Elle nous raconte des histoires | She tells us tales of her past...
Before Leaving | Avant de Partir
Closet spaces are suddenly empty, rooms are at once quiet and absolutely still, beds remain undone and half finished projects must wait...
When leaving home for one night or many, do you ever feel a tinge of sadness like a part of you is being left behind - or are you darting out the door without glancing back?
When leaving home for one night or many, do you ever feel a tinge of sadness like a part of you is being left behind - or are you darting out the door without glancing back?
Stepping Back into France
7.15.2012
• Travels Beyond Paris
Soon I'll be in France again with my husband and two boys - discovering (for me at least) the southeast region of Provence via Valbonne and reconnecting with my husband's family and childhood friends.
Though most of our time is spent immersed with the more familial and familiar, the wonder and excitement of these moments never escape me and fill me with a great sense of gratitude. As my husband traverses through his roots, I collect fond and lasting memories. Through his family, I get an intimate view of his motherland, an extraordinary opportunity to experience the soul of the culture and what it means to be French. He always said that by marrying him, I married France (as he wrote in the foreword of my upcoming book)...
Four Birthdays & Pancit | Quatre Anniversaires
7.12.2012
• NL
When celebrating a birthday (or 4 - like my extended family did this past weekend), a long-standing Filipino tradition is to serve Pancit, a rice noodle dish that represents long life and good health...
Celebrants turned, were turning or were about to turn 9, 43, 45 and 70 (separately of course!) But for some reason (I'll blame it on the near 105 degree heat and humidity) no one remembered to bring candles! No big deal for the older folks, but for my niece turning 9, it would've been a big disappoint not to have candles to blow out. Lucky for us our resident Heloise, Jill, cleverly thought to use wooden toothpicks! Have you ever faced this birthday cake dilemma? I'd love to know how you improvised...
And if you happen to be in the July birthday club, a very Joyeux Anniversaire to you!
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