‘At The Head of the Pond, (Au Cap De L’Etang) or Capestang’ I was baffled. What ‘pond’ are they referring to? There is no small body of water resembling a lake in our village…or is there? I occasionally ride my bike down a back road near the foot of Capestang, which takes me through what I…
Sète, pronounced set, is a densely populated seaside community with 42,000 inhabitants living on 25 kilometres squared on a peninsula. In comparison Narbonne has a population of 52,000 on 127 kilometers squared. The views from atop of Mont St. Claire are drop dead gorgeous with the blue Mediterranean water dipping over the horizon,…
Our first celebration in France! After weeks of assembling furniture, buying all the necessities for our place, and cleaning up the garden, we finally have something to celebrate. Happy 40th Birthday Alfonz! We invited a few of our friends to celebrate Alfonz’s special day! It is always the same recipe for a great party. 1…
My friends in France know how to party! In addition, it is very different then the parties back home in Canada! Usually a get together starts late, after 20:00 and we start with an aperitif; a glass of wine and maybe some nibbles. Then around 22:00, the BBQ fires up and after an hour of…
What do you do after 4-5 hours of homework on a Wednesday? Go to ‘Musée du Jouet’, France’s biggest Lego display. Two hundred square metres of giant, animated and size models made of Lego and K’NEX. Reasonably priced at 3€/child under 12 and 4€ for everyone else, and a maximum 1 hour time frame….
All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost; the old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost. J.R.R. Tolkien There is something so comforting about visiting a town where your family is from, to find a branch of your family tree that directly reaches…
/ In the throes of a busy summer, I repeatedly ask myself if the road I have chosen as a teach-it-yourselfer was the best way to get to where I am today. What is a teach-it-yourselfer? People who teach themselves the skills they need to progress in life. As I scrub the dirt off a…
Ingredients: 4 cups bread cubed (day old) 1 cup celery 2 large onions diced 1-2 garlic cloves crushed 1 cup chicken stock 1/2 cup chopped walnuts 2 Tbsp provence herbs 1 Tbsp white pepper 1 large apple cored, peeled and chopped Method Step 1: Brown onions in olive oil Step 2: add garlic & celery…
St. Andrews, Scotland named after Saint Andrews the Apostle, is a beautiful seaside city located on the North East coast of Fife and is known for their university and ‘Home of Golf’ one of the oldest clubs where championships are held. The busy streets of St. Andrews were full of students. My stepsister Nicole and…