A blog full of memories
My sister wrote and asked me if I had any ideas for the end of the script she is working on. Unfortunately, I don’t. I wrote her back and said: “I’m just waiting for baby to arrive…visions of babies…dancing in my head.” Then I remembered this video of the dancing baby!!! It was the first …
We’re laying in bed one morning. I stroke his back with one hand and my fingertips. I think it must feel nice. He gets goosebumps. I try to say that in French. “Oooh–les poils du poulet.” With my Canadian accent, it comes out: “Oohh–la poêle du poulet.” Oh…a pan of chicken. How romantic. Snort.
In Salzburg, we walked around and visited places. We went to Mozart’s house and did an audio tour then walked around a bit. We ended up in a garden. There were labyrinths and statues from the 15th century. I thought the most interesting picture was this tree. I call this THE LADY TREE!!! <snicker!>
Hi Yukoners (those who live there, and those who don’t), My parents are looking for a picture book of the Yukon IN FRENCH! They visited me in Switzerland in September and wanted to offer a thank you gift to my beau parents. We are looking for a calendar, a picture book, something commemorating the Yukon …
In April, we went to visit one of Ludo’s friends in Salzburg. We call him Dr. Wiki. Dr.—because he spent some time at a design firm in Italy and everyone who has a degree is called a Dr. We call him Wiki because he knows the most minute details about most things—mainly subjects he is …
I found it in bulk! At that Aligro store we bought your knife sharpener at. BULK! I guess I’m set for a year or so. I once asked somebody who commutes from London to bring some to Switzerland. He pooh-poohed my request: “HP sauce! HP sauce! That’s what peasants put on their chips!” I don’t …
My friend Karen mentioned one day that she wouldn’t mind some French music-but she didn’t know where to start. She said she’d heard that you can learn a lot about the language by learning the lyrics of songs. I said she could start with MTV France and the very popular Taratata. Regardless, here are a …
We held our first event on Monday 13 May 2013 at the Midi 20 Wine Bar and Oenotheque in Lausanne. We had such a great experience. Thank you to everyone who came out. Thank you to Sofiane and his staff for their lovely and knowledgeable service. Thank you to Olivier Dufrenne from La table d’Olivier …
I should have a picture, but I don’t this time. I will take one next time. It’s pretty colourful. It’s colourful, tasty, and pretty low fat too (I think). spaghetti for two (see side of package for measurments) one (or two) cloves of garlic 1 tsp oil 250 g (about 1 lb) of prawns chili …
I don’t know who this quote is attributed to, but I firmly believe it. Last night, my sister Skyped me. “Can you help me set up my email on my computer? I want my knightimeproductions.ca email in my Microsoft mail program.” We futzed and farted around for a bit. We read the help files. We …
I’ve been looking for a solution to add some soft lights to the balcony without getting too expensive nor going extreme with strings of electric everywhere. It’s quite a nice balcony, we haven’t used it much because I don’t think summer has arrived quite yet. But I’m sure we will. Regardless, when we do sit …
Hi Rain, (because you are part of the exclusive group: “I’m not in Facebook yet, nor will I ever be”), My friend Fawnahareo posted this link in my Facebook. I thought you might like to know…a doily table runner. XOXO J
Here is something I tried today. It’s been raining all week and I wanted something comforting and warm. I also had a can of chickpeas (garbanzo beans) in my cupboard that I wanted to use. I looked through some recipes until I came up with one I could work with. Here is the result. It …
My sister Skyped me this recipe today. She’d made it the other day and said it was easy and delicious. 2 fish fillets (red snapper, salmon, tilapia etc) 1 tbsp of red curry paste 1 cup of light coconut milk 1 cup of sliced mushrooms 1 small head of bok choy 1/2 tbsp brown sugar( …
I haven’t been on the blog for a while. I just read a comment from my friend in Ottawa: “Update your blog or I’m calling your Mum!”. Oh. The shame! Mais, en fin, voila–an update. BARCELONA We went to Barcelona for a week. My cousin Nik won a cruise in the Mediterranean and she and …
A few days ago, my friend writes to me: “WTF do I do with a doily? I was given a crocheted doily, and so I gracefully accepted it with thanks. That was a few years ago. Now, I’m doing a big purge. And, I’m wondering who the hell wants a doily? Who buys these things? …
This post is for Dave over at WhatHeSaid.ca and YukonDude.com, because he asked. I learned technical writing at Nortel Networks where I wrote customer information manuals for the DMS-100, the Passport 7K, and other documents for engineering teams (like AMA billing requirements and ISUP technical specifications). The most important lessons I learned were: Know the …
Part of my first assignment of my journalism course: “What particular advice would you give a friend of yours who wished to become a freelance writer?” Here is my response. The first thing I would tell somebody who asked me for advice on becoming a freelance writer would be: Start. Just start. Start something. Start …
I made this jambalaya last night. I was looking for something low-cal and healthy. I found this recipe in an old cookbook I had (from when I was a vegetarian): Vegetarian Dinner in Minutes by Linda Gassenheimer. It was the first time I, personally, had cooked with cayenne pepper. It was just the right kind …
I made jambalaya last night. I was supposed to make this salad, but it was just too late. I was tired. Here is the recipe anyway. It looks yummy! 1 head of romaine lettuce 1 medium orange Dressing 2 teaspoons (10 ml) of vegetable broth 2 teaspoons (10 ml) of fresh orange juice 2 teaspoons …
Now that the nice weather is here, we are looking for a table to put on the balcony–so we can eat outside when it’s warm. And, if we have friends over, we can entertain outside. I haven’t found anything I like enough to buy. I thought in the meantime, in between time, I could just …
My sister sent me this quote in an email. I have to post it—if only to add to the All about my butt category! With time, women gain weight because we accumulate so much information and wisdom in our heads that when there is no more room, it distributes out to the rest of our …