Thanksgiving in Paris

So we've celebrated our first thanksgiving, and I won't forget it!
There are not many events/celebrations where gifts are not involved... Thanksgiving is even maybe the only one, already for that I love it!

Then American people are definatly the best at celebrating such events. You should have seen all what Michelle cooked (well you can see below! :P), and also the spirit she and Frederic (her French hubby) brought to the event... Really wunnerful!



We had everything you could expect from a traditionnal Thanksgiving (and much more!): turkey, gravy, stuffing, smashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, corn, beans, pumpkin cakes, pumpkin pie, apple pie, cheese cake, carrort cake, pecan pie, etc.. + italian specialities + French ones (the tradition requires that the guests come with something to eat too, so we did).

There is a dessert you know that is called "death by chocolate", I think we could have named the meal "death by thanksgiving"! hehe
Mind you, it was excellent, everything was purfect. It's just that A french Christmas'meal is nothing in comparison with the Thanksgiving's meal! Your stomach has to experience that once in its life :P



We came back home with a huge heavy bag full of yummmy stuff, as it's also the tradition to share what's left! (happy sigh)
you wouldn't see that in France! Only your mom will give you what's left after a meal... otherwise it would sounds like "ermmm please take what's left with you, it wasn't that good for us". lol
Sharing what's left after a meal is such a nice tradition at many levels!

It's been a memorable experience. Wanna do it again...next year! :)



PS: well, Xmas is in a bit more than 3 weeks!!!..
....time to start with a new diet here! pfffffff

Botox, wrinkles and I

Noooo, I'm not about to get botox injections, just working on a book cover whose plot is a murder by botox injection (huhu)

..but I could be a candidate to these fookin injections: not even 33 and I can see the first wrinkles on the corners of my eyes!
Wrinkles, fook, real wrinkles!
Go back home, you're not welcome!

Hell, that also means I can't pretend to be 18 anymore... pffffff

I say... and you think...

Okies, I might be the only one to play it, but I still enjoy it! :P
(thank you again, you Unconscious Mutterings)

the rule: you just need to put the first word that comes to your mind next to each of the words below

1. Teacher ::
2. Fifty ::
3. Crossword ::
4. Stuffed ::
5. Family ::
6. Purr ::
7. Toad ::
8. Cocktail ::
9. Insecurity ::
10. Magical ::

A prayer for the turkeys and a happy Thanksgiving to their American eaters

Not a fine day to be a turkey huh!

Life's already hard enough being that ugly bird (I know there is beauDy in everything, usually), but then they have also to end their life on a table, with their lil bum up and bits open to everyone. What a way to end one's life!


(photo from Fotosearch)

On the other end, I LOVE turkey. Yummmm!
Always that big dilemma for us, carnivorous creatures, we must not think too long about *what* we're eating really (which is definatly easy! ;-)

I must say I'm the luckiest because my lil family and I have the opportunity to celebrate Thansgiving for the very first time this year. We've been invited by Michelle (dear American friend os us) to share their Thanksgiving on Saturday! Yeepeeeeee!
I can't wait, even if I have to cook something (cooking is a big part of the party, isn't it? :P) and I know the guests will all bring delicious stuff. I'm simply not too good with cooking, honest.


(photo from Fotosearch)

Anyway, I wish a wunnerful Thanksgiving to Ariel, Laurienna, Gig, Fitz, Michelle of course, and all the other 'Rican ones I've forgotten here :)

"Global Orgasm":no headache on the 22nd of December!

yup, no headache on that day because you'll highly be expected to "make love, not war"
(could be worse!)

Here's the plan of the guys :

"The intent is that the participants concentrate any thoughts during and after orgasm on peace. The combination of high- energy orgasmic energy combined with mindful intention may have a much greater effect than previous mass meditations and prayers.

The goal is to add so much concentrated and high-energy positive input into the energy field of the Earth that it will reduce the current dangerous levels of aggression and violence throughout the world.

