Instasamedi {11}

This past week?

It started off with my parents' last few days in France this visit.

They're back in Canada now. {Sniff sniff.}

My sister Liz, however, is still in full-on-French mode.

She's even learning how to make yummy quiches!

Scroll on down for Instagram proof...

My mom & her lettuce friends at the market.
{samedi, Annecy, marché à côté de chez nous}

Warm enough for brunch on the balcony!!!
{dimanche, Annecy, chez nous}

"It's gonna heat up!" = good slogan for this local plumber/heater dude.
Add that to the sun & the blue sky = hope that spring is not far off!
{lundi, Annecy, close to our apartment}

Stir-fry for dinner s'il te plaît! {mardi, Annecy, chez nous}

Liz & her delicious mushroom quiche!
{mercredi, Annecy, chez nous} 

View from the Visitation Basilica above Annecy... swoon!
{jeudi, Annecy, Basilique de la Visitation} 

Vélo !
{vendredi, Annecy, vielle ville}

E & me {light switch}

Hey, dear reader... do you even remember E & me, 

my Wednesday photo project avec Erin?

OK, so it's been a month {!!!} since I've posted one of our 

Canada vs France collages.

Pfffft.

But, as I told you when I finally caught up 

with my Instasamedi post the other time,

I've been super busy with all my Canadian family visiting.

Hélas {= alas} most everyone has gone home now {sniff sniff...},

 except for my youngest sister Liz, 

who is still here to do fun things like

explore Annecy with me,

make us mushroom quiche for dinner 

& practice her French with boys she meets at the Saturday market.

{Hee hee!}

***

Anyway!

Let's switch back to today's E & me, shall we?

Speaking of switching, Erin & all of Canada & the USA 

changed to Daylight Savings time last weekend,

but in France, we don't spring forward until the end of the month.  

Hmm...

That's a little confusing.

So let's focus on our light switches, ok?

Any guesses which one is in Victoria 

& which one is here chez nous in Annecy?

Instasamedi {10}

My parents & my youngest sister, Liz, are still visiting.

I'm still taking daily Instagrams, even if I'm not blogging much!

La semaine derrière ?
It involved cheese, carnival, cookies (ok, macarons...) & flowers.

Ready?
On y va!

Local cheese + my mom's dictionary on the kitchen table.
{samedi, Annecy, chez nous}

Last weekend was the Venetian Carnival here in Annecy {La Venise des Alpes}
{dimanche, Annecy, next to Pont Des Amours}

My mom, Dave, my dad, Liz = les touristes à Annecy!
{lundi, Annecy, sur le Paquier}

Macaron tree in one of Annecy's most famous chocolate shops.
Liz treated me to a blackcurrant-flavoured macaron.  Trop bon !!!
{mardi, Annecy-le-Vieux, Chocolatier Patrick Agnellet}

First daffodils of the year. Merci, Mom!
{mercredi, Annecy, chez nous}

Roses from mon mari for International Womens' Day.
{jeudi, Annecy, chez nous}

Retro building near Annecy's train station + blue sky = pretty!
{vendredi, Annecy, Rue de la Poste}


Hope you had a good week with some blue sky &/or blooms too!

Instasamedi {8 & 9}

OK, it's been really really REALLY quiet on Rue de France lately.

That's too bad... I know!

And my newest feature, Instasamedi?

The last post was already two weeks ago.

Two weeks is a long time... I know!!

But I have the best excuse ever for not blogging lately.

My family is here visiting.

That's fantastic... I know!!!

Speaking of knowing things, let me explain what you need to know...

I live in France, 

my brother lives in Australia, 

my parents, my sisters & my nephew all live in Canada.

It's been ages since we've all been together in the same place, 

yet here we are in zee Alps!

That's amazing... I know!!!!! 

As you can imagine, we are having a wonderful time.

And!  

Despite not blogging,

I have still been taking daily Instagrams, 

so here are the last two weeks' worth.

You've been waiting for a while... I know!  

So here you go!

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My little sister Liz + maple taffy = best Saturday night in a loooooong time!!!
{samedi, Annecy, chez nous}

No swimming??! But it was so tempting, given the rain...
{dimanche, Annecy, Plage d'Albigny}

No more icy cobblestones, youpi!
{lundi, Annecy, vielle ville}

My brother Dave in my living room!!!
{He'd just gotten off a HUGE Melbourne to Geneva flight...
with his Quicksilver Annecy T-shirt & huge smile!}
{mardi, Annecy, chez nous}

My brother's travel mascot/dinosaur posing on our balcony!
{mercredi, Annecy, chez nous}

Dear Instagram, 
Thanks for making my nephew Ben look as if he grew up in the 1970s like me...
{jeudi, Annecy, chez nous}

Setting off for an hour-long lake tour with my siblings on the Lac d'Annecy !
{vendredi, Annecy, Quai Napoléon III}

OK, so we've caught up on the first week of my 

February Family Festivities!

Ready for the Instagrams from last week?

Instasamedi {9}

Siblings shadow shot.
{samedi, Annecy, au soleil}

‎(Non-shadow) siblings shot avec chocolat chaud.
{dimanche, Annecy, chocolat chaud central}

Could my husband's hometown in Le Beaujolais be any more scenic?
{lundi, Pommiers, view of the village & its vineyards}

Did this West Coast girl make her brother take her out
for {really yummy!} sushi here in the midst of zee French Alps? Mais oui!
{mardi, Annecy, restaurant Ô Sushi}

I love how there are 3 languages on the cinnamon etc in Swiss Starbucks.
Geek? Moi? Mais oui!
{mercredi, Geneva, Starbucks}

Thanks for putting up the blinds, Dad & Dave!
They sure help frame the view from our living room.
{jeudi, Annecy, chez nous}

I see you, Dad!
{vendredi, Chambéry, little street dans la vielle ville}

So voilà... there you go!

Now you're all caught up on the Instagrams & family fun

from the past two weeks.

Here's hoping you've enjoyed this {très belated} post,

even though I used a few too many exclamation points 

& "I know!!!"s...

Any photo capture your fancy?

Also, how about you?

Are your siblings scattered around like we are?

Have you had any family reunions lately?