Pardon Our French

A family of 6 from the Canadian Prairies, in Africa, via the French Alpes.

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  • Living Contentment


  • so…we’re back – and apparently we’ve been preparing for this

    / April 30, 2020 / 0 Comments

    Today our family is 11 days into our mandatory 14-day self-isolation, the requirement for returning to Canada from overseas. It’s been filled with yard work, school at home, house projects, and appropriately socially…

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  • Boarding Passes and Book Bags

    / April 12, 2020 / 0 Comments

    In case you’d like a slightly different perspective on our experiences here – our daughter Matea, and our fake daughter Ella (her fake twin) have started a blog. Two amazing young women who…

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  • Maundy Thursday – a reflection on betrayal.

    / April 10, 2020 / 0 Comments

    Today is the day before Good Friday, just over halfway from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday. A strange day referred to in the traditional Christan calendar as “Maundy Thursday.” Or, as most kids…

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  • Burundi transport

    / April 8, 2020 / 0 Comments

    There are a lot of peculiarities to how people move around this country. No…scratch that. There are a lot of peculiarities to how people move around this country. There are a lot of…

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