Global Orgasm is an experiment open to everyone in the world"



Well, with that in mind now, I think we'll rather rent a good ol' dvd on the 22nd... ok, the idea makes me smile, and I promise to do my best... but somehow it will definatly feel weird to make love on that day! ;-)

Anyway, I know you're open-minded and great defenders of Peace around the world.
Be ready for the 22nd now! :P

hehe

Let's play again (huhu): top 10 of most hated and most favorite songs

Have you noticed how much some specific songs can make your day, or simply spoil it?
And I'm not talking of musical styles, of bands, no, just about songs that can touch you enough to provoke real emotions.

And there are songs you can't stand, right? Not bad songs, but songs that really does not fit with the inner you ;-)
Yup, You can't help it, but these songs make you sick, they really get on your nerves..you know?

Here's my top ten of most hated songs...

Fine young cannibals's she drives me crazy
Zouk machine's maldon
Supertramps'dreamers (but, I still luve Supertramp!)
Paul Anka's you are my destiny
UB40's red red wine
ACDC's highway to hell
Elton John's sacrifice
Queen's I want to break free
Boney M's ma baker
Madonna's true blue

(yuck, watta list! I have awful songs in my head now!)

And then there are songs that you could listen a zillion times, night and day, songs that make you shiver with pleasure.. and you can hardly explain it, the songs simply fit with the inner *you*! :P

My top ten of most favorite "songs"..

Eagles' Hotel California
Haendel's Sarabande
Morricone's Ecstasy of Gold
The Door's the end
Madonna's Love profusion
Psapp's Cosy in a rocket ( )
Blondie's Call me
Metallica's no leaf clover
Theatre of Tragedy's a distance there is ( )
Pink Floyd's atom heart mother (from the first note to the very last one)

What about you, what is your most hated or most favorite song(s)?

New painting: the Healer

Is your Monday as yucky were you are as it is in Paris (=dark, grey, cold and rainy)?

What a typical way to start with the week! grrrmppphhh
And I don't even get any sun rays to share with you to warm up today! Only moonish stuff ;-)

I've just finished a pretty big painting, I worked on contrasts here and the blue colours of the night. Hope you like it (and if not, don't tell me! hehe :P)


click here to get a larger view

an IQ Test before putting your neurones on weekend :P

Among all the quizzes I do, I think playing at IQ tests is the most stoopid idea I can get (how ironic huhu)

I can't say the IQ tests are stupid, no, it's just that... what will it bring me at the end of the day?
A confirmation that I'm a genius or that obviously the results are wrong, 'cause I just can't be *below "average"*. Who can, anyway?!
("average", dunno why, but I hate that word!)

In other words... Will I survive the results? Will you survive them? hehe

okies then, your turn to play, it's here and it won't take more than a couple of minutes!

PS: to be a genius, you must reach a score of 160! Sounds easy :P

Un tattoo dans le cou, poil au g'nou

Got *inked* the other day (happy sigh)
This time, I chose a buderfly tattoo, which made laff our tattoo guy ("ohhh a butterfly!... man! how CUTE!")..
lol
grmpppphhhh! ;-)

Actually, you can't see it on the pic really but the butterfly is really on the exact middle of my neck, on top of the spinal column. But I find it a bit small, no?
I did not realize in time I wanted a bigger one, with wings coming on the side of my neck (lol, I can hear your: "thank gawd she did not get that done"), but ok, an ornment around the butterfly can be done later I guess, so that's fine, I'm happy.

My 2 CUTE (rolling eyes) lil dragons have a CUTE lil friend now ;-)

*******

My plan in the next years would be to decorate my spinal column.
(memo to self: my kids shall never read that bloggie! I plan not to let them get their ears pierced before, hmm their 18th year! And after much begging lol)

Well, I guess some inspired souls here reading this blog have already got tattoos or could plan having one.
Just curious, what kind of tattoo you got or you'd like to get, hm?

Babies and fathers, what a purfect team

Now, if it's still grey where you are, I hope that will change a lil, tiny bit the colour of your day ;-)

Ok, I really mean the title here, though the video below will prove you that besides making a perfect team, babies and fathers have a comic talent when put together :P

I insist that I'm not being sexist here, I know that fathers are not always like that (they can be worse! :P)



PS: if it takes too much time to load the video here, you can also watch it here

PPS: I'm turning into a real addicted *youtuber*, for the best..and the worst :P

Monday, Monday, Can't trust that day!

