Practicing Creativity

Happy Earth Day!
Happy Earth Day! I feel a bit funny saying that as every day should be Earth Day, not just one day a year. It's not like we've got ...
Growing up in the southwestern part of the USA, the closest I ever got to a chestnut was the opening line in The Christmas Song about roasti...
What Do Chestnuts and Chestnut Trees Look Like?
Coming to a French Grocery Store Near You – Canned Pumpkin!
Bienvenue ! But at what price? All large grocery stores in France have an International Section. It's where you find the American/Britis...
We're celebrating the Epiphany in France today. Although the origins of this holiday are ancient (see last year's 2021 Epiphany post...
Happy Epiphany! Celebrating 2022's Epiphany Sunday
Celebrating Crêpe Day in France – La Chandeleur
1st row – savory buckwheat crêpes, sweet crêpes, crêpe pan 2nd row – heating up the crêpe, savory crêpes – hubbie's ham and my veggie 3r...
France's favorite Christmas dessert is a   bûche de Noël .   Bûche  means log, and represents the traditional yule log that was burned t...
A Bûche – France's Favorite Christmas Dessert & Card Celebrating It
Fall Mushrooms in France
Fall is synonymous with fresh mushrooms in France and even though it feels like winter outside, Christmas is next week, and festive savory ...
European and American supermarkets are definitely different. There are things you see in European grocery stores that you never – or hardly ...
12 Things You Can Find in a Swiss or French Supermarket You Probably Won't Find in an American One
Six Different Varieties of Pumpkins Sold in France
Since Halloween isn't traditionally celebrated in France (and since we're in confinement again as of yesterday, it certainly won...
The realization came to me recently as I was searching product links for my Polar Bear Christmas Step Card post , the majority of my scrapbo...
Where to Find Discount Scrapbooking Supplies in France
French & Italian Savory Truffles and the Best Way to Affordably Get That Taste
Provence and Dordogne black winter truffles (Photo: maxpixel.net) Have you ever tasted a fresh French truffle? If you answer 'No' yo...
One thing our recent confinement has made me do is notice more of the interesting things around me I take for granted...like these innoxiou...
Border Markers Between France & Switzerland – Les Bornes Frontières
Wearing a Mask in France is Now Mandatory – Who to Call If You Don't Agree
This sign was outside the door of a bio shop I visited recently (a health food store). It cracked me up. It reminds customers that the law...
The vendange  – grape harvest – has already begun in Southern France, three weeks in advance, with Northern France and Switzerland soon to f...
The Grape Harvest Has Begun in France & Switzerland
A Trip to a Small French Food Market
In addition to weekly outdoor markets, you can find smaller stores around France that focus on fresh fruits and veggies and regional foodstu...
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