Something every French mamma needs to know in France is how to serve family lunches. My husband and I returned this week from visiting family in Normandy. While on vacation, we had lunch at homes of four different family members. Normally, I would serve the food in the order of appetizer, salad, dinner, and then dessert. I did this one time for while hosting his family and … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2012
French Mamma is Too Big – Gotta Slim Down
Last night Juliana woke up at 2 am and I nursed her back to sleep. While nursing, I browsed emails on my Blackberry and noticed one that caused my heart to race and sweat to bead from my forehead. As soon as she fell asleep, I crept out of our room and rushed to my computer. My host suspended my account, forcing French Mamma to go offline. No warning email or notice that my … [Read more...]
librairie
Today’s Word of the day is: librairie Definition: bookstore (not library!) Type: noun, feminine Example 1: Quand j'entre dans une librairie et que je suis entouré de livres, je ne sais jamais par où commencer. / When I walk into a bookstore and am surrounded by books, I never know where to begin. Example 2: La librairie près de chez moi n'a pas de café … [Read more...]
Moving to the Northwest of France – Again
When I was 6 months pregnant, we decided to move from Bordeaux to north of Caen so that we could live near my husband's family. After nine months of living in the cold, gray, damp environment, we found out that our house had black mold and that was too much for me... we moved to Provence. Traveling 10 to 13 hours to Caen has been rough with a baby. She is great on the way … [Read more...]
goûter
Today’s Word of the day is: goûter Definition: light snack at 4 pm Type: noun, masculine Example 1: Il est typique en France d’avoir un goûter à 16:00. / It is typical in France to have snacktime at 4pm. Example 2: Lorsque j'ai séjourné à l'hôpital pendant six jours après l'accouchement, j'ai reçu de la compote de pommes pour le goûter. / When I … [Read more...]