I'm wondering if I'll develop the title of that bloggie, or not.
(mind boiling)



It's grey outside, fog in my head 'cause my devils been awake the whole night, one with much fever the other not wanting to miss the party. Spent the morning at the doc. It's still grey outside, and the workers behind the wall make so much noise that I wonder if it's the end of the world, or not. :)
I'm a bit tired.
So I complain.
Here.
Hoping you'll tell me you share about the same Monday
(lol I'm so so nice)


Well, you can understand me, just another Monday after all..
:P

I say... and you think...

Been ages I've played to the words association game from Unconscious Mutterings
A lil fun exercice to give total freedom to your spontaneity, which often tells a lot about oneself!

okies, if you've never played at it, you just need to put the first word that comes to your mind for each of the words below:

1. Nick : ...
2. Focus : ...
3. Police : ...
4. Miles : ...
5. Earn : ...
6. Twice : ...
7. Razor : ...
8. Personality : ...
9. Dumped : ...
10. Reliable : ...

I'll put my answers in the comment box, so that I don't spoil anything if you wanna play ;-)

What Loup needs to fall asleep

his teddies? no
his beauDiful sheep? nooo
some light? music? noooooo
our arms, our bed? nenenene!

He simply needs, desperatly needs, to stroke his mama's hair..
As Martin gets about 5mm on the head, no way he can help me with that!!!



(don't worry I've zillions of such interesting posts to put on here! ;-)

"Are you Alive?"

-"Yes"
-"Prove it"

..a quote from Battlestar Galactica, the new series (I mean not the old one :P)
Thank you JL, you really found a treasure among SF series here! It's brilliant, exciting, pretty funny and much much better than I expected.

I really LOVE good series, this one has just been added to my Top 10 :P

You remember the late 1970's "Battlestar Galactica", hm?
If not, have a look at this, you will *know* ;-) :



When JL adviced us to watch the new series, I was pretty reluctant (Dirk Benedict?!!! huuuu, no thank you! hehe)... but as I know JL has pretty good tastes, we tried it. And loved it!

Here's the new version, pretty different...:



And to try to tempt you a bit more, here's the main theme... a beaudiful theme for such an action series. A perfect balance. When you hear it 10 times, you really turn crazy for it (scary, no?! :P)



Anyone around has watched it too maybe? What did you think?
If not, why not trying it, while waiting for the Desperate Housewife, prison Break, Lost, Grey's Anatomy, etc's next seasons :P hehe
Gawd, I'm addicted to my tv box or what!

Gwenola's phone call

"I'm expecting a baby boy!!!"



yeeepeeeeeeeeee!
Loup will finally get help from a lil cousin to deal with the devilish girls of the family! hehe! Very good!
(Lola on my side and Marine, 2 years old, and Eva, 8, on my sister's side)

Again, I am very impressed with all the women who are ready to have big families (+ 3 kids)..
and my sister is part of that sacred gang now!
Wowwww!
(the baby's due in March btw)

Hamburg

its buildings, its houses, beaudiful, huge roofs, many red bricks. Great architecture, modern ones too!
its parks, its HUGE trees everywhere, its large streets.. the perfect compromise between country and city to me..
its quiet cafés, full of students, often inside old cinemas or libraries. Full of charms and yummy stuff..
its different districts, the over posh one, where I could buy any flat and house, the universities one, where red brick buildings hide not so expensive flats. The punk corner, turning to be the most popular (and pretty expensive) part of the city, the red district, with our fav tatoo guys and clubs and bars.
its harbour, living day and night, hiding beaudiful lil sailing boats between 2 huge cargos..
its Elbe, a promise for travels across the seas, an invitation for delightful walks on the sand, along old captains' houses..
its pubs, where you can find amazing (and yummy) specialities, and zillions of different beers (but not so many wines, often only wine from Italy, Australia, America.. erm, no French wines! (-am I being too Frenchie?- nooo!)I could not drink Pino Griccio for 10 days you understand... had to devote meself to beers!)
its shoes shop. Boots, hundreds of boots, oh! And its second-hand shops, hiding treasures! Hamburg has turned to be my ultimate shopping adress!
its "real autumn", with most beautiful colours and perfumes around (and that is very different from Paris!)

