Hooray and hoorah! I have finally written fifty posts on my blog. This is a particularly special milestone for me since it has taken me over two and a half years to achieve. I started this blog in July 2016, with the aim of keeping myself company at night whilst feeding my baby Chou. It was a resounding success for a full three posts, and … Continue reading Fifty posts celebration!
Last year I made a list of 18 aspects of my life that I thought were pretty wonderful as they were, and which I resolved not to change. Since I hadn’t looked back at the post in question since its creation, I thought that I ought, out of politeness if nothing else, to check on my progress. Did I succeed in my resolution to do, … Continue reading Ne touchez pas à ça revisited: Maintaining the status quo into 2019
Book of the day: The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle. This year, as part of an ongoing attempt to be greener and more ecologically conscious, I resolve to reduce further the amount of food waste produced by my family. Shortly after we moved in to our home, five years ago, we adopted a lovely big compost bin (and, naturally, one of those adorable vintage-looking food … Continue reading Les restes: Waste not, want not
I have recently discovered (through Brit Abroad’s latest blog post on Christmas traditions in France) that wishing a fellow citoyen a hearty “Bonne Année!” before January 1st is considered bad luck. Enquiring of my husband (who has spent over two-thirds of his life in France) whether this new and crucial information was indeed true, I was met with a nonchalant shrug and a ‘Yep’. I have been writing Christmas … Continue reading Bonne Année 2019!
Chomeuse with a Chou 