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The Great Flood

Posted in a glimpse of France.., Desperate Housewives, Family Stuff, tagged , , , , , , on 24 July, 2010 | 3 Comments »

The house has just been flooded and I can think of nothing that could bring me out of blogging hibernation quicker. Coming home from work and shopping to find neighbours sweeping water out of the front door has that sort of effect on me. A localised storm to end all storms hit us on Thursday evening. [...]

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Bloomers

Posted in Desperate Housewives on 25 May, 2007 | 4 Comments »

« Oh my God, I’ve forgotten his pants! » The thought raced through my mind as I studied the number 1 on the wall of the carriage, congratulating myself on my maiden voyage in first class. I had also managed to simultaneously contemplate the fact that my son would be getting himself dressed about now [...]

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France’s most wanted

Posted in Desperate Housewives, Wild Things on 16 April, 2007 | 2 Comments »

We now have our very own Fort Knox on the farm. Unlike its U.S. counterpart however, ours was not built to protect against two-legged robbers, but as a stronghold against four-legged ones. The new, French Fort Knox contains gold bullion of the vegetable kind: asparagus. Everyone adores asparagus, so two years ago we decided to [...]

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Bathroom Tails

Posted in Desperate Housewives, Wild Things on 27 March, 2007 | 3 Comments »

A collective shriek of terror echoed off the walls and had me hurtling into the bathroom at a gallop that wasn’t bad for seven thirty in the morning. My daughter was crouched on the edge of the bath, gripping the edges and swaying as she tried to stop herself from tumbling backwards into the tub. [...]

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