And with such a family and friends there, well, I really feel like at home in Hamburg.
But a rainy and pretty dark home (in winter, the night come to steal a lot of light! it should definatly be another time schedule). The night start to fall at about 4!

Now the photos,

when I talk of real autumn.. here's what I meant


click here

As for the huge trees, I'm not lying! And people are definatly like their trees there (huge, just like Martin actually! me mouse one with my 1m58!)





I believe these trees and the running Elbe give much Energy to that beautiful city.

PS: in case the Hamburg Tourism bureau need a motivated, charming and very efficient non German speaking one: you've found her!

Real holidays (I can hear you boiling with envy!)

When we arrived, after driving for about 12 hours, Martin's parents took the kids out so that we could sleep the whole afternoon.
Just typing these words make me tremble with envy!
Real breakfasts, cosy evenings when it was raining hard outside, no washing-up, no ironing, much time to jump in the car and just go for a pub, a walk or a shopping session, discovering new habits, new tastes, strawberries in beers included, the kids playing all the time with their Oma and Opa, visiting any Spielplatz possible around! waaaa....
Heaven!

So I had the time of my life, the kids too! But Martin caught an angina. That always happen when Martin stops working. Poor babe, been really sick for a few days!

But ok, we managed to enjoy ourselves I would say 90% of the time, which was already great :-)

Here's a postcard of our afternoon at the DOM fair. Despite the icy rain (which was balanced with spicy hot wines), it was brilliant!


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My fav' roller coaster (I made no pic of it, too much rain), but found one of it. A pity no one never want to join me to do it! But I had an hysteric (which is THE way to be on such thingie :P) german girl near me, and we both sat on the very front seats! Terrific!



Lola playing like a purfect Indiana Jones in one of the Spielplatz:


click here



Our evening walk here in the streets with kids holding their lantern and singing to the stars (which were well hidden above clouds I tell you!)



And Loup, holding his beer, like a purfect lil German one ;-) hehe
The lil devil now really walks and eat what we eat. He made huge progresses during the holidays!

Audio, video, disco * ... drinko, rigolo, frisco novembrum!

Oh yess, the holidays were wunnnnerful!
Imagine that: I could read a 800 pages book in 2 days (and that never EVER happens to a young mama you know!)

But we had our fav' beers too, in our fav' pubs, spent (not enough) time with our most fav' friends and relatives (argg Tanja, Oli, we've missed each other there!)

More details, and photos, to come soon, i swear it!

As for the title of the bloggie, I dreamt in Latin while in Hamburg. A whole long dream during which I spoke fluent latin! Topus classus maximus!
(if anyone has a useful meaning for such dream, I'm not far, huh :P)

* I hear, I see, I learn

What happens in 10 days? A hundreds lil revolutions!

Yup, because life is short, I enjoy catching the train when it passes near me
(lol fooking introduction for a post!)

Sooo hop hop hop, let's see how my blogwriters friends have been and what's been happening lately!

Alix has a new-new haircut, which required a high level of stress. A photo is HIGHLY expected!
Laurienna makes me want to play more at treat or tricks! Who wanna some pumkin pie again? Martin?
Mel' has been to another Paris Carnet, and I bet the beer was good enough! (drooling here)
Benoit is into new looks, for his own bloggie, and for his own self (à la Ben Kingsley). Well done!
Moukmouk introduces us Mahyconie, a beauDiful wolf, who bites into life as into some juicy apple!
Martin... well, he had a good excuse for not updating his bloggie :P
Jenny's learning Chinese (wawww, THAT sounds like a new Everest to reach) while Sylvain learns how to be a geek! lol
Angel is back, for real, after -dunno- more than 2 months to get her internet cvonnection fixed. Hmm, I think Angel uses "Free", in case you're the most patient type :P
Etol', la douce, won't let her beautiful lake down. Lucky lake :) Oh!!! And snow is arriving on her side of the planet! The white coat's on its way :)
France gets up too early on Sunday mornings! tssss, don't do that too often!
Hiro talks of flowers and hugs (if you were to run for president, I'd vote for you, Hiro san! :-)
Romuald, haaa Romuald... if I was Santa Claus, I'd check carefully before jumping into your chimney! Pretty risky I think :P
Jack is into hot toddies again (a toast for winter colds!), but keep offering us new short stories!
Miss lulu is surviving pretty well in Granbled despite bloody temperatures! Last plan on her rocket: a trip to Spain later in the year (good way to find some warmth, huh, and tapas, and sangria... ma qué calor!)

