tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92219490239320316752024-03-19T04:25:37.831+01:00Rue de FranceIt's all about Les Alpes!Emily {Rue de France}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07777310329209406400noreply@blogger.comBlogger285125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221949023932031675.post-5833809877505100122012-09-26T02:00:00.000+02:002012-09-26T02:00:00.827+02:00E & me {autumn leaves}<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Bonjour l'automne</i> !</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hello autumn!</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">This is my favourite season.</span></div>
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On this week's<b> E & me</b>, there are </div>
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Any idea which fall foliage is on <a href="http://www.pughs-news.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Erin</a>'s side of the world </div>
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& which leaves are here in <i>Les Alpes</i>?</div>
Emily {Rue de France}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07777310329209406400noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221949023932031675.post-58917542896486249222012-09-20T15:10:00.000+02:002012-09-20T15:12:34.034+02:00Something I've learned in the last four years...<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">« Aimer, ce n'est pas regarder l'un l'autre,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-size: large;">c'est regarder ensemble </span><span style="font-size: large;">dans la même direction</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">.</span><b> </b></span><span style="font-size: large;">»</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine_de_Saint-Exup%C3%A9ry" target="_blank">- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry</a></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">September 20, 2008, just a few hours after getting married in Gap, France. </td></tr>
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<b>"Love does not consist of gazing at each other, </b></div>
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<b>but of looking outward together in the same direction."</b></div>
Emily {Rue de France}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07777310329209406400noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221949023932031675.post-88211831550078160652012-09-19T19:55:00.000+02:002012-09-19T19:55:02.021+02:00E & me {school essentials}<div style="text-align: center;">
It's still September, </div>
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so <a href="http://www.pughs-news.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Erin</a> & I can continue to <b>geek out </b></div>
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with <a href="http://rue-de-france.blogspot.fr/2012/09/e-me-school-supplies.html" target="_blank">another back-to-school themed E & me</a>, right?</div>
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This week, it's all about the essentials: </div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b>new notepaper & apples for the teacher.</b></span></div>
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As you can see, there's <b>a subtle but major difference</b></div>
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between the two notepads. </div>
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Any ideas why? </div>
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<b>Which one would you prefer to write on?</b></div>
Emily {Rue de France}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07777310329209406400noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221949023932031675.post-50172894286275497042012-09-12T19:08:00.000+02:002012-09-14T15:34:36.839+02:00E & me {school supplies}<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://rue-de-france.blogspot.fr/2012/09/e-me-back-to-school-sales.html" target="_blank">Last week's E & me</a> featured those horrendous back-to-school ads.</div>
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<b>Ick.</b></div>
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This week? </div>
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<b>Same theme</b>, but we're comparing something <b>a lot more charming, </b></div>
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{I say that while assuming that you just as <b>geeky</b> as <a href="http://pughs-news.blogspot.fr/" target="_blank">Erin</a> & I...}</div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;">School supplies, whee!</span></div>
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And no, I won't give you <b>a pop quiz</b> by asking you to guess </div>
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which <b>scissors</b> are whose...</div>
Emily {Rue de France}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07777310329209406400noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221949023932031675.post-81568272339796273672012-09-08T12:50:00.002+02:002012-09-08T12:50:48.684+02:00Instasamedi {14}<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><a href="http://rue-de-france.blogspot.fr/search/label/Instasamedi" target="_blank">Instasamedi</a> </span>for the first week of September?</div>
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It's all about<b> slippers, sun, school kids & a swan.</b></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">{OK & geeky alliteration too.}</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">The day before back-to-school...</span></span><br /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">This girl who I saw at a local bookstore must have been happy, don't you think?</span></span><br /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">{</span></span><i style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">lundi</i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">, Annecy, </span></span><i><span style="color: #0000ee; font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><u>Librairie</u></span></span><a href="http://www.decitre.fr/" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;" target="_blank"> Decitre</a></i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">}</span></span></span></td></tr>
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Emily {Rue de France}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07777310329209406400noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221949023932031675.post-20772923115280689002012-09-05T18:42:00.000+02:002012-09-05T18:42:45.831+02:00E & me {back to school sales}<div style="text-align: center;">
So, I'm<b> <a href="http://rue-de-france.blogspot.fr/2012/09/instasamedi-summer-2012.html" target="_blank">back to blogging.</a></b></div>
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Kids in Canada & France have gone <a href="http://rue-de-france.blogspot.fr/2012/09/back-at-it.html" target="_blank"><b>back to school.</b></a></div>
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And what else? </div>
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Well, <a href="http://rue-de-france.blogspot.fr/search/label/E%20%2B%20me" target="_blank"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">E & me</span></a> <b>is back on-board</b> "Rue de France" & <a href="http://www.pughs-news.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">"Pughs' News"</a>!</div>
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Erin & I often post collages with photos of <b>scenes from home</b></div>
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{Annecy, France or Victoria, British Columbia, Canada}, </div>
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such as<a href="http://rue-de-france.blogspot.fr/2011/08/e-me-laundry.html" target="_blank"> this</a> or <a href="http://rue-de-france.blogspot.fr/2011/10/e-me-halloween-decorations.html" target="_blank">this</a>.</div>
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We also like to compare things we are <b>fans</b> of,</div>
