Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
There’s a big holiday coming up in the US – the ultimate summer picnic / party day. The 4th of July is Wednesday, aka: Independence Day. We have a similar one here – 14 juillet, aka: Bastille Day. The two holidays have many things in common, not the least of which is big picnics, large … Continue reading…
The work has moved to the back of the house. The upstairs windows still need to be done, as well as the kitchen window (on the left). The windows in the cellar don’t actually have glass in them, just shutters. There are shutters and another door into the cellar, below the barn, that still need … Continue reading…
Mon mari wanted me to tell you that he had to cut, rout, sand, glue and nail over 250 pieces of wood to make the drawers and doors for this cabinet. I think he intended that statement to excuse the fact that it isn’t done. It’s almost done…. The doors need to be hung and … Continue reading…
Last Wednesday was an ‘interesting’ day. Today I got the icing on the cake; the cherry on the sundae; the grand slam; the crowning achievement…. I got a speeding ticket. In the mail. From… you guessed it: last Wednesday. I know exactly when it happened. I saw the flash. I was just hoping that it … Continue reading…
Since mon mari was lazing about the hospital last week (he came home today) there is no progress to report on the house restoration. I’ll tell you what I did, instead…. First thing I did was break the kitchen faucet. Actually, I broke it loose so it just fell over. How? If I knew how … Continue reading…
Taking a picture of an empty cornfield isn’t very interesting…. But, this wheat field that borders our property shows just how damaging our furry friends have been: There should have been wheat right up to the edge of the field on the left. The bunnies have kept it well-grazed all along the perimeter. They don’t … Continue reading…
I don’t often post recipes for fish, (Smoked Salmon doesn’t count.) I have to struggle each week to cook fish. Not with myself; with mon mari. We have fish or seafood every Friday. No, not because of my German Catholic childhood…. Because I like fresh fish and I normally do the shopping on Thursday or … Continue reading…