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Creative Writing 11 Nov 2012 | 11:15 pm
Though I do a fair amount of writing at work, translating only leaves room for creativity within the confines of the source text. Sometimes I feel like writing for me, just to put pen to paper even if...
K-I-S-S-I-N-G... at the office 4 Sep 2012 | 10:18 pm
Say what? That's right. My coworkers kiss good morning at the office. This has my sister very stressed. I'm pretty sure my brother-in-law is also concerned. My niece and nephew can't help but giggle ...
La petite maison dans la prairie 21 Dec 2010 | 06:32 am
Monsieur J and I have been playing what I've taken to calling "Little House on the Prairie." Why, you might ask? Because we've been sans hot water for 3 weeks. 21 days folks, 22 tomorrow. To heck wit...
Salon des arts du feu 15 Nov 2010 | 12:09 am
A couple of weeks ago, Monsieur J and I spent a weekend at the farm -oh to get out of the city! Dominique suggested we head into Martres Tolosane on Sunday for the 10th annual sculpture, ceramics and ...
Why French women don't get fat. 24 Oct 2010 | 10:42 pm
I wish I could say I've read the book, but I haven't. I wonder if there's a chapter devoted to strikes, la grève? Thanks to the strikes these past few weeks, I have a better understanding of why Fre...
Are you ever going to blog again? 2 Oct 2010 | 04:06 am
The answer is yes. I've been quiet for a while, friends. Probably because I believed it was too good to be true. I have a job! As a translator. And guess what? I love it! I keep pinching myself...
Muti-function combinative torch mosquito swatter. 1 Sep 2010 | 09:32 pm
This probably qualifies as the most bizarre, creative and entertaining wedding present that Monsieur J and I have received thus far. Sent with love from friends in Italy, I think we're pretty lucky t...
Shepherd dwellings. 30 Aug 2010 | 07:51 pm
Yesterday, Monsieur J and I set out for a hike in the Pyrénées. I'd picked this one out because of the orris -shepherds' dwellings used as early as the 1300s. Not only did we see the ruins, but cows a...
What do you miss? 28 Aug 2010 | 01:10 am
What do you miss the most about home? It's the question I invariably get when people in France learn I'm going home. And it's a good one, even if it's not so much the things I miss, but the people -e...
Baby sea turtles. 25 Aug 2010 | 03:18 am
We had a great family beach trip -eleven people in one house! One of the highlights was seeing three baby sea turtles emerge from the nest and make their way to sea. I'd seen a loggerhead lay her egg...