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like <a href="http://rue-de-france.blogspot.fr/2012/02/e-me-valentines.html" target="_blank">old-fashioned mail</a>, <a href="http://rue-de-france.blogspot.fr/2012/01/e-me-what-im-reading.html" target="_blank">books</a> & <a href="http://rue-de-france.blogspot.fr/2011/06/e-me-teatime.html" target="_blank">tea.</a></div>
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And we share photos of <b>pretty things</b> in the two places we live,</div>
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for example,<a href="http://rue-de-france.blogspot.fr/2011/08/e-me-lamp-posts.html" target="_blank"> these lamp-posts</a> or <a href="http://rue-de-france.blogspot.fr/2011/06/e-me-la-plage.html" target="_blank">these beaches.</a></div>
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<b>That being said, get ready for today's rather disturbing E & me.</b></div>
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It's <b>not</b> picturesque. </div>
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It's <b>not</b> something which makes us swoon. </div>
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It's<b> not</b> going to make you book a plane ticket to Victoria or Annecy.</div>
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It is a comparison of two <b>horrendous</b> ads for back to school sales.</div>
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<b>Charming? Not at all!</b></div>
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But today's<span style="color: red;"> E & me </span>probably made you laugh.</div>
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Or roll your eyes.</div>
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<b>Or both?</b></div>
Emily {Rue de France}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07777310329209406400noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221949023932031675.post-29695924237993488512012-09-04T10:09:00.000+02:002012-09-04T10:09:00.801+02:00Back at it!<div style="text-align: center;">
Unlike Canada & the U.S.A., </div>
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at the beginning of September.</div>
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A close-ish equivalent? </div>
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They celebrate <i><b><span style="font-size: large;">"La Fête du Travail"</span></b></i> {Worker's Day} </div>
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on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Workers%27_Day" target="_blank">May 1st</a>, as do most European countries.</div>
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So yesterday all my Canadian teacher friends like <a href="http://www.pughs-news.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Erin</a> </div>
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were trying their best to enjoy </div>
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<b>the last official day of summer vacation </b></div>
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& not think TOO much about <b>the alarm clock going off early </b></div>
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for the first time in weeks...</div>
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But yesterday in France,<b> </b></div>
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<b><i>les professeurs </i>were all back at work already</b>, </div>
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although to ease them back into <i>la routine</i>, </div>
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<b>the kids didn't have to show up until today.</b></div>
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<i><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Bonne rentrée tout le monde !</span></i></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Happy back-to-school everybody!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A primary school in my neighbourhood.<br />The schoolyard was completely quiet on Sunday, when I took this photo, <br />but I'll bet that's changed as of this morning!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nerdy close-up of Annecy's city logo & slogan that's on the school sign above.</td></tr>
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Emily {Rue de France}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07777310329209406400noreply@blogger.com0Annecy, France45.899247 6.12938445.722166 5.813527 46.076328000000004 6.445241tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221949023932031675.post-53497413167919583692012-09-01T19:39:00.003+02:002012-09-01T19:39:57.799+02:00Instasamedi {Summer 2012}<div style="text-align: center;">
<i style="font-size: x-large;">C'est <b>samedi</b></i><span style="font-size: large;"> ! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>C'est le mois de <b>septembre</b></i> !</span></div>
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Back to school is just around the corner...</div>
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<b>Back to blogging, however? </b></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>That starts NOW!!!</b></span></div>
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You know what?</div>
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<b>To sum up my summer (!) </b></div>
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I've decided to share some<b> Instagram photos.</b></div>
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My (fallen into disrepair)<a href="http://rue-de-france.blogspot.fr/search/label/Instasamedi" target="_blank"> <b><span style="color: red;">Instasamedi</span></b> </a>feature </div>
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usually tells you about my week <span style="color: red;"><b>via seven photos.</b></span></div>
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But today? I've allowed myself to post <b><span style="color: red;">a dozen! </span><i>Pourquoi </i>?</b></div>
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Well, it's been 12 weeks since <a href="http://rue-de-france.blogspot.fr/2012/06/e-me-gumboots.html" target="_blank">my last post</a> {eeeeek!}</div>
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<b>So without further ado,<i> on y va</i> ?</b></div>
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<i><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><u>juin</u></span></b></i></div>
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We spent <b>the last week of June</b> on <a href="http://www.belleileenmer.co.uk/" target="_blank">Belle-Île-en-Mer</a>, </div>
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which is {as its name suggests} <b>a beautiful island </b></div>
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<b>off the Atlantic coast of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brittany">Brittany.</a></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the island's many gorgeous beaches</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sandy feet? Yes please!<br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">On the way to & from Brittany</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">{which involved train, <i>métro,</i> train again, bus, ferry...}</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">we stopped for <b>a night or two in Paris</b> to see friends </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">& fancy stuff like this: </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Sacré Coeur, je t'adore </i>!<br /><div style="display: inline !important;">
