Take one Canadian girl in les Alpes.
Add the ups & downs of living in France.
Cover with melted cheese...
Et voilà !
Showing posts with label {fancy} Annecy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label {fancy} Annecy. Show all posts

Saturday, September 08, 2012

Instasamedi {14}

Instasamedi for the first week of September?

It's all about slippers, sun, school kids & a swan.
{OK & geeky alliteration too.}

Saturday slippers.
{samedi, Annecy, chez nous}
Autumn-coloured ancient auto.
{dimanche, Annecy, near chez nous}
The day before back-to-school...
This girl who I saw at a local bookstore must have been happy, don't you think?
{lundi, Annecy, Librairie Decitre}

Back-to-school bikes.
{mardi, Annecy, high-school down the street from chez nous}

Afternoon rush hour... one tourist boat coming in & one heading out.
{mercredi, Annecy, le lac}

Cute retro packaging on my brand-new box of baking soda? Yes please!
{jeudi, Annecy, chez nous}

Swan-tastic!
{vendredi, Annecy, on the shores of le lac}

Tuesday, September 04, 2012

Back at it!

Unlike Canada & the U.S.A., 
France doesn't have Labour Day 
at the beginning of September.

A close-ish equivalent? 
They celebrate "La Fête du Travail" {Worker's Day} 
on May 1st, as do most European countries.

So yesterday all my Canadian teacher friends like Erin 
were trying their best to enjoy 
the last official day of summer vacation 
& not think TOO much about the alarm clock going off early 
for the first time in weeks...

But yesterday in France, 
les professeurs were all back at work already
although to ease them back into la routine
the kids didn't have to show up until today.

Bonne rentrée tout le monde !
Happy back-to-school everybody!

A primary school in my neighbourhood.
The schoolyard was completely quiet on Sunday, when I took this photo,
but I'll bet that's changed as of this morning!
Nerdy close-up of Annecy's city logo & slogan that's on the school sign above.

Saturday, June 02, 2012

Instasamedi {12}

So as you saw from my post the other day, E & me is back! 
And guess what? So is Instasamedi

Without further ado, here is a-photo-a-day from last week:

Saturday night sunset
{samedi, Annecy, view from our balcony}
Home-made smoothie & zillion-calorie pain aux raisins for Sunday breakfast? Yum.
While flipping through a swimsuit catalogue? Pfffft.
{dimanche, Annecy, on our balcony}
Merci downstairs neighbour who went hiking up in the mountains
& brought me back this petit wildflower bouquet!
{lundi, Annecy, chez nous}
Dear French Immigration Folks,
Please give me the 10-year Carte de Séjour (Resident's Permit) like you are supposed to.
That way I can stop suffering through horrendous self-portrait ID photo sessions!
(mardi, Annecy, after a trip to the local "Photomaton" machine}
Nerdy gardening weekend events.
{mercredi, Annecy, les Jardins de l'Europe}
Monsieur Stripey dropping off his tax return at the last moment...
{jeudi, Annecy, close to chez nous}

Happy June 1st! Let's roll into summer...
{vendredi, Annecy, down the street from chez nous}

Saturday, March 17, 2012

Instasamedi {11}

This past week?
It started off with my parents' last few days in France this visit.
They're back in Canada now. {Sniff sniff.}

My sister Liz, however, is still in full-on-French mode.
She's even learning how to make yummy quiches!
Scroll on down for Instagram proof...

My mom & her lettuce friends at the market.
{samedi, Annecy, marché à côté de chez nous}
Warm enough for brunch on the balcony!!!
{dimanche, Annecy, chez nous}
"It's gonna heat up!" = good slogan for this local plumber/heater dude.
Add that to the sun & the blue sky = hope that spring is not far off!
{lundi, Annecy, close to our apartment}
Stir-fry for dinner s'il te plaît! {mardi, Annecy, chez nous}
Liz & her delicious mushroom quiche!
{mercredi, Annecy, chez nous}
 
View from the Visitation Basilica above Annecy... swoon!
{jeudi, Annecy, Basilique de la Visitation}
 
Vélo !
{vendredi, Annecy, vielle ville}

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 06, 2012

Les Scènes du Week-end {35}

Vitamin C + fresh freezing-cold air + Sophie + sunset 
= super weekend.

Fresh-squeezed Saturday-morning OJ has become quite the tradition.

Saturday afternoon, we drove through a few local villages...

.... & then up & up through the icy forest...

... until we reached le Plateau des Glières,
which is well-known as a cross-country skiing destination in the winter,
but is also famous for its role in the French Resistance during the Second World War.
Bonjour, blue sky!

Moi, freezing but festive!

Pretty-good self-portrait for the two of us who could no longer feel our fingers!

Sunday afternoon down by the lake...
... avec mon amie Sophie !!!

And a beautiful sunset, to finish it all off nicely.
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