• It’s been quite cool here for a whole week -but yesterday was rather sunny, so we headed out for a little walk.  There is a small mountain called Les Quatre Seigneurs that sits…

  • Les Quatre Seigneurs

    It’s been quite cool here for a whole week -but yesterday was rather sunny, so we headed out for a little walk. There is a small mountain called Les Quatre Seigneurs that sits…

  • CHARTREUSE.

    Since Wednesday is not a school day (see previous post for details) we had the day to do some more exploring. The distillery of Les Peres Chartreuse in the town of Voiron, just up…

  • First Week with Grandma Here! Susan’s mom got here last Monday (narrowly escaping sub -30 temperatures and +30cm of snow in Edmonton)  so I thought I better let you know what we’ve been…

  • First Week with Grandma Here!

    Susan’s mom got here last Monday (narrowly escaping sub -30 temperatures and +30cm of snow in Edmonton)  so I thought I better let you know what we’ve been up to. The weather has…

  • Things that I sorta knew would happen…

    but still seem strange. our youngest using “Oh la la” – and in a totally non-ironic, not satirical manner my kids not only correcting my pronunciation in French, but actually being unable to not laugh…

  • Things that I sorta knew would happen…

    but still seem strange. our youngest using “Oh la la” – and in a totally non-ironic, not satirical manner my kids not only correcting my pronunciation in French, but actually being unable to not laugh…

  • I’ve had an Epiphany Well, perhaps not an epiphany but we have celebrated the traditional festival of Epiphany (as in the Christian festival that is meant to recall Jesus Epiphany – becoming known/ manifested to the non-Jewish world…

  • I’ve had an Epiphany

    Well, perhaps not an epiphany but we have celebrated the traditional festival of Epiphany (as in the Christian festival that is meant to recall Jesus Epiphany – becoming known/ manifested to the non-Jewish world through the three Magi…

  • Doing Fine

    Just wanted to let you all know that I am still doing fine, am feeling just bruised and sore – as if i had a bad fall on my bike or something.  The…

  • Walk in the Woods The other day we went for a walk on the logging road not far from us.  It was a beautiful sunny day with an almost artificially blue sky. The…