<br /><span style="color: red; font-size: large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><u>juillet</u></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">July was mostly spent<b> in & around Annecy.</b><br />Highlights? <br />The<b> three-day</b> <a href="http://www.musilac.com/" target="_blank">Musilac Festival</a>,<br /><b>time spent with my mom</b> in Zee Middle-of-Nowhere, France<br />{where she & a few of her friends had rented a place}<br />& lots of <b>sunshine.</b></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes, we saw <a href="http://www.lmfaomusic.com/#!featured" target="_blank">LMFAO</a> at Musilac.<br />{But please note: this is <b>NOT</b> <i>mon mari</i> &<i> moi </i>!!!}</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rush hour in the village where my mom stayed...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shadowy self-portrait in front of Annecy's <i>Hôtel de Ville</i> {= City Hall}</td></tr>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b><i><u>août</u></i></b></span></div>
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August was<b> full-on vacation mode.</b></div>
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We spent a week in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantal" target="_blank">the Cantal region of France</a>,</div>
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which is full of pretty villages, {long-dormant} volcanoes & cheese.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See that open window? That's where FQ's grandpa lived as a child.</td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">A week in Ireland!</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;"><b>I. Loved. It.</b></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pub perfection in Dublin.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rainy yet festive? That works for me!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It seems that the Irish love bad puns. <i>Moi aussi</i> <i>!</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me hanging out with the Irish Sea.</td></tr>
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<b>So there you go.</b></div>
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Feel back in the loop? <i>Moi aussi... ooof !</i></div>
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<b><span style="color: red;">More soon, I promise...</span></b></div>
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<i>Alors à bientôt & bon week-end tout le monde !</i></div>
Emily {Rue de France}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07777310329209406400noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221949023932031675.post-73016049058123721002012-06-13T23:22:00.001+02:002012-06-13T23:22:45.593+02:00E & me {gumboots}<div style="text-align: center;">
Is it mid-June?</div>
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Has it been <b>pouring rain practically non-stop</b> </div>
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both here in zee Alpes</div>
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& on the West Coast of Canada <i>chez</i> <a href="http://www.pughs-news.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Erin</a>?</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Yep.</span></div>
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So are we comparing <b>our gumboots</b> in this week's <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><a href="http://rue-de-france.blogspot.fr/search/label/E%20%2B%20me" target="_blank">E & me?</a></span></div>
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<b>Double yep.</b></div>
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Cute rainy-day footwear both here & there, <i>non</i>?</div>
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<b>Splish splash!</b></div>Emily {Rue de France}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07777310329209406400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221949023932031675.post-81235324485236461842012-06-09T00:27:00.000+02:002012-06-11T00:45:41.014+02:00Instasamedi {13}<div style="text-align: center;">
Cherries, donkeys &<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> the red carpet? </span></div>
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Not a bad week!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Good thing I got to the market just before they ran out of cherries...<br />{<i>samedi</i>, Annecy, <i>marché</i>}</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">I think my flowers didn't mind Sunday rainy Sunday...<br />{<i>dimanche</i>, Annecy, <i>sur notre balcon</i>}</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Cute café just around the corner.<br />{<i>lundi</i>, Annecy, close to <i>chez nous</i>}</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">We drove around the Lac d'Annecy & stopped to visit with these new friends.<br />{<i>mardi</i>, Menthon Saint-Bernard, near the lake}</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">OK, so it's not Cannes, but Annecy's Animation Festival features <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">a red carpet</span> all the same!<br />{<i>mercredi</i>, Annecy, <i>Centre Bonlieu</i>}</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fancy Animation Film Fest Lanterns<br />{<i>jeudi</i>, Annecy, <i>Centre Bonlieu</i>}</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last day of the Animation Film Fest {& last freebie ticket!}<br />{<i>vendredi</i>, Annecy, <i>Cinéma Décavision</i>}<br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Voilà for<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> <a href="http://rue-de-france.blogspot.fr/search/label/Instasamedi" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Instasamedi</span></a> </span>this time around.<br />More on the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.annecy.org/" target="_blank">Annecy Animation Festival</a></span> next week, <i>d'accord </i>?</span></td></tr>
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Like I told you last week, not only is <a href="http://rue-de-france.blogspot.fr/2012/05/e-me-garden.html" target="_blank">the garden nice & green </a></div>
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but<i> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Rue de France</span></i> is back in business!</div>
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Does that make you smile?</div>
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I hope so, because <a href="http://rue-de-france.blogspot.fr/search/label/E%20%2B%20me" target="_blank">E & me</a> this week is all about<b> toothpaste</b>!</div>
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Everybody say <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">"cheese"</span>... or <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">"<i>fromage</i>"</span> if you prefer!</div>Emily {Rue de France}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07777310329209406400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221949023932031675.post-87283882666536658032012-06-02T10:00:00.000+02:002012-06-05T00:49:48.859+02:00Instasamedi {12}<div style="text-align: center;">
So as you saw from my post the other day, <a href="http://rue-de-france.blogspot.fr/search/label/E%20%2B%20me" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">E & me</span></a> is back! </div>
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And guess what? So is <a href="http://rue-de-france.blogspot.fr/search/label/Instasamedi" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;">Instasamedi</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;">! </span></div>
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Without further ado, here is a-photo-a-day from last week:
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Saturday night sunset<br />{<i>samedi</i>, Annecy, view from our balcony}</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home-made smoothie & zillion-calorie pain aux raisins for Sunday breakfast? Yum. <br />While flipping through a swimsuit catalogue? Pfffft.<br />{<i>dimanche</i>, Annecy, on our balcony}</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Merci downstairs neighbour who went hiking up in the mountains <br />& brought me back this petit wildflower bouquet!<br />{<i>lundi</i>, Annecy, <i>chez nous</i>}</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dear French Immigration Folks, <br />Please give me the 10-year <i>Carte de Séjour</i> (Resident's Permit) like you are supposed to. <br />That way I can stop suffering through horrendous self-portrait ID photo sessions!<br />(<i>mardi</i>, Annecy, after a trip to the local "Photomaton" machine}</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>Monsieur</i> Stripey dropping off his tax return at the last moment...<br />{<i>jeudi</i>, Annecy, close to <i>chez nous</i>}</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy June 1st! Let's roll into summer...<br />{<i>vendredi</i>, Annecy, down the street from <i>chez nous</i>}</span></span></td></tr>