And I've not read half of what I wanted so far!
So much happens in so little time!
more bloggies to read tonight!
wooooosh

It's Sunday and I'm about 95 years-old

... not only because holidays are over (boooo), but also because we drove all night from Hamburg to Paris, with rain and fog... to start a very long Sunday with very alive devils! hehe

my bed, where's my bed!

(I'll be back, a few years younger! Magic :-)

It's Tuesday and I'm 10 years old (again!)

(J'ai dix ans
Je sais que c'est pas vrai mais j'ai dix ans
Laissez-moi rever)

Yup, today, I feel the boiling excitation you can feel when you're a kid.
We leave tonight for Hamburg, for 10 days!!!

This trip happens about once a year and we're gonna make the best of it, I tell you!



That means real holidays, nothing to do (no cooking, no washing, no bill to pay, etc., no boring adult thingie to do!), my step-mother and step-father will have fun with the kids, and there will be much time for Martin and I, time to visit all our friends there, to have fun and beers and fun and beers, and curry wursts! Ermm, and beers! hic! hehe
(what a lady I am!)

If anyone want to join us huh, you're welcome there for a party time anyday! :P

We'll be back in about 10 days, so till then, don't behave and remember that Life's definatly too short to drink cheap wine **~~*^* *

For Michelle, Angel and all the other fans of Mc Dreamy ;-)

(well I know I know he's just about nothing in comparison with Michael Scofield!)
(well, I also know we do not care for Mc Dreamy at the end)

(Jeez, my case is desperate I fear!)

Hope you enjoy this Grey's Anatomy's bit of parody :P

1 candle for the lil wolf

We've just celebrated Loup's first birthday yesterday.
No present from us (he has already everything!), a very small cake, but a very happy big boy :-)


click here

Waving at ...

...the Compuserve ol' gang, just in case you're around :)

Let the devil in you express him/herself (Halloween on its way)

Here's the very last Halloween poll, and I did it all by meself (proud smile)

I've noticed that the most popular costumes for kids around here were snow-white for girls and spiderman for kids! Really many of them. So what is it for adults, hm? Just let your innerself answer here ;-)

It's Halloween, what's your costume? (for women)
Spicy nurse (who's getting a sore throat again?)
Indian Maiden (anything to get the calumet)
Evil Bride (it sounds gothic and gothic rocks! ;-))
Angel of night (no way you jump into your coffin before the sun rises!)
Marquise de Sade (and they believe all the good ideas come from your man, tssss)
Midnight priestress (may the full moon bless you, now let's have fun)
Merry murderess (I always wash my hands before lunchtime!)
see the results

It's Halloween, what's your costume? (for men)
Bored Zombie (it's Hallo..what? Oh that...)
Caveman (you're tired of the tie)
Killer Clown, (not sure they'll enjoy your next joke!)
Hellvis (you're gonna burn the rotten stage ya sexy beast)
Naughty monk (you're ready to hear about any A-N-Y confession)
Jack the ripper (You've studied medicine for 12 years, time to show it)
Mewing werewolf (that's not fair, you love only peas and peanuts butter!)
see the results

These costumes were found here, and really I could buy hundred of dem!

Bubye headaches

I've almost recovered from my microbes' attack!
Fever in the night only and no more headaches (happy sigh)

Gawd bless antibiotics :)
A couple of days and I'll feel like on top of the world again.

