The Little Words Mean the Most

Living the dream

 

We're at our new old house in France in February to test the heat. Not warm. Replacing. And to check on alterations, like the new roof terrace. One wall has to be redone, as the paint is peeling off in palm leaves. But we love the kitchen, where we huddle.

 

 

The piece of shame

 

 

Love bunnies, Fab et Jean-Claude, introduced us to the notion of "vergogne" (ver-gOn-yah) -- the last piece that no one will eat, the final chocolate in a box, the last strawberry in a bowl, the last bit of cheese. That is the "piece of shame." Until someone accepts the shame and gulps it down.

haricot vert

 

 

 

Our Stairmaster House in France

 

 

All the way from Cluck! Rhode Island to Valros, France

 

 

Eye test at Our House in France.com

 

She's having none of it: see the DVD case we used to measure the baseline for Connie & Terry's wonderful 4-bookplate gift; while we ate grapes & hung old French magazine covers, too

 

Made holes in our wall. Map only looks crooked: it's the sofa.

 

Thank you, Jean-Claude!

 

Enjoying patterns in the "new" house in France