J’aime les soldes!

Every January and July in France, all retail stores in France have crazy sales!  They will be going on for just about another week, so today after work I did some exploring in… Read More →

Petit four.

Thanks to our friend, Adeline, we now have a small oven in our kitchen!  As soon as I get some good pans, I will be cooking all the time!  We have a lasagna… Read More →

Hot chocolate on the train.

On the train ride back to Dreux today, I enjoyed a great Starbucks cup of hot chocolate–there aren’t many things that are more comforting on such a cold day!  Here is a photo… Read More →

Cathédrale de Reims.

One of the most famous buildings in France, the Cathédrale de Reims is where (almost) all of the kings of France had their coronation.  It is also said to be the location where… Read More →

Taittinger Champagne.

(photo from Friday, January 27) This weekend I went to Reims, France to visit a friend, and had a great time!  On Friday, we took a champagne tour at Taittinger, one of the… Read More →

End of January, Middlemarch.

Recently downloaded a bunch of new books for my Amazon Kindle!  Looking forward to reading more classics!

Such a boring day!

I literally had the most boring day ever. Here is a picture of the most exciting thing about today, the nutella hot chocolate which I am currently drinking.

Happy New Year! (again?)

Today was a cold and rainy day in Dreux, so naturally I wanted to make soup.  AND, in recognition of the Chinese New Year, I decided to make a quick, easy, and simple… Read More →

Finally connected!

We finally have our own wifi network at The Lodge!  And a fixed line with unlimited international calls! Here is a picture of our beautiful new wifi box and telephone.

Sunday brunch.

We had a great brunch yesterday to celebrate Alaa’s birthday!