Not like one year ago, when I was as big as a fat cow, walking like an old duck, and about to give birth really soon to the most devilish of the angels! **~~*^* *~~*^* *

If the Rocky Mountains were a hat...

...I'd be wearing it!
I feel about this way, with a supa heavy head!
sigh

But it went ok at the doc this morning. The kids got their injections and I thank Gawd this time I did not mention them to Lola before going there. It was much easier this way.

My babes are doing really fine. Lola's now 108cm and Loup is 80cm (for 12 kg).
Loup had his "decalotage" thingie done (as I mentioned before, some doc here help to take the skin which covers the extremity of the penis backwards, for health and comfort' reasons). Which I totally approve.
The doc did it in several times. This was the last time.
I expected it, yet I found it painful again for my baby!

But Loup has survived it. Just took 2 photos of him to prove it ;-)

For whom the bell tolls

well, I REALLY prefer Metallica's song to that gloomy bell I hear about everyday from the Church across the street, celebrating funerals. So many funerals! Is there an epidemy or something?

This bell is one of the sound I really hate the most.

Otherwise I'm in good mood, huh :P

Lunch at school: a culinary trip around the world!

(please, investigate, your participation is highly required :P)

Ok, I feel like the topic really interest me, lol!

Laurienna has just presented the lunch menu his son gets at school. Don't blame me but I got a lil bit hungry while reading it! hehe

I've started describing a menu during a week in a public (as in "not private", free one) French school, and it's here

Now, besides USA and France, I'm sure kids here and overthere have fascinating (or not) menus at school! I wanna know them!!! :P

Wish me luck..

... cause with my bloody 38.8° fever (it does not go down! Pffffffff), I must take the babes to the doc today for their 1 year old and 4 years old's visits.

And they're about to get 3 big injections!


Last time this happened, Lola got hysterical, we had to be 3 to hold her...

I'll be back later
(I hope! lol)

Confessions on a hard floor

I confess I spent a third day with pretty much (beyond 38.8°) fever taking care of the kids, but I really feel ok! Kids give you strength, I tell you!

I confess I still hate driving, And that is a real problem for me

I confess I'm very frustrated for not speaking German. That must change.

I confess I never get up when our babes cry in the middle of the night, Martin does it (!)

I confess I got in love with pumpkin bread but feel too lazy to cook some (any one feel like doing it?)

I confess I still prefer having subtitles when I watch English/American movies (sigh)

I confess I can't wait to go to Hamburg next week!

I confess I really luve beer, I develop a German innerself I think

I confess my dad does never know how old my kids are (...)

I confess I would tell 6 people precisely if I win lottery next time. Two among the 6 read this bloggie! :P

Now, what do YOU confess today?!!! :)

Easily influenced

yup dat's me!
That makes me mad... but when I hear a politician (not extreme ones, huh), I often think that fook, he/she is not so wrong here!
One day I feel I could vote white, the other day black (but at the end the colours will be greenish, i swear it!)

I really admire people who manage to have strong faith in their beliefs, standing like rocks, knowing exactly what they expect from life, what they do not.
I admire people who always know what's the best way, what's wrong or right. I always stand in the *foggy between*!

Sigh.

Can my kid have a sweet before dinner?
Hell, no!!!
hmm, ok, but just one!

Sometimes I feel I'm never straight and determined in my convictions!
grrrmmpphh

What kids eat in Paris (yumm!)

I find that always interesting to compare different habits depending on the country where you are. Specially when it comes to food ;-)

Here in France, kids go to school from about 8.30am to about 4.30pm (really long days! huh). They can stay at school for lunch if they want or they can go back at home to have lunch (which is a great break, at least for younger kids!)


the photo was found here

When I see the week's menu for lunch at school, I kinda feel ashame, I never cook so many different things for my kids in a week!
But I find that really great. And it's said now food at school even tastes ok.

To give you an idea, here's the menu they get for this week at school.

