Last night I looked out my window and saw this: a perfect ‘arc en ciel’ that spanned the entire valley. As I stepped outside to get a closer look, I was bathed in the most ethereal pink light I have ever seen. I felt as if I had died and gone to heaven. Beautiful.
Archive for the 'France' Category
Heaven on earth
April 26, 2009
Curiosity (could have) killed the cat
April 22, 2009
For those of you who follow my blog on a regular basis, you will know that I have had more than my fair share of ‘close encounters’ with shady Frenchmen. However, here is one with a less than happy ending – I was lucky, but another girl less so.
It took place six months after I [...]
Une bonne nouvelle (good news)
March 17, 2009
Well, it would seem that 4 months of studying for a TEFL certificate has finally paid off. I’ve got a job! I’m now officially self-sufficient and able to work anywhere in the world. I AM FREE. I have a skill, a job for life. YES. For those of you who have been following my blog [...]
Cake
November 25, 2008
As I write this, the oven is whirring away and the smell of Nigella’s Chocolate Cloud Cake is wafting through the air. Ooooh, it is diviiiiiiiiine…retribution for having a dirty oven. Sadly, the cake is long gone. It was made (and eaten) on Sunday and all that remains is what I am smelling now, some soon-to-be-burnt, chocolaty [...]
Reeling – Part 2
November 13, 2008
I have come to a decision. I am not going to confront my ex about K and her 6 yr old daughter (I forgot to mention that she has a daughter in my last post) moving in, I am going to wait for him to tell me. I have my reasons for this:
If I initiate [...]
Reeling
November 12, 2008
A conversation over dinner with Sonny:
Sonny: “K is moving in with Papa.”
Me: “What do you mean?”
Sonny: “She is not going to live in her house anymore.”
Me: “Do you know when she is moving in?”
Sonny: “In December…I think.”
I knew this day would come, but I wasn’t quite sure how I would feel about it when [...]
Who would have thought it? (and with a dodgy ticker too!)
October 16, 2008
Imagine this. There is a lovely old man in your street who you say hello to most days. You know that he lives on his own so sometimes you stop to say more than hello. On one of these occasions, whilst admiring his garden, he invites you to come in and have a look around [...]
Wordless Wednesday
October 15, 2008
For once, Sonny is lost for words.
Or
(thanks to East Anglian Troy)
“Well Mama, can I call these Frogmen?”
Forbidden fruit
September 19, 2008
There’s nothing like a bit of fresh fruit to start the day with, especially when it has been plundered the night before. It was my 67yr old friend who made me do it – honest! She led me into temptation by leading me past the fig tree in her lane. She had tried to get [...]
