Take one Canadian girl in les Alpes.
Add the ups & downs of living in France.
Cover with melted cheese...
Et voilà !

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

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 
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?

Saturday, March 10, 2012

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!

Saturday, March 03, 2012

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!

Instasamedi {8}
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?

Monday, February 20, 2012

Les Scènes du Week-end {36}

Le week-end dernier?

Shopping + sun + sister = perfect.

Saturday morning I got to the market just as things were winding up.
This butcher's van was already on the way out...
Luckily there were still some baguettes left for sale...
... & some books! 
I stopped at the newsagent's on the way home & said hi & bye to Whitney.
Um, could my shopping cart look any more French?
Also, could I be happier that the cold snap is over
& so now I can dry laundry in the sun on our balcony??!
And could I be more excited about the chocolate-y care package from my friend Stace?
But the most exciting part of the weekend?
My sister Liz's arrival!!!
Sunday afternoon we took a rainy-day walk down by the lake.
Liz was disappointed that swimming isn't allowed everywhere!

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Instasamedi {7}

This past week started out with shivering & soup 
& ended up with sun & hardly any more snow, ooof!
Staying in Saturday-night, soup for supper, spoon-rest.
 {samedi, Annecy, chez nous}
 
Owls & fancy bras? Why not?
{dimanche, Annecy, centre-ville}
Dear freezing-cold flowers, thank you for making me think of spring...
I just hope it arrives one day soon!
{lundi, Annecy, centre-ville}
Any guesses why this was my Valentine's Day Instagram??
{mardi, Annecy, devant le Centre Courier}
Um, could I even be more Frenchified??!
{mercredi, Annecy, chez nous}
Two of my favourite things in the world:
French grannies with colourful wool berets & the P.O.
{jeudi, Annecy, La Poste Parmelan}
 
Look! Sunshine & hardly any more snow... Hooray!!
{vendredi, Annecy, close to our apartment}
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