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<br />Emily {Rue de France}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07777310329209406400noreply@blogger.com6Annecy, France45.899247 6.12938445.855046 6.05042 45.943448000000004 6.208348tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221949023932031675.post-52971352063350209872012-05-30T15:14:00.000+02:002012-05-30T15:14:38.026+02:00E & me {garden}<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Hello? <i>Bonjour</i> <i>?</i></span></div>
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Anybody still remember <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>Rue de France </b></span>?</div>
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Not really? I don't blame you. <b>It's been ages since I've blogged...</b></div>
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Speaking of remembering things, </div>
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how about my photo collage series,</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://rue-de-france.blogspot.fr/search/label/E%20%2B%20me?updated-max=2011-10-05T21:02:00%2B02:00&max-results=20&start=20&by-date=false" target="_blank">E & me</a></b></span></div>
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that I started<b> almost exactly a year ago</b> with my lovely friend <a href="http://www.pughs-news.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Erin</a>?</div>
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Well, as I mentioned above, it's been a lot like </div>
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There's been <b>absolutely nothing </b>sprouting up.</div>
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But lately? <b>I've been planting & watering & weeding...</b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">& <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">voilà</span></i> !</span></div>
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As you can see, things are <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">good & green</span> </div>
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<b>both in Erin's pretty backyard in Victoria</b></div>
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<b>& here in our balcony garden</b> with the nice view of zee French Alps.</div>
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<b>Would you like to leave a comment </b></div>
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to<b> </b>guess where the lettuce lives & where the strawberries are growing?</div>
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{Please & <i>merci</i> ?} </div>
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{So I know someone is still wandering over here? Sometimes?!}</div>
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P.S. This is a great post for today, </div>
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because <b>my dear mom loves gardening...</b></div>
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& it's her birthday<i> aujourd'hui</i> !</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;">Happy <i>Anniversaire</i> </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;">& <i>Joyeux</i> Birthday to you, Mom!!!</span></div>
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<b><i>Bisous</i> !</b></div>
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<br /></div>Emily {Rue de France}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07777310329209406400noreply@blogger.com6Annecy, France45.899247 6.12938445.855046 6.05042 45.943448000000004 6.208348tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221949023932031675.post-5400257934274109542012-03-17T17:53:00.017+01:002012-03-22T19:49:58.514+01:00Instasamedi {11}<div style="text-align: center;">This past week?</div><div style="text-align: center;">It started off with my parents' last few days in France this visit.</div><div style="text-align: center;">They're back in Canada now. {Sniff sniff.}</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>My sister Liz, however, is still in</b> <b>full-on-French mode.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">She's even learning how to make yummy quiches!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Scroll on down for<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> Instagram</span> proof...</div><br />
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{<i>samedi</i>, Annecy, <i>marché à côté de chez nous</i>}</span></td></tr>
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{<i>dimanche</i>, Annecy, chez nous}</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">"It's gonna heat up!" = good slogan for this local plumber/heater dude.<br />
Add that to the sun & the blue sky = hope that spring is not far off!<br />
{<i>lundi</i>, Annecy, close to our apartment}</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Stir-fry for dinner s'il te plaît! </span></span>{<i>mardi</i>, Annecy, <i>chez nous</i>}</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Liz & her delicious mushroom quiche!<br />
{<i>mercredi</i>, Annecy, <i>chez nous</i>}</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">View from the Visitation Basilica above Annecy... swoon!<br />
{<i>jeudi</i>, Annecy, <i>Basilique de la Visitation</i>}</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><i>Vélo </i>!<br />
{<i>vendredi</i>, Annecy, <i>vielle ville</i>}</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Emily {Rue de France}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07777310329209406400noreply@blogger.com2Annecy, France45.899247 6.129383999999959145.858798 6.1069119999999595 45.939696000000005 6.1518559999999587tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221949023932031675.post-31245068982583282752012-03-14T18:57:00.005+01:002012-03-15T19:43:03.622+01:00E & me {light switch}<div style="text-align: center;">Hey, dear reader... do you even remember <a href="http://rue-de-france.blogspot.com/search/label/E%20%2B%20me" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;">E & me</span></a>, </div><div style="text-align: center;">my Wednesday photo project <i>avec</i> <a href="http://pughs-news.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Erin</a>?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">OK, so it's been <b>a month {!!!} </b>since I've posted one of our<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;">Canada vs France collages.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Pfffft.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">But, as I told you <a href="http://rue-de-france.blogspot.com/2012/03/instasamedi-8-9.html" target="_blank">when I <b>finally</b> caught up </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://rue-de-france.blogspot.com/2012/03/instasamedi-8-9.html" target="_blank">with my <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Instasamedi </span>post the other time,</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I've been <b>super busy</b> with all my Canadian family visiting.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Hélas</i> {= alas} most everyone has gone home now </b><b>{sniff sniff...},</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> </b>except for my youngest sister <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Liz</span>, </div><div style="text-align: center;">who is still here to do fun things like</div><div style="text-align: center;">explore Annecy with me,</div><div style="text-align: center;">make us mushroom quiche for dinner </div><div style="text-align: center;">& practice her French with boys she meets at the Saturday market.