Kentucky Rain ... à Versailles

journal d'une maman

Encore à la maison aujourd'hui -- toujours des vacances scolaires.  J'ai décidé de faire un projet ensemble -- ça évite des dérapages comme la semaine dernière quand mon fils s'est improvisé coiffeur ....  J'ai trouvé cette idée sur le net (How to Make a Volcano Model), et vue le temps passé, le résultat était un peu décevant, mais mon fils s'est bien amusé quand même.

Sinon, on est passé chez le coiffeur pour réparer les dégâts chez ma fille -- dans la limite du possible.  Elle a un frange très très court -- on va dire que c'est branché. (béguin de pluie, Babies à Versailles)

After last week's adventures in hair styling (my son of 6 cut his little sister's hair), I decided I better give the kids a project to do.  Homemade volcano.  Not that spectacular, but they had fun.  And now my daughter has very very short bangs -- let's just say we're going for a very fashionable look. (rain bonnet, Babies à Versailles)

Like Mother Like Son

I promise that I didn't put him up to it.  My son -- all by himself, I tell you! -- has taken to posting pictures of the King on his door.  I won't complain!

Happy Birthday, my love! (my son, not Elvis ...)

Daffodils

During a nice, long walk (in the sun!) in the park behind the château yesterday, we saw that the daffodils will soon be blooming.  And I thought of my sister and friends in the Great Midwest, where I understand that winter is yet roaring ...

my New Year's Eve feast

If you had told me 25 years ago, when I was just a mere child of 11 (!) that on December 31, 2007 I would be thoroughly enjoying, not a chou romano, pictured here, pretty as it is, but rather a meal of donkey and wild boar sausage (apéritif), raw oysters (entrée), nearly raw beef topped with fat goose liver (mmmmmmmmm, plat principal) sided by Brussel sprouts (browned in butter, bien sûr), followed by varied ewe, goat and cow cheeses, mango and strong coffee, I wouldn't have believed you.  Want to join us?  Too late! Nothing's left!  Happy and safe New Year's Eve to you, even though.

Merry Christmas to all ...

... and to all a good night!

ah, les enfants ...

"T'as même presque pas de rides, Maman."  Merci, mon amour ...

Today, my son said to me, "Mom, you don't have too many wrinkles!"  Thanks, love ...

Happy Thanksgiving

Time to call home: Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! Did I have turkey today? Nope, sorry -- spinach quiche for lunch and lamb chops for dinner, very thankful for it, though. ;)

It's duck cold!

La meilleure chose pour un froid de canard (d'ailleurs, j'aimerais bien que l'on m'explique cette drôle d'expression, svp!), c'est un manchon A.Versailles, et pourquoi pas l'assortir à un casque d'aviateur fourré ... également A.Versailles, bien sûr!

In French, there's an expression for really cold weather:  duck cold.  Don't ask me where that expression comes from, but the besty way to battle it (the cold, not the expression!) is a nice warm A.Versailles hand muff.

Enough said.

Yet another example of how small the world is: today I met an American woman who lives in Versailles.  The obvious first question --

"Where are you from?" 

"Holland, Michigan."

Enough said.

sac bourse Ladies à Versailles, crédit photo: V.Forni

the time has come ...

I love this time of year: smoke comes out the chimneys, a warm baguette feels good in your hands, the winter coats come out of storage, things are already starting to feel festive.

manchon enfant, coton imprimé et fourrure synthétique.  crédit photo: V.Forni