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Coming round the mountain in a vintage skirt! 26 Aug 2013 | 07:37 pm
We did a camping tour of the northern coast of Spain this month - another lovely chance to chill out with the family while visiting some wonderful places. That's our tent, hiding behind the cornflowe...
Bryony, Brambles and Honeysuckle 30 Jul 2013 | 01:19 am
Son 1 and I took the increasingly elderly Raja for a walk on the Coulée Verte this evening. After a cool day (not above 25°C) she was full of energy and we had a great time - and the combination of th...
16! 24 Jul 2013 | 10:40 am
I just had to make a quick change to my profile - this photo from a month ago shows you why!
Morning Glory 22 Jul 2013 | 01:49 pm
I think this is our second Morning Glory flower this year - they seff seed enthusiastically and Ben dug these plants out of his veg garden about a month ago and put them into a planter with an obeli...
Surfacing... 6 Jul 2013 | 12:10 am
Hello friends! Oohh, surfacing here, after a long time of busy work and trying to sort difficult things out. I did manage to buy the enamel mug, above, at a rainy Vide Grenier, though! We are all wel...
"Un peu spécial..." 20 May 2013 | 02:50 am
If you're an English speaker, I bet you think you know what the title means, but the French give "a bit special" a different spin - here are some lovely variations of its translation, which range from...
Bank Holidays in France 11 May 2013 | 12:45 am
In France, Bank Holidays don't move around to the nearest Monday like they do in the UK. Sometimes, this means they all fall at the weekend, and we get no extra days off. But sometimes, they fall in ...
A trip to the Vide Grenier... a Fabric History of France! 5 May 2013 | 10:24 pm
I got back from the massive school Vide Grenier this afternoon and unloaded my finds: There seems to have been a theme to today's haul! I'll take you on a mini-tour of French fabric history, thanks t...
St George's Day on the beach! 24 Apr 2013 | 02:33 am
Happy Saint George's Day! We celebrated in England, for once - Ben is back home but the boys and I are staying with his parents in Somerset. This afternoon the sun was shining and we had a thrilling...
A Flurry of Vintage-style Dresses! 17 Apr 2013 | 12:59 am
I do like vintage, but I haven't worn vintage clothes all that much since the 1980s (when I was a devotee of little white lacy blouses, of course)! However, I've had an exciting few weeks tracking do...