</div><div style="text-align: center;">{Hee hee!}</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Anyway!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Let's <b>switch back</b> to today's<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> E & me</span>, shall we?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Speaking of switching,</b> <a href="http://www.pughs-news.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Erin</a> & all of Canada & the USA </div><div style="text-align: center;">changed to <b>Daylight Savings time</b> last weekend,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but in France, we don't <b>spring forward</b> until the end of the month. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Hmm...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">That's a little <b>confusing.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">So let's focus on our light switches, ok?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Any guesses which one is in Victoria </div><div style="text-align: center;">& which one is here <i>chez nous</i> in Annecy?</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieGUSBQITyMgWGH_XyGMDTPFhpkIMsTfUWBX33XDhCDXYXuNuPz43sL4BABK6cAPHp0z8lmpKzY_pndtPtlt-g5x_qdS4OHZjjZPljeLnCRhMbKMG7qDeiXGDavGF1klTTBz9uYZDaNqH3/s1600/20120314-194258.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieGUSBQITyMgWGH_XyGMDTPFhpkIMsTfUWBX33XDhCDXYXuNuPz43sL4BABK6cAPHp0z8lmpKzY_pndtPtlt-g5x_qdS4OHZjjZPljeLnCRhMbKMG7qDeiXGDavGF1klTTBz9uYZDaNqH3/s400/20120314-194258.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Emily {Rue de France}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07777310329209406400noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221949023932031675.post-49341185941082183562012-03-10T09:26:00.002+01:002012-03-11T09:43:34.704+01:00Instasamedi {10}<div style="text-align: center;">My parents & my youngest sister, Liz, are still visiting.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm still taking <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">daily Instagrams</span>, even if I'm not blogging much!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>La semaine derrière ?</i><br />
It involved <b>cheese, carnival, cookies (ok, <i>macarons</i>...) & flowers.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ready?<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">On y va!</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Local cheese + my mom's dictionary on the kitchen table.<br />
{<i>samedi</i>, Annecy, chez nous}</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Last weekend was the Venetian Carnival here in Annecy {La Venise des Alpes}</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">{<i>dimanche</i>, Annecy, next to <i>Pont Des Amours</i>}</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-kEAyp3bEoBElaq1ry0HG6WceimASeeTvQIAHmsfy5BSddF0MVzMzDXOFlSfLsb9s1q00TvgYMqi64ah-r2996qdFUvUu-LokJflCj845Wek98UlBKhTAUhN68N0gVwKUNl7rPErHYmiL/s1600/IMG_0708.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-kEAyp3bEoBElaq1ry0HG6WceimASeeTvQIAHmsfy5BSddF0MVzMzDXOFlSfLsb9s1q00TvgYMqi64ah-r2996qdFUvUu-LokJflCj845Wek98UlBKhTAUhN68N0gVwKUNl7rPErHYmiL/s400/IMG_0708.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">My mom, Dave, my dad, Liz = les touristes à Annecy!<br />
{<i>lundi</i>, Annecy, <i>sur le Paquier</i>}</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Macaron tree in one of Annecy's most famous chocolate shops.<br />
Liz treated me to a blackcurrant-flavoured macaron. <i>Trop bon</i> !!!<br />
{<i>mardi</i>, Annecy-le-Vieux, <i>Chocolatier Patrick Agnellet</i>}</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">First daffodils of the year. Merci, Mom! <br />
{<i>mercredi</i>, Annecy, <i>chez nous</i>}</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Roses from mon mari for International Womens' Day.<br />
{<i>jeudi</i>, Annecy, <i>chez nous</i>}</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">Retro building near Annecy's train station + blue sky = pretty!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">{</span><i style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">vendredi</i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">, Annecy, </span><i style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">Rue de la Poste</i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">}</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Hope you had a good week with some blue sky &/or blooms too!</span><br />
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</tbody></table>Emily {Rue de France}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07777310329209406400noreply@blogger.com0Annecy, France45.899247 6.129383999999959145.858798 6.1069119999999595 45.939696000000005 6.1518559999999587tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221949023932031675.post-89835274325251368192012-03-03T13:04:00.000+01:002012-03-03T13:04:28.608+01:00Instasamedi {8 & 9}<div style="text-align: center;">OK, it's been<b> really really REALLY quiet</b> on<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> Rue de France</span> lately.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">That's too bad... I know!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And my<b> newest feature</b>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Instasamedi</span>?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://rue-de-france.blogspot.com/2012/02/instasamedi-7.html" target="_blank">The last post</a> was already <b>two weeks ago.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Two weeks is a long time... I know!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">But I have<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> the best excuse ever</span> for not blogging lately.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">My family is here visiting.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">That's fantastic... I know!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
Speaking of knowing things, let me explain what <u>you</u> need to know...</div><div style="text-align: center;">I live in <b>France</b>, </div><div style="text-align: center;">my brother lives in <b>Australia</b>, </div><div style="text-align: center;">my parents, my sisters & my nephew all live in <b>Canada.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>It's been ages since we've all been together in the same place, </b></div><div style="text-align: center;">yet here we are <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">in zee Alps</span>!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">That's amazing... I know!!!!! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">As you can imagine, we are having<b> a wonderful time.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Despite not blogging,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have still been taking <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">daily Instagrams, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>so here are the last two weeks' worth.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">You've been waiting for a while... I know! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">So here you go!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;">Instasamedi {8}</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj08iyZmQpbIxz_PgzfOOm-Jum0sKsXcrlyOHBuFPq-Z1ALwPcgybLF5wUuUQJ9DwJ7lVkosmHv8AMPufc-prF0ziKHiBuSzm8Bx5UYQ5kcxyuRV14lbYEZzByLOvmMB7cNNSsRG1JTRB4k/s1600/IMG_0614.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj08iyZmQpbIxz_PgzfOOm-Jum0sKsXcrlyOHBuFPq-Z1ALwPcgybLF5wUuUQJ9DwJ7lVkosmHv8AMPufc-prF0ziKHiBuSzm8Bx5UYQ5kcxyuRV14lbYEZzByLOvmMB7cNNSsRG1JTRB4k/s400/IMG_0614.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">My little sister Liz + maple taffy = best Saturday night in a loooooong time!!! <br />
