How to you know it is time to pick your olives? If you like them green, pick them before they start to turn brown. That would be before the temperature at night drops, and the tree and fruit produce a defence against the weather, and start to ripen. The longer you wait the healthier…
My kids love Annie’s Shell Noodles, especially the White Cheddar variety! For those of you who don’t know what this is, it is a little cardboard box with a complete meal inside. A mom’s friend when in a pinch, it comes with enough pasta for one lunch for the kids and I. You just cook…
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Pumpkin Soup Start by cutting and gutting your pumpkin Save the seeds for later. Put the pieces face down in the oven, at 375-400 with 1 inch of water for one hour in a large baking pan. When you take your pieces out stick, the seeds go in the oven to brown, 10…
It started with a letter to my husband. A simple post on what if you only had one year left to live. From there we started to plan how we would make our dream a reality. I hope this brings you a little inspiration. Here is the letter to Alfonz, One year left to live, what…
Angelina’s birthday party was squeezed in before the fall break. We decided on a Halloween theme and16 kids got dressed up in their costumes, had their face painted and eat treats. Halloween is not widely celebrated in France, so we decided to bring the kids some extra fun, and made it a spooky celebration. Yes…
Is it custom to spay and neuter your pets in southern France? This is not a happy story, and not for the faint of heart. A horrible thing happened to my kids and I finally feel enough time has passed that I can share without becoming overly emotional. We have a beautiful new member of…
‘Divorce is never a pleasant experience. You look upon it as a failure. But I learned to be a different person once we broke up. Sometimes you learn more from failure than you do from success.’ Michael Crawford Women want their fairy-tale ending. We believe that once we find our mate that the last line of the…
How are our studies coming along? Glad you asked… Currently I am working until seasons end for the canal boat company France Afloat. As I work, I listen to ‘French with Michel Tomas’ CD’s downloaded to my iPhone. It has given me confidence to talk to Sylvie my French co-worker who speaks zero English. I…
Moving to a new country comes with its’ worries. New language, new people, and new customs and that is aside from setting the children up with everything they need with school and so forth. Back when we meticulously completed our ‘TO DO List’ when moving to France, once here and settled into our new life,…