Category Life in France

Thanksgiving 2009

Zillions of photos from first Thanksgiving in France have been uploaded here.  Farm to table, no kidding. A few to whet your appetite (?!) below. Top, friend Carl begins turkey prep.   Friend Sarah took all the good photos, like…

Strange weekend

In Paris. Roared around the city on foot on Friday for 14 hours straight. So tired when I got in bed that I couldn’t sleep at all. Early Saturday morning I was certain I was coming down with the flu.…

Wild asparagus, which I had never seen before, is in the market. Beautiful and delicious!

The market

Our Saturday market in Ferney is fabulous. I love shopping there and flirting with the chicken man and the cheese guy and the spice vendor (whose Mama I saw at the spice store in Annecy last weekend!). Great sights, marvelous…

My little village

This morning the wind is blowing 150 km I have been awake off and on for hours, with the shutters banging against the windows and the wind howling. No walking to work today. I just hope the F bus is…