{<i>samedi</i>, Annecy, <i>chez nous</i>}</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV3Cr1ZmLUTd6CG-g997C_Zbd3nA8IIEjrytAOZuOLCNJnTQ3Ukp-mGxFAe-H6s4aRY0CURGF7s8o8fbKngJKfTq6PQt38SrUVOjnjBu7rDQiYubnVXDEpUgUeFI7VBCvmMz1cbKoHCe-j/s1600/IMG_0616.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV3Cr1ZmLUTd6CG-g997C_Zbd3nA8IIEjrytAOZuOLCNJnTQ3Ukp-mGxFAe-H6s4aRY0CURGF7s8o8fbKngJKfTq6PQt38SrUVOjnjBu7rDQiYubnVXDEpUgUeFI7VBCvmMz1cbKoHCe-j/s400/IMG_0616.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">No swimming??! But it was so tempting, given the rain... <br />
{<i>dimanche</i>, Annecy, <i>Plage d'Albigny</i>}</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-fajnn56KFS_iFinGsT__anl-0_CXDwAEZER6KbHaTPYffIJjcRja4e0RRLeWxtUE19dIDoLmv5Y3iLbj7_6gJ1iw_lmRQoVQHdWk5OjYHSwFnMFXh1_TVTMdaqqUm1ib3MnAQJuRlfYO/s1600/IMG_0618.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-fajnn56KFS_iFinGsT__anl-0_CXDwAEZER6KbHaTPYffIJjcRja4e0RRLeWxtUE19dIDoLmv5Y3iLbj7_6gJ1iw_lmRQoVQHdWk5OjYHSwFnMFXh1_TVTMdaqqUm1ib3MnAQJuRlfYO/s400/IMG_0618.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">No more icy cobblestones, youpi! <br />
{<i>lundi</i>, Annecy, <i>vielle ville</i>}</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QyWUYU70e48Fl5_hKhitpdGlj-jh6NljB14sF4LYPw-veX5cqP2Doo-MdKckMDrXVJJO6suU4I47tHu6K1bFtKhYBRv3PJ-hlVghzZcD8qRvDEj4rpDH2sAxDS7sFL-w9i-i9B4iLKWI/s1600/IMG_0624.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QyWUYU70e48Fl5_hKhitpdGlj-jh6NljB14sF4LYPw-veX5cqP2Doo-MdKckMDrXVJJO6suU4I47tHu6K1bFtKhYBRv3PJ-hlVghzZcD8qRvDEj4rpDH2sAxDS7sFL-w9i-i9B4iLKWI/s400/IMG_0624.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">My brother Dave in my living room!!! <br />
{He'd just gotten off a HUGE Melbourne to Geneva flight... <br />
with his Quicksilver Annecy T-shirt & huge smile!}<br />
{<i>mardi</i>, Annecy, <i>chez nous</i>}</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi7StYGqfq0WWBhGcMyUmZK73DYkzCGsXg_o2HKfo5vpM7AHjNd359ulntncFjvu47zIQCibAmO-3vUSH-tDyM8b6dNVYrqGMOWGkhtjm-iQDvnqlqYegEpmIF9OCunXWVg_tRdcmWo2JF/s1600/IMG_0633.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi7StYGqfq0WWBhGcMyUmZK73DYkzCGsXg_o2HKfo5vpM7AHjNd359ulntncFjvu47zIQCibAmO-3vUSH-tDyM8b6dNVYrqGMOWGkhtjm-iQDvnqlqYegEpmIF9OCunXWVg_tRdcmWo2JF/s400/IMG_0633.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">My brother's travel mascot/dinosaur posing on our balcony! <br />
{<i>mercredi</i>, Annecy, <i>chez nous</i>}</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfBWd1u2Kt3zMEVgU8XpgEatO1snfrQ3dw7pcZPrk-6jqK-0fHmX5GxBeQie8UNKPWVSzBjNplF8ZuNb7n1G2fahy9ZOppVXHmfE04titQYrEFj4vhb9FYr6axO3fzgN8TAu-0hy5-DPm6/s1600/IMG_0648.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfBWd1u2Kt3zMEVgU8XpgEatO1snfrQ3dw7pcZPrk-6jqK-0fHmX5GxBeQie8UNKPWVSzBjNplF8ZuNb7n1G2fahy9ZOppVXHmfE04titQYrEFj4vhb9FYr6axO3fzgN8TAu-0hy5-DPm6/s400/IMG_0648.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Dear Instagram, </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Thanks for making my nephew Ben look as if he grew up in the 1970s like me... <br />
{<i>jeudi</i>, Annecy, <i>chez nous</i>}</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgliZeRwrKBQrA4KUCnbO_W6Xkx63J5KOPgZkP8Oo775j3wrcTuKxR10IlE3ql1Z4fc7nhNQP1BoVabCIyQn8NOEIfUJiq-LE4gVyP2y9DbywSHL_xF-_sJw_XwvuKj-SkDTLLe5vyeWwbA/s1600/IMG_0658.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgliZeRwrKBQrA4KUCnbO_W6Xkx63J5KOPgZkP8Oo775j3wrcTuKxR10IlE3ql1Z4fc7nhNQP1BoVabCIyQn8NOEIfUJiq-LE4gVyP2y9DbywSHL_xF-_sJw_XwvuKj-SkDTLLe5vyeWwbA/s400/IMG_0658.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Setting off for an hour-long lake tour with my siblings on the <i>Lac d'Annecy </i>! <br />
{<i>vendredi</i>, Annecy, <i>Quai Napoléon III</i>}</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">OK, so we've caught up on the first week of my </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">February Family Festivities!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ready for the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Instagrams</span> from <b>last week</b>?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;">Instasamedi {9}</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2uoC2WkTWUEsmfqGtQrbJwiVOEsqNjRfnZpr9wLpDiEhVgNkgc__6-NpOFqpKCNQEUyun3XZHO-QJdd0TrExc1hYrp1mEAKZrUC54-8PLKWKRSZ8FHE_YxfGBQbxx4qI5Ga3K8-Yfe6CY/s1600/IMG_0659.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2uoC2WkTWUEsmfqGtQrbJwiVOEsqNjRfnZpr9wLpDiEhVgNkgc__6-NpOFqpKCNQEUyun3XZHO-QJdd0TrExc1hYrp1mEAKZrUC54-8PLKWKRSZ8FHE_YxfGBQbxx4qI5Ga3K8-Yfe6CY/s400/IMG_0659.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Siblings shadow shot. <br />
{<i>samedi</i>, Annecy, <i>au soleil</i>}</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyVVIxJ0vq-zrSkapm3mqM6GN7o18EEnGclZwQqNB5wva05do_NAaopqd6JNfcNjud4A3AD4VddlsL2C3R2tnWrT5fWbJLUUC_oByJAiYjoZHJS0ttprpjjkj_0s2nb6LhOEIz12Dwz7VT/s1600/IMG_0660.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyVVIxJ0vq-zrSkapm3mqM6GN7o18EEnGclZwQqNB5wva05do_NAaopqd6JNfcNjud4A3AD4VddlsL2C3R2tnWrT5fWbJLUUC_oByJAiYjoZHJS0ttprpjjkj_0s2nb6LhOEIz12Dwz7VT/s400/IMG_0660.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">(Non-shadow) siblings shot <i>avec chocolat chaud. </i><br />
{<i>dimanche</i>, Annecy, <i>chocolat chaud central</i>}</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_PiePB5IsyOAXFSNcQuYFnv9KLvFHE1AzbPBLvt8_88o2AloNDVS9R86buquGgU3MWM-1q2wPG5lhGMzt2t1P15oSsQeiw7-eAtlu5wRfnm1K0E_UUy-_7sEJ857EsDxSImISL1g4uMr/s1600/IMG_0669.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_PiePB5IsyOAXFSNcQuYFnv9KLvFHE1AzbPBLvt8_88o2AloNDVS9R86buquGgU3MWM-1q2wPG5lhGMzt2t1P15oSsQeiw7-eAtlu5wRfnm1K0E_UUy-_7sEJ857EsDxSImISL1g4uMr/s400/IMG_0669.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Could my husband's hometown in <i>Le Beaujolais</i> be any more scenic?<br />
{<i>lundi,</i> Pommiers, view of the village & its vineyards}</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMlKgybi9mXYALEcD5Dxng1XHOR8yZopD1_5-84ryQUFgZJIMvVd1vZfylzI-6L5D4RN-eZShWsg7HoEsQAs_BalUsn-B3pgqatydT2xbqxZYOzzgf9g7N5YXOhgUJj6f7GduIKQwfIi51/s1600/IMG_0674.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMlKgybi9mXYALEcD5Dxng1XHOR8yZopD1_5-84ryQUFgZJIMvVd1vZfylzI-6L5D4RN-eZShWsg7HoEsQAs_BalUsn-B3pgqatydT2xbqxZYOzzgf9g7N5YXOhgUJj6f7GduIKQwfIi51/s400/IMG_0674.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Did this West Coast girl make her brother take her out<br />
for {really yummy!} sushi here in the midst of zee French Alps? Mais oui! <br />
{<i>mardi</i>, Annecy, <i>restaurant Ô Sushi</i>}</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7p8nx5M4Ax7UQ-VUPtIH2enNMmkuWAkz9EVWQZPuQ03TQlWtTtF7_2VSggNQ2himKxZv9s23AyXZgBY0iYlGh6S0f3TJw0hf9SAjN2ePUh2uWHl1jbJrezFuWuCNTIg63HmE6BYZOQA9f/s1600/IMG_0683.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7p8nx5M4Ax7UQ-VUPtIH2enNMmkuWAkz9EVWQZPuQ03TQlWtTtF7_2VSggNQ2himKxZv9s23AyXZgBY0iYlGh6S0f3TJw0hf9SAjN2ePUh2uWHl1jbJrezFuWuCNTIg63HmE6BYZOQA9f/s400/IMG_0683.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 14px;">I love how there are 3 languages on the cinnamon etc in Swiss Starbucks. <br />
Geek? <i>Moi? Mais oui! </i><br />
{<i>mercredi</i>, Geneva, Starbucks}</span></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBz7rEDQZjKw8p1x8hTU6nc34Uzwt0WWPOvpkqeIPhRidF9BbaaRKsnexnmCu0v3Wn0sVeXBBZ8dxCYbQ3z4Utybyee1yIa93vFOLSPccKJWSzbEEyKGpHIj8bIWkcxy4qNY5Lu7qM1co/s1600/IMG_0689.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBz7rEDQZjKw8p1x8hTU6nc34Uzwt0WWPOvpkqeIPhRidF9BbaaRKsnexnmCu0v3Wn0sVeXBBZ8dxCYbQ3z4Utybyee1yIa93vFOLSPccKJWSzbEEyKGpHIj8bIWkcxy4qNY5Lu7qM1co/s400/IMG_0689.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Thanks for putting up the blinds, Dad & Dave! <br />
They sure help frame the view from our living room. <br />
{j<i>eudi,</i> Annecy, <i>chez nous</i>}</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">I see you, Dad!<br />
