Winter

Winter is here, if only for a few days. (It’s forecast to warm up again towards the end of the week.) It was minus 7 degrees C for the lycée bus run this morning at 6.20 am, brrr! And a lovely crispy walk to school with Rors to Nouzerines an hour and a half later.
So [...]

Cheese on Tuesday – Cantal

This Tuesday’s cheese is Cantal.
Cantal (15) is one of the three départements that make up the Auvergne (the other two are Allier (03) and Puy de Dôme (63)). It’s one of my favourite parts of France. We had a great holiday near St Flour when Rors was a toddler, and the other two about 9 [...]

Pièces Jaunes 2012 – Put Your Loose Change to Work

January 4th saw the launch of this year’s Pièces Jaunes campaign, which will run until 11th February. The scheme is now in its 23rd year, having begun way back in 1990. So what is it? It’s a way of raising funds for the Fondation Hôpitaux de Paris-Hôpitaux de France. Children are issued with a cardboard [...]

A Crafty New Year with Serviettage

First of all, Happy New Year.
I love crafts so I’m always excited to try something new in the make and do line. For my latest venture I’ve gone French and seen what I can create with paper napkins (serviettes). This craft, not surprisingly, is known as serviettage.

Now, French people love their napkins. No matter how [...]