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Covid-19 21 March 2020

Posted on March 23, 2020
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Today is Saturday, and the parks are going to be too full of people to have enough distance on the paths. It didn’t matter because E said she didn’t feel well and stayed in bed until noon. Once she woke up she was fine, think it was the usual decompress...Read more

Covid-19 20/3/2020

Posted on March 21, 2020
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So far today we’ve done a 2-hour walk through the park. Important leaves, flowers, and rocks were collected. Climbing on fallen trees and squelching in the mud. Currently, we are waiting for a piano teacher to FaceTime so piano lessons can continue. Piano not going well, someone who was playing...Read more

Corona 19 March 2020

Posted on March 20, 2020
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Day 2 of serious homeschooling. The three of us went out for a nature scavenger hunt this morning, which ended up as a scavenger hunt in the local Coop grocery store. We’re meant to be cleaning out our pantry for the move, yet we seem to be adding ‘just in...Read more

Copycat Files: The Chocolate Wafer Cookie

Posted on October 9, 2017
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For the chocolate wafers: 175 all-purpose flour 45 grams, but cocoa weights can vary greatly cocoa 4 grams baking soda 1 gram baking powder 1 gram salt 225 sugar 140 gram room-temperature, butter 1 large egg, 2 if eggs are on smaller side For the filling: 55 grams room-temperature, unsalted...Read more

Copycat Files : Cream of Xxx Soup

Posted on September 22, 2017
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Hello! It is starting to get a little cold(er) here, and I find myself wanting some comfort food. The thing about being an expat is, I find myself craving foods we rarely ate but associate with ‘home’. Searching for easy dishes with ingredients easily found also can be problematic. Recently...Read more

Paris Weekend, Days Three and Four

Posted on May 3, 2017
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Day Three was our first girls’ day, my husband had to actually work now. Today is also the day the weather turned, and not necessarily for the better. It was cold and rainy in the morning, and it made for a perfect lazy day. LB and I went down to...Read more

Paris Weekend, Day Two

Posted on April 26, 2017
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On our Day 2, we woke up and had breakfast at the hotel. The plan for the day included a museum, walking, food, walking, looking, walking. Is it obvious we aren’t big schedulers?? Our first stop was the Musee en Herbe. I had read that it was a cute stop...Read more

Paris Weekend, Day One

Posted on March 9, 2017
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While recently planning for our Crocus Break, my husband mentioned a business trip to Paris during the same time, and asked if we wanted to tag along. Yes, please!! We had been to Paris before, but of course not with a small child. We have been doing more walking and...Read more

Gratitude

Posted on February 17, 2017
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Some lovely: baking birthday cakes for daddy, with LB directing the grocery shopping and recipe order. holding hands on the walk to school, hearing “hold my hand TIGHT, mama”. Watching the ducks swim in the just-melted water.Read more

World of LB

Posted on February 1, 2017
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So LB seems to love taking pictures, and has a decent eye. For awhile, there has been a kids digital camera on her wishlist. On our last packing purge before we left, we found our old Canon digital Powershot, and felt pretty dumb! We charged it up and she loves...Read more