{vendredi, Chambéry, little street <i>dans la vielle ville</i>}</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">So voilà... there you go!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now you're <b>all caught up</b> on the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Instagrams & family fun</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>from the past two weeks.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's hoping you've enjoyed this<b> {<i>très</i> belated} post,</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">even though I used a few too many exclamation points </div><div style="text-align: center;">& "I know!!!"s...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Any photo capture your fancy?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Also, how about you?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Are your siblings scattered around like we are?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Have you had any family reunions lately?</div>Emily {Rue de France}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07777310329209406400noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221949023932031675.post-20864466804802323842012-02-20T19:28:00.000+01:002012-02-21T19:45:56.118+01:00Les Scènes du Week-end {36}<div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Le week-end dernier?</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Shopping + sun + sister = perfect.</span></div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saturday morning I got to the market just as things were winding up.<br />
This butcher's van was already on the way out...</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKWQiUe_ATnW4ZQDrmcPOzNGIByRpelcafZSXOcyWJSseVfCTbUyrtj-RGaQosbqPLZYe2CN1tLQgTSMM3-pdis6DqLjp2ZlNk4maqjUgO357vrM8sUkXg_lOzBCAlV8-3brjllnXo6JQu/s1600/P1010003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKWQiUe_ATnW4ZQDrmcPOzNGIByRpelcafZSXOcyWJSseVfCTbUyrtj-RGaQosbqPLZYe2CN1tLQgTSMM3-pdis6DqLjp2ZlNk4maqjUgO357vrM8sUkXg_lOzBCAlV8-3brjllnXo6JQu/s400/P1010003.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Luckily there were still some baguettes left for sale...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">... & some books!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I stopped at the newsagent's on the way home & said hi & bye to Whitney.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Um, could my shopping cart look any more French?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Also, could I be happier that the cold snap is over <br />
& so now I can dry laundry in the sun on our balcony??!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And could I be more excited about the chocolate-y care package from my friend Stace?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But the most exciting part of the weekend?<br />
My sister Liz's arrival!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNENC6tZqoUgj-OKFAKAUqWUHWx4KYkAFsyLz5kV1bd8ux1lQn1T-guyImy8vpJ_jd0hv_R2fZsOW8XhRL9HRLApn-NsyOP0eQJI5zJPLex8c8pkMJ3iL2wfSdooxuvNiPeCjF-npttZEJ/s1600/P1010024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNENC6tZqoUgj-OKFAKAUqWUHWx4KYkAFsyLz5kV1bd8ux1lQn1T-guyImy8vpJ_jd0hv_R2fZsOW8XhRL9HRLApn-NsyOP0eQJI5zJPLex8c8pkMJ3iL2wfSdooxuvNiPeCjF-npttZEJ/s400/P1010024.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunday afternoon we took a rainy-day walk down by the lake.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1wsFAPESnHJweSl3nE2p7uTorZF01tnonynTQaFmX1x1_2xH6v5kvevsCY3IIlWh7r8kZ5QiEG8x-VuqTTImESt9w72kHFTkZjIcGmxuSxbfWmFOMDcqY8V4_qGlPckhpxsSIIZAxOIuI/s1600/P1010026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1wsFAPESnHJweSl3nE2p7uTorZF01tnonynTQaFmX1x1_2xH6v5kvevsCY3IIlWh7r8kZ5QiEG8x-VuqTTImESt9w72kHFTkZjIcGmxuSxbfWmFOMDcqY8V4_qGlPckhpxsSIIZAxOIuI/s400/P1010026.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Liz was disappointed that swimming isn't allowed everywhere!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Emily {Rue de France}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07777310329209406400noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221949023932031675.post-37601312698863761922012-02-18T00:23:00.005+01:002012-02-19T00:50:22.771+01:00Instasamedi {7}<div style="text-align: center;">This past week started out with<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> shivering & soup</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;">& ended up with <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">sun & hardly any more snow</span>, ooof!</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Staying in Saturday-night, soup for supper, spoon-rest.<br />
{<i>samedi,</i> Annecy,<i> chez nous</i>}</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Owls & fancy bras? Why not? <br />
{<i>dimanche, </i>Annecy, <i>centre-ville</i>}</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-bLFkrHYp2mVhPMUntFWu0zSI8ImEetqEtFL5_8-1B02D6J03YpLCdT3csCMar8g_6PYGqdC302wKDZ8UF2U8mBAdU0ImBHFTNWrEORWzB-VEgRe4IrgH4mAsPFMq9szGPBQ9FrXx8l15/s1600/IMG_0579.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-bLFkrHYp2mVhPMUntFWu0zSI8ImEetqEtFL5_8-1B02D6J03YpLCdT3csCMar8g_6PYGqdC302wKDZ8UF2U8mBAdU0ImBHFTNWrEORWzB-VEgRe4IrgH4mAsPFMq9szGPBQ9FrXx8l15/s320/IMG_0579.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Dear freezing-cold flowers, thank you for making me think of spring... <br />
I just hope it arrives one day soon! <br />
{<i>lundi,</i> Annecy, <i>centre-ville</i>}</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Any guesses why this was my Valentine's Day Instagram?? <br />
{<i>mardi, </i>Annecy, <i>devant le Centre Courier}</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Um, could I even be more Frenchified??!<br />
{<i>mercredi</i>, Annecy, <i>chez nous</i>}</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Two of my favourite things in the world: <br />
French grannies with colourful wool berets & the P.O. <br />
{<i>jeudi, </i>Annecy, <i>La Poste Parmelan</i>}</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Look! Sunshine & hardly any more snow... Hooray!! <br />
{<i>vendredi</i>, Annecy, close to our apartment}</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Emily {Rue de France}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07777310329209406400noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221949023932031675.post-59751305473255775612012-02-15T18:26:00.002+01:002012-02-17T18:38:16.766+01:00E & me {Valentines}<div style="text-align: center;">Keeping with the heart-shaped theme, this week's<a href="http://rue-de-france.blogspot.com/search/label/E%20%2B%20me" target="_blank"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;">E & me</span></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">doesn't feature<a href="http://rue-de-france.blogspot.com/2012/02/please-enjoy-this-pomme-de-terre.html" target="_blank"> potatoes... </a></div><div style="text-align: center;">but it does showcase some of the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">cute Valentine's Day cards</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">that have come in the mail recently.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Any guesses which cards are on display in Victoria <a href="http://pughs-news.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">chez Erin...</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">& which are in Annecy <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">chez moi</span></i> ?</div>Emily {Rue de France}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07777310329209406400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221949023932031675.post-39955677129561325922012-02-14T18:04:00.001+01:002012-02-14T22:25:44.571+01:00Please enjoy this pomme de terre...<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;">Happy Valentine's Day & <i>Joyeuse St Valentin</i> to you !!!</span></div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A very romantic potato I bought at the market recently!</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><b>It's been quiet on the blog lately, I know...</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">I blame <b>the crazy cold snap</b> we've been living through.