Winter In The Languedoc

- What lies ahead?
Last days of summer break, holy smokes did that go by fast! We had thunderstorms that shook the window frames, we had heat over 40 degrees that seemed would never let up. Somedays, I couldn’t sleep from the heat, and other days, it felt like the whole day I was sleepwalking. We had a variety of…
With mom here, she shares a few secret family recipes with us. Julie from choir had a special experience tracing her roots back to Hungary. In honour of her adventure, mom and I show her a few of our favourite dishes. Today we make Goulash soup (which we have shared before ) but…
Finishing up my forty before forty list… I have been very busy this year, trying to get better at the things I already do. Up until leaving Canada my life was a whirlwind of mediocre achievements and rushed work at a rapid fire pace. I…
Daniel left with one large pack; one the school required him able to carry on his own and a knapsack with a ham and butter baguette brown-bagged lunch for the bus ride up. He was ready for five nights and six days away from home to ski in the Pyrenees Mountains with his Grade three…
Barcelona Spain Picasso Museum is for the art lover. A little known fact about my past- I worked 10 years for an Art Gallery where I met local and famous artists like Carl Brenders, Terry Isaac and Robert Bateman and participated in signings and sales in the Canadian art scene. I loved my job and…
A little YouTube video on the event! Closing in on the one-year anniversary of the Graffiti Jam held in Capestang last April, I thought it fitting to tell you about the cool event we were not here for. Walking through Capestang, there’s graffiti painted along the drainage system throughout the village. Sides of the storm…