Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
Remember when we went to get our puppy and came home with two puppies? Remember that it was mon mari who decided that we should have two puppies? Remember how I just went along with it? What the hell was I thinking!?!?!? I should have taken the opportunity to get a signed document… kind of … Continue reading…
The 'A vegetables' have arrived. Mon mari is an avid lover of the 'A's. Three colors of asparagus; three kinds of artichokes and two kinds of avocados. It's vegetable heaven. Add in my favorite green garlic and it's a pretty intense veggie time. (Not to be sacrilegious, but this is the second proof that god … Continue reading…
It was a busy week, as they all are, but with a bit more variety (and tragedy). Mon mari is still working on the ceiling in the second bedroom but should be finished soon. In preparation we've laid out the next project: the second bathroom. Here's the 'before' photo: You'll have to wait for the … Continue reading…
Every Sunday I haul myself up the treacherous barn stairs to do the weekly photos – and check-up on mon mari’s work. To give him credit, he knows when I’ll be coming and tries to have something nice for me to post. Also, to give him credit, in deference to my extreme dislike of such … Continue reading…
It's a pretty day, despite the layer of ash that's hanging over our heads, unseen by us except in the colorful sunsets. I decided to do a pretty post in honor of the occasion. Our apple tree is humming. It's absolutely packed with blossoms and each blossom appears to have it't very own bee. The … Continue reading…
I miss my kitchen. Since I have been gone I have eaten some excellent food in restaurants. And some not so good. I have eaten lunches consisting of nothing but two apples; and one of nothing but a Double Chocolate Fudge Brownie. I’ll leave you to guess which was better…. I’ve cooked in my sis’s … Continue reading…
I walked down to the sunflowers this morning, for the weekly photo. They’re not as pretty at this stage… but, rather interesting, I thought. And a good thing I got my photos… 2 hours later the farmer came…. I’m pretty sure this is a co-op tractor – it was HUGE. We’re thinking that the … Continue reading…