Hey! I’m back. At least for now. No, I haven’t abandoned this blog, but just like pretty much everything else in 2020, it has been put on hold a little bit. While some people are bored out of their minds in lockdown, my experience of the Covid-19 pandemic has been […]
Christmas
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I guess it’s the time of the year when I wish you a Merry Christmas! Or whatever it is you wish to celebrate (remember, for most of us, Europeans, Christmas is not a religious holiday, it’s a family, food and presents holiday). I wasn’t sure what picture to use to […]
Today, I didn’t think twice about what to draw for today’s Inktober piece., I picked a Christmas ornament. Well, actually, I kinda toyed with the idea of drawing a Japanese Mon, it’s not exactly an ornament. I’ll see if one could fit another prompt later this month – otherwise, it […]
Eating a French dinner, 10,000 kilometers from France is not always easy. My wife makes it possible from time to time. This was our Christmas dinner. It doesn’t look like much, but so far from home, it was priceless and unbeatable. Duck magret and fried potatoes. Probably my favorite […]
So, this was my Christmas dinner: In case you’re wondering, here is what was on the menu : Duck magrets, aligot, Parma ham (I’m being told that the Italian term is used in English for some reason, probably sounds sexier than just “ham”, so I meant, prosciutto […]
OK, as hinted in my previous post, French food will remain the topic of choice for a few more posts (not mentioning the “reserves” I’m making for future posts). The thing is that the weather has been quite crappy lately, so days have been spent mostly at the family […]
Just when I thought that it’s been a while since I last posted a “Ask a Frenchman” question and that I could do one this week-end, I got an e-mail from Lisa in the US about spending Christmas in Paris and around (especially Versailles). So Lisa, you’re the […]