“March 26 – The bus driver chatted me up for 10 minutes about his BLUEGRASS BAND after taking the wrong route.” The bus I rode every day to work was Ligne 4: Chamoux – Champet par Madeleine et Myosotis. Not to be confused with Ligne 40: Chamoux – Champet par Buisson Rond et La Villette. … More small talk
With mugs full of hot tea (and probably some cookies), arms overflowing with stickers, and all the pens we could scrounge up from the bottoms of our backpacks, we stomped into Hannah’s bedroom. Julia pulled four glass jars out of her bag as I spread out my stickers all over the floor. We had … More a jar full of memories
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In honor of the Oscars, I’ve finally decided which books we’ll read next. Start placing your library holds now!! Special thanks to everyone who weighed in! Got more suggestions? Comment here. Need some help with Reading Challenge recs? Ask here! *Note that there may be more categories for each…
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This week (or whenever you can join us!), we are discussing Station Eleven by Emily St James Mandel. To participate: It’s very simple: share your ideas and responses in the comments section of this post!!! If you blog and feel so moved to write your own post, feel free to share the…
After researching several ‘grands hommes’ for Better Know a Frenchman, my series about the people behind the names on streets signs and buildings all across France, I found out about FemiCité, a feminist movement to put more WOMEN’S names in those places of honor. In solidarity, I have decided to begin highlighting amazing French Women along with the Frenchmen … More Better Know a French Woman: George Sand
WOW! Thank you to everyone who came through for me and my book club idea! I am so so so thrilled with the response: WE ARE DOING THIS! I set up a separate site for the book club, so that it won’t completely invade this blog. Plus, that will allow for some more flexibility if … More Okay, so we’re doing this!
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