Monday
Sardines with tomato sauce (Sardine à la tomate)
Veal saute (Sauté de porc)
potatoes with onions and herbs (Pommes boulangères)
Cheese (Samos)
Fruit

Tuesday
Salad (Salade verte)
Bolognese spaguetti with parmesan cheese (Spaghetti bolognaise et Parmesan)
Grapes (Raisin)
Neapolitan ice (Tranche Napolitaine)

Wednesday
Gratted carrots (Carottes râpées)
Cordon bleu
Garden peas (Petits pois)
Small cream cheese (Petits suisses)
Fruit

Thursday
Corn and emmental cheese salad (Salade de maïs emmenthal)
Turkey saute (Sauté de dinde)
Green beans (Haricots verts)
Saint Paulin cheese (Saint Paulin)
Apple doughnuts (Beignet aux pommes)

Friday
Endives with mimosa eggs (Endives et oeufs mimosa)
Pollack fillet (Filet de lieu)
Ratatouille with rice (Ratatouille et riz)
Fromage blanc
Dry fruits (Fruits secs)

Not that bad, huh?!!!
And this week is also the "week of Taste" in French school.
In Lola's school, each classroom has a main colour and kids must bring food of this colour. then they will all taste the food. Lucky them! The colour of Lola's classroom is brown (she'll brink meat balls cooked with cinnamon)

Lucky kids!

My taylor is not rich

Just spent the end of the week helping a relative with a 7 (full) PAGES of translation of technical stuff (the worst to translate, cause it's BORING!) about boats' recycling.

Boats' recycling!
Recycling insurance
How to make cement with boats' fragments.
Pffffffffffffffffffffff!!!!

I really admire people working as translators, very hard work and often far less exciting than we'd like!

I'm dead, have to be on top though with a first Halloween party today, I fear I need my salts

Peggy's treats

(lol that title almost sounds like ermm hot stuff! )


I've finished my last halloween painting, just in time before the hallowwen parties start! Yeepeeeee!
If you knew how hard it is to find time to sit down for a minnie, even harder to sit down with a brush in the hands!
But it's done, that makes my day!


click here

"Et maintenant, Blaise, flattez-moi"

Been a week I've wondered if the soundtrack from the French movie "La folie des grandeurs" was made by Enio Morricone, or not.
(lol yeah I know, some keep thinking about politics, money, philosophy, how to save the world and my mind just sticks to a song! pffff, a real shame!)

I thought not, but it sounds very like Morricone's stuff.
Check by yourself

But no, it was, and (grrmpphh!) I knew it, a soundtrack made by the talentuous Polnareff! Funny.

Oh did you know the so virtuous queen in it started a carreer in porn movies later? Hmmm, I guess the way she talked could have been a sign ;-)



Anyway, my problem is solved, I'll sleep peacefully tonight ;-)

Kawaii

If you still wonder what "kawaii" means, it means "cute" in Japanese. I've learnt it from my friend, Hiro, have a look at her "kawaii post" by the way, the pictures there speak for themselves! lol

So, Lola got a very kawaii present yesterday...
(please Michelle, thank your sister again from us! That was too nice!)



I think kawaii stuff is quite popular in France (come on, show us your Snoopy underwears! You also wear dem, don't lie to ol' Candy!!!)
And I believe this cup is only the first item of a very kawaii collection. Lola's crazy for girlie stuff, and (cough) I'm not too opposed to them myself!

olala pas Kawaii du tout, ça!

To explain what "kawaii" is really, I thought of showing what kawaii is not!
You follow me, yess?


And my birthday dinner for Lola was NOT kawaii.
I was to tell you I helped Lola to make that...:



but no, I did that all by meself.


Lola asked for eggs for her bday meal (lol, that should have been quite simple, huh)
I follow the recipe (yes, hahem... there was a recipe..!), but somehow, no, I ... failed!!!!

pas kawaii!!!!

Laurienna

Et voilà, I've just added another jewel in my treasure chest!
yeeppeeeeee!!!

I've discovered Laurienna's blog not long ago, and I'm simply addicted!
Do I recommend it to you?
Don't even ask! :P

Or rather... check it by yourself! it's just here!

Phewwww !

Your Inner Child Is Happy

You see life as simple, and simple is a very good thing. You're cheerful and upbeat, taking everything as it comes. And you decide not to worry, even when things look bad. You figure there's just so many great things to look forward to.

