All our dreams can come true – if we have the courage to pursue them. -Walt Disney Keeping a balanced state of mind and mood could not be more important in this challenging world. Where do I get my inspiration and manage to stay positive when things do not go our way? Here is my…
Ingredients: 1 kg sausage of choice cut into bite sized pieces (optional) or 1 jar or can beans of choice (white beans, butter beans or lentils) 2 diced onions 4-5 cloves garlic, crushed or grated 2 tsp fresh, grated ginger 3 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves stripped off…
With move in day slowly approaching, we haven’t spent time exploring the south of France sites. Instead we explore wholesale stores looking for the necessities to set up our house. France has a legislated sale time, allotted for all merchants twice a year called ‘Solde’. January 11-February 18 and June/July for 5 weeks, not certain…
As of late, some of my new friends here in France have asked what kind of life we had back home. Our life was set up in a very traditional manner. I found this old article I wrote for an online magazine years ago, and decided to share with our readers. The Happy Housewife –…
What’s a bucket list? Well, before you kick the bucket you make a list of all the must see places you wish to see before you die. In the movie, ‘The Bucket List’, the two main character both have terminal illness and they wish to…
I want to show you something very special, an old French Chateau. Throughout France there are farmhouses, old vineyard houses and castles that have never been renovated and been sitting in some families for hundreds of years like this one. The phenomenon could be from the law, which states that children get everything when their…
The big question is how much money is really enough to start a new life in another country? Giricz Nagypapa my father’s father came to Canada in 1956 during the Hungarian revolution with little more than a suitcase, two young children in tow and an empty pocket book. They could not speak one word of…
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…
While one person hesitates because he feels inferior, the other is busy making mistakes and becoming superior. Henry C. Link Mistakes, I make them all the time. They help us grow as a person and show us where we need improvement. If we never make mistakes, how would we learn? After a morning of getting…
Tarragona is in southern Catalonia directly on the Mediterranean Sea with a population of 134,000. The tourist drive of this location would be the pretty walking strip or Rambla which leads you to the stunning views and the Roman ruins. The human tower monument statue we were so fascinated with, symbolizes the bi-annual sporting event,…