David’s friends Max and Pauline are currently on their “tour du monde” – trip around the world. I still don’t think I would like to to do one long trip around the world, but I sure do miss traveling. I haven’t left the country since August. Three whole months! They’ve been posting beautiful photographs, most [...]
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Featuring Canaille
Not much going on here these days. After tomorrow, only 4 weeks of classes left for the semester and I only have one more lesson to prepare. December is going to be so easy. Except for all the correcting of recordings and tests. The weather was actually very sunny and warm these past few days, [...]
Full Story »November in the Alps
November is a bit depressing because this is what it looks like every single day. Never-ending gray clouds.
Full Story »Friday the 13th / le vendredi 13
The number 13 and Fridays are usually considered bad or even evil according to Christianity, and the tradition of Friday the 13th being a very unlucky day still persists in many cultures. Yet in France, vendredi le 13 is considered a lucky day when people buy lots of lottery tickets. Have you bought your ticket [...]
Full Story »Armistice Day / Veterans Day / Remembrance Day
Hug a veteran today.
Full Story »Kentucky Fried Chicken in France
It’s Sunday and we have no food in the apartment because it’s Sunday and no stores are open. Ok, some stores are open in the morning on Sundays, but they are so crowded that I hyperventilate just thinking about it. A KFC opened in Chambéry a few months ago and I was actually curious to [...]
Full Story »My American Market
Win a 40–euro gift basket of your favorite American treats! Are you struggling to satisfy your cravings because you are: - Embarrassed to ask your family and friends for one more favor? - Fed up with products that melted or broke during the transatlantic trip? - Worn out from having to rush around Paris, search [...]
Full Story »Trois ans ensemble
Aujourd’hui, c’est notre anniversaire de trois ans ! Je t’aime, mon prince !
Full Story »French Newspapers from 1919 and 1938-1942
A little history lesson thanks to David’s grandma who didn’t throw these newspapers away (that we just discovered in the storage space this weekend!) Conditions of the WWI peace treaties were decided in May 1919. (Women’s suffrage is just a teaser. That wouldn’t actually happen until 1944.) The Treaty of Versailles was signed June 28, [...]
Full Story »Just another October 31st
I didn’t decorate for Halloween this year, didn’t buy any candy and didn’t carve a pumpkin. It really doesn’t feel like Halloween at all. But fall is definitely here. David & I went to the marché this morning after stopping by the optician to order my new glasses and contacts (for a grand total of [...]
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