garden

i thought you might like to see how the rest of the garden is doing...it was all grass to start and after two months, this is now what it looks like!

joyeux anniversaire

happy birthday me ha!!!!

nebraska sky

i'm not sure what was going on with the sky...but this line with bright blue on one side and light blue on the other went across the entire sky.

baby vegetables

sorry for the poor quality...i only had my iphone with me today.

here is a little broccoli coming up

and a cucumber (concombre?)

and a tomate

QUEST FOR THE HOLY VINEGRAIL

Rejoice , rejoice, rejoice greatly ! Unto us a recipe is given !

In the blessed month of June 2009, I finally got clearance from the Bernard’s Family Council to unveil the long awaited Blanche’s Vinaigrette secrets. It cost me a fair share of my heritage and - the most painful part - a dozen bottles of Mirabel…

First prepare some garlic and shallot to season your dressing. Use a regular table spoon and GENUINE Dijon Mustard plus GUERANDE Salt (preferably bought directly from the producer). Then fill the spoon with plain or BALSAMIC vinegar (that part is Lily’s contribution to the mystery).

Wait for the salt to melt. Prayers and incantations are strongly advised at this particular moment. Burning incense is not mandatory, but might help.

But the most important part comes with adding OLIVE oil. Thou shalt PRECISELY use THREE volumes of oil for each volume of Vinegar !!! Repeat after me : THREE TO ONE is the revelation.

Now you can exercise your creativity by adding Roquefort of Goat Cheese, but never, never ever use Chamois d'Or, the ultimate SIN that led so many to excommunication, crucifixion and even some stoning...

Thank the Lord and don’t forget to send your offerings directly to Montpellier. Just send the Gold, forget about Incense and Myrrh !!!

writing contest

Please family help to decide which writing piece shares more feelings. I told them it is not about winning, but
since Tory likes to win at everything, he wants a contest. I can't decide so I told them I will ask the family.
The writing is about a flower.


Trinity,
One graceful sunflower in a yellow field.
One purple in the middle swaying in the summer breeze.
Beautiful as can be, whispering as if it is speaking to me in the wind.
For then it became fall and went away.
That was the purple, beautiful , graceful sunflower.


Tory,
A flower sitting in the warm heat of the day.
Standing tall and high.
Standing under the sun.
The bees buzzing around the flower.
The birds flying up in the sky looking down at the flower.
The flower looking back at the birds.
You can hear the water from a river flowing smoothly.
There is a beautiful flower standing in a field.

our new bikes

my bike...it doesn't look exactly like this yet, but once i buy all the accessories it will!!! i've been wanting this bike for years and now it's finally mine :)

heath's bike...he swears it's burgundy but i think it's purple :)

baseball usa

Tory has found his sport. His team is called the Knights. Do kids play baseball in France?

coldplay

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we saw snow patrol & coldplay last night....claire & loic you would have loved it ;)

awesome beach video

anniversary trip

just a few pics from our recent anniversary trip to turks!

garden gone wild

Here you can see the blooms on the cucumber...

Have you ever seen cilantro like this???

Our dill and basil

Peppers and tomatoes

and....the arugula. This plant cannot be stopped.

Toulon

Some pictures of Toulon 2 weeks ago (sorry I'm a bit late!)