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The temperatures have not risen above ZERO for a single second </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>during the past two weeks.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;"><i>Ça suffit </i>! = That's enough!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">You would think that all those freezing-cold days would mean</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>lots of cozy time</b>, curled up on the sofa, drinking tea </div><div style="text-align: center;">& spending hours <b>in front of the laptop & on the blog.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;"><i>Mais non </i>!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">In fact, the cold created {<i>chez moi</i> at least} </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>a nasty combination something like this:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">freezing-cold fingers</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">+ bronchitis </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">+ icy roads</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">which = something like this:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">beyond tired</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">+ fed up with freezing-cold weather</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">+ too cranky to update <i>Rue de France.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><i><br />
</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>La bonne nouvelle</i> ? The good news ?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>It's supposed to snow tomorrow!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">I say <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">bring on<i> la neige</i></span>... because snow = higher temperatures,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">which = more blogging!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">{Could you cross your fingers for me? Mine are too cold... Merci!}</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Emily {Rue de France}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07777310329209406400noreply@blogger.com5Annecy, France45.899247 6.129383999999959145.858798 6.1069119999999595 45.939696000000005 6.1518559999999587tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221949023932031675.post-81026797605987104162012-02-11T01:08:00.005+01:002012-02-19T01:26:25.667+01:00Instasamedi {6}<div style="text-align: center;">Snow, Nutella, <i>crêpes</i>, <i>crème pour les mains</i>, </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>chocolat chaud</i>, old town, icy roads.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Any questions?</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Cross-country skiing despite the sub-zero temperatures? You go, dude! <br />
{<i>samedi</i>, <i>Plateau De Glières,</i> ski/walking paths}</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Happy Nutella Day to you!! <br />
{<i>dimanche</i>, Annecy, <i>supermarché local</i>}</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Crêpe Party on a normal Monday night? Mais oui! <br />
{<i>lundi,</i> Annecy, <i>chez nous</i>}</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Sub-zero temperatures = beyond chapped hands. <br />
{<i>mardi</i>, Annecy, <i>chez nous</i>}</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Chocolat chaud avec whipping cream? Yes please!! <br />
{<i>mercredi</i>, Annecy, <i>Fidele Berger Salon de Thé</i>}</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">A little sun & snow in Annecy's old town. <br />
{<i>jeudi</i>, Annecy, <i>vielle ville</i>}</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">OK, I'm starting to get tired of these icy roads... <br />
{<i>vendredi</i>, Annecy, close to our apartment}</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Emily {Rue de France}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07777310329209406400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221949023932031675.post-26377720647399683072012-02-06T01:31:00.004+01:002012-02-19T01:52:02.210+01:00Les Scènes du Week-end {35}<div style="text-align: center;">Vitamin C + fresh freezing-cold air + Sophie + sunset </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">= super weekend.</span></div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fresh-squeezed Saturday-morning OJ has become quite the tradition.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saturday afternoon, we drove through a few local villages...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">.... & then up & up through the icy forest...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">... until we reached <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plateau_des_Gli%C3%A8res" target="_blank">le Plateau des Glières</a>, <br />
which i<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">s well-known as a cross-country skiing destination in the winter, <br />
but is also famous for its role in the French Resistance during the Second World War. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bonjour, blue sky!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moi, freezing but festive!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pretty-good self-portrait for the two of us who could no longer feel our fingers!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunday afternoon down by the lake...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">... <i>avec mon amie</i> Sophie !!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And a beautiful sunset, to finish it all off nicely.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Emily {Rue de France}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07777310329209406400noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221949023932031675.post-81347772778651046202012-02-04T22:42:00.000+01:002012-02-04T22:42:38.805+01:00Instasamedi {5}<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Snow + cold snap = brrrrrr.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">But also = <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">très</span></i> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">intense Instagrams!</span></span></div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">A famous engineer from this region of France who lived from 1815 to 1871. <br />
{<i>samedi</i>, Annecy, small park/playground 3 minutes from<i> chez nous}</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Bonjour, les skieurs!! <br />
{<i>dimanche</i>, Chamonix Mont-Blanc, one hour from Annecy}</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">In my dentist's waiting room... <br />
{<i>lundi</i>, Annecy, <i>chez ma dentiste</i>}</span></td></tr>
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{<i>mardi</i>, Annecy, <i>dans le bus #3</i>}</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Snowy trees make me swoon! <br />
{<i>mercredi</i>, Annecy, close to our apartment}</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Do I really swim in this lake in the summer? Brrrr... <br />
{<i>jeudi</i>, Annecy, <i>le lac</i>}</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">FQ bought bread & dessert at lunch-time. <br />
Guess I'm burning off so many calories by shivering that it was OK to indulge, non? <br />
{<i>vendredi</i>, Annecy, <i>chez nous</i>}</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Emily {Rue de France}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07777310329209406400noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221949023932031675.post-58950805425619947902012-02-02T18:27:00.000+01:002012-02-02T18:27:14.619+01:00No comment...<div style="text-align: center;">... because my teeth are chattering too much for me to actually talk!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Please note the afternoon "high" temperatures on predicted over the next few days.</td></tr>
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