How Is Your Inner Child?

Sounds ok!
Positive enough!
Optimistic!

Now I know my inner child can't wait to win lottery!
We're both gonna have so much fun!!!
;-)

PS: thank you for the quizzz, my quizz guru

4 candles

To celebrate Lola's birthday**~~*^* *

And I might add 4 candles for meself because back in 2002, on this very day, I got the most beaudiful Life's gift!


And 4 years later, Lola's our lil sun and despite some thunder-ish personnality sometimes (lol, she can express a thunder storm very well! I wonder from you she got that! Honest!), I can say she really really shines everyday!


click here

Thank you my shrimpette for making our life so rich since the day you decided to join us!

Today I got

shocked when I had to face this big (spreading arms from there to there) rat in the street!

upset when nothing I did could calm down my lil wolf

relieved that the doc agreed that we visit him tonight

thankful for some drugstores to open late around here

amused when Lola stated that 2 nasty otitis had make their nest in Loup's ears

tired for waking upo again before 6.00 am

drooling with the yummy smells of the rabbit cooking (mental note to meself: get rid of that rat image! You're gonna eat a big fat rabbit. Yumm! Mental note to meself: don't think of the over cute Thumper, and don't even think about looking at this!!!)
(too late!)

relieved when my babes finally fell alseep (they'll awake a zillions times as usual, but I can sit down at least!)

relaxed like right now, with a lil glass of wine not far and Pink Floyd echoing

(happy sigh**~~*^* *)

You nasty little things!

When you know there's a big dawg poo revival on the Paris' pavements (yup, for a time it had almost disappeared)... and when you know Autumn in Paris means orange, dark brown leaves about everywhere, on the same pavements...

...well, I'm not far from accusing Autumn of high treason!

pffff

Upset and sad

I still love her because I've always known her as the most generous and welcoming and warmest person.
Of course I love her because she is the sweetest one to me.
But behind all this, I feel the bitterness, the fear of being alone also (maybe?), the nostalgy of a perfect world where kids say their prayers in the evening... I feel all that is making of her someone ready to bite today. A tatie danielle you know.

That breaks my heart, but she's turning that way.
I wish I was wrong.
She's supposed to be a reference, a rock, a lighthouse to me. I still see her that way, but...

Is it really that awful to get old?
Why the most wunnnnerful smile suddenly hide sharp teeth?

Age does not make everything.
But I fear years might steal more than physical energy.

sigh.


by Eugène Feyen

When the lil wolf's away, the mama will play ;-)

But not only, huh! ;-)

When Loup decides to have a lil nap (that happening once or twice a day) that means I have to rush to work, to take care of the house too, to update my bloggie sometimes (ok, "often"! hehe).
That's how my day is devided: 90% taking care of my babes, 10% rushing to do everything else.

Blessed lil nap

Bloody pill

Do you know how it costs me for one box of pills (=3 months of pills)? 34 euros!

I think they should be free... Pills and condoms!
I want my taxes to pay for pills and condoms. Till one candidate includes that in his/her program, I'll still vote for Nicolas, and guess what... he might still participate to 2007 French elections!!!

Yeeeepeeeeeeeeeee!!!!

In case you wonder how to dress for Halloween...

...this other top 10 of most ridiculous black metal pics might help you! :P

My very very favorite ones are #1, #2, #8 and #9!
lol



You MUST read the comments of the pics there! They're the cherry on the cake!

It's Monday, gimme a hug

(âmes sensibles, ne pas s'abstenir ;-)

While I was having my first coffee today, I jumped into France's blog, a blog that I love.
What makes France's blog unique is the way she writes. She writes with her heart, me thinks. And that's why she touches us so well.

And I could not imagine a beder way to start my week. France talks here about the Free Hugs campaign. Heard of it maybe?
Wouldn't life be more beauDiful if people shared a lil bit more hugs here and there?

And sarcastic ones might comment a lot about that, but take it simply: good vibes and love will never make a war.

Here's the video France shows. The images tell everything. Have a wunnerful Monday!