It's been so long since I've blogged that I'm not sure I will remember how to get this page up and published! I have to admit that I have missed this writing thing and when my buddy Dan D suggested that I blog about my current obsession with Irish scones, I thought well, why not? …
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Rerun: Baguettes et beurre vs Biscuits and bacon
I first wrote and published this post in April 2017. I was reminded of it when it was posted on Facebook by mon ami, Bertrand, on My Private Paris' page. Merci, Bertrand, Best Tour Guide Ever! And the recipe at the end for gougères is very apropos... I just finished all 5 of Laura Bradbury's …
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Needs vs Wants
Princess rotary dial phone: image courtesy of http://www.pinterest.com When I teach the French expressions for "I need" and "I want" (j'ai besoin et j'ai envie), to make it more concrete we make lists. As concrete as possible works best for 7th graders. I do indeed ask them if their parents have explained the difference between …
Austin
I started this blog post a couple of weeks ago... before life got real again. Before school meetings and then classes started. Lord have mercy. How on earth did I manage it all when I had two little boys depending upon me to feed them? Anyway... back to finishing what I started. I have …
City Daily Photo- Me!
City Daily Photo's June theme is ME. I found this out by looking at Virginia Jones' Paris Through My Lens blogpost. This photo of ME was taken by a student during our 2017 school trip to France. We spent a week in Paris and then headed south on the TGV to Avignon. It was a …
The devil is in the details
I often say "In my next life..." usually finished with "I am going to be an artist." Because I sure am not one in this life. I have accepted that. It's okay. Really it is. I failed trees in middle school. So, Wine and Design is just right for me. I have several creations upstairs, …
126,662 steps/ 55.1 miles
These New Balance cross trainers were made for walking... And that's just what they did. For six full days in Paris. Wednesday with Ghislaine (21,017 steps, 9.3 miles). It's no wonder that I have a sore muscle (or something) around my left ankle. No blisters, though, I am happy to report. One sore toenail, but …
City Daily Photo
Virginia Kelser Jones is a photographer and Paris lover. We are Facebook friends, although by looking often at her photos, I feel as if I know her and that we have shared several meals and glasses of champagne in la Ville Lumière. I decided to enter one of mine at City Daily Photo after I …
Snow Day 2018
So, I want everyone to know that I just got up off the sofa, out from under this amazing blanket (a late Christmas gift from an 8th grade girlie and her mom), put on my clogs, and braved the cold- 24˚F- to take a couple of photos for you. I am brave like that. Teaching …
Entre les Bras update
An article written by Adam Nossiter for the New York Times partially republished in this morning's Durham Herald-Sun immediately caught my attention. It is about French chef Jérôme Brochot, owner of Le France in Montceau-les-Mines, giving up his Michelin star. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/27/world/europe/france-chef-michelin-star.html This is practically unheard of. Those stars, however, drive up prices and bring a lot of …
the sabbatical chef 