When you think of France, what image appears? These pictures sum up France to me. Here we wait for our flight, trying to figure out if six hours is enough time to venture from CDG to Paris for a quick browse around. One saving grace is that our luggage goes straight through to Montpellier,…
I am Canadian. And I Blog. Some of you have noticed that I talk differently from the majority of the English speakers in the Languedoc. In a million years I never would have guessed that my English and not my French would be a problem when moving to southern France. Trying to take it in…
Envy is the art of counting the other fellow’s blessings instead of your own. ~Harold Coffin Envy is the emotion you feel when you measure yourself up to the idea of what another person may be and you fall short. Not to be mixed up with jealousy which is feeling a sense of loss when someone’s…
Our family trekked the 20 minutes to Ginestas a quaint village to see our friend’s band, Swing Easy play. We know Sammy and Mel though choir and wanted to watch their performance at Restaurant L’Anais. We were surprised to find a traditional building with a hand painted mural on the inside wall as the…
First Came the Plan How do you get from A – B, if A is South Surrey, B.C. Canada and B is an unknown area in southern France? Lists! A big believer in lists, I sat down for about 5 minutes and wrote the one below. We stuck to it until every item was ticked off…
Why do people sing? People sing when they are happy or sad, dying or in labour, old or young, even babies sing. We sing for religious reasons and rites of passage, bottom line, we sing whenever we get the chance because we can and it feels great. I feel at peace with everything around me while…
Yes, another stat holiday and no school for the kids! May 8th, 1945 World War II Allies excepted the unconditional surrender of Nazi German armed forces. To commemorate this day, our little community of Capestang paraded through the streets to the cemetery to listen to speeches from veterans and to hear the band play. Vintage…
HOW TO: Make French Style Mussels Ingredients 4 Tbsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil 2 Large Onions, finely chopped 5 Cloves Garlic 2 Lbs Mussels, cleaned 1 cup Dry White Wine ½ Cup Heavy Cream (optional) 4 Tbsp. butter, cut in pieces 1 Tbsp. Dried Parsley…
Where are all the rude Parisians? Do you speak Tourist? Is a movement in Paris started in 2012 to try to improve customer relations with visitors to the metropolitan city of Paris. The creators have analysed who comes to Paris and what they expect when they are there. Through the website, business owners can have a…
Who doesn’t love Freddie Mercury and the uber famous song Bohemian Rhapsody. It reminds me when I first saw Wayne’s World when Mike Meyers and Dana Carvey head bashed to the tune, typical 80’s style, as they drove along in their beater car. So when Sally, our choir director, asked me to sing a…