Memories – Zoë's Blog

Holiday season

I ate too much Turkey for my first American traditional Thanksgiving, it was good! and so this weekend is quieter. It is also stormy tonight. The fire place is working well, I prepared the candles and emergency lights in case I loose power, and I am eating the rest of the turkey-soup. A cosy evening,Continue reading “Holiday season”

Lily of the valley

On the 1st May, every year, in France, we offer a bunch of “muguet” to the loved ones. It is a tradition dating back to 1560 when the King Charles IX received a sprig on the first of May when visiting the fields in the Drome county. The next year he offered some to theContinue reading “Lily of the valley”

Des petits riens*

Memories…. That was one of my first record, I was about 8 at that time… And I don’t think I heard that many time since then, although I remembered the melody like I would have played it yesterday: “Les petits riens**” from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. I heard it this morning on the road, on theContinue reading “Des petits riens*”

Encounters

I am spending quite a lot of time outdoor: running, hiking, walking to work, walking to school, walking around… but I realise that it is very difficult to see and pictured an animal. When we meet up suddenly with a wild creature, either we are scared that it will fight, or scared that it mightContinue reading “Encounters”

We are Spartans

We, as a family, have been Spartans, maybe we’ll be again soon. I am talking about these races that crazy people do to have fun, this military-like workout that we do in times of peace. Just crazy. This all begun, if I remember correctly, because we wanted to motivate ourselves as a family, and justContinue reading “We are Spartans”