the door when inside a room without taking careful note of positioning. Since the French tend to wall paper everything, including the doors and ceilings, one could be … Continue reading…
The Daily News: “She who gives cuddles and pets” has been summarily replaced by “He who gives toast and sandwich crusts” in the hearts of our devoted canines. They never really bought into the whole diet routine I put them on…. Fat bitches! Mon mari has gone from lounging in a hospital bed to rampaging … Continue reading…
One of the things that has changed for me since leaving the U.S., and, in my opinion, for the better, is that I no longer have access to many commercially prepared foods. Ketchup: yes; mustard, lots (Dijon?!?); mayonnaise, bien sur!. But things like barbecue sauce, Ranch (or any other) salad dressing, Teriyaki marinade; are just … Continue reading…
Mon cher mari, After spending the last few days gaining intimate knowledge of our property: exploring all the nooks and crannies; learning which trees have slightly exposed roots and which mounds are clumps of grass and which are overgrown mole hills; discovering, all on my own, that the former owner never actually removed the metal … Continue reading…
Raise your glasses and shake your asses! This pronouncement came from the deep, melodious voice of my favorite, faceless T.V. announcer. Our T.V. shows are announced by real, opinionated humans; humans that, apparently don’t have a strict code to abide by. This particular phrase was used to announce the return of a show that the … Continue reading…
When I was a little girl I decided to write a book. It couldn't be that difficult, I thought; after all, I had learned how to write! I laid the story out in my mind. It was going to be a detective story, like the Bobbsey Twins, who I had just discovered in my new … Continue reading…
Many, many years ago, in a land far, far away a wise elder told me that it is important to learn one new thing each day. Today I learned that the ugly, mottled brown, slimy, dead leaves near the ground in my pickle patch can, in fact, be ugly, mottled brown, slimy, LIVE toads. Big … Continue reading…