Monthly Archives: January 2009
Can you say “cornbread” in French?
Here’s my French “cornbread”: It’s actually quite delicious. A VERY, VERY crusty loaf, made with cornmeal and flour. Good toasted, with almond butter! Below, my “kitchen.”
Out the door
Headed to my first day at work! Here are some photos to keep you occupied until I return. There are a couple of interior shots of my new place (others to come after everything is, um, cleaned up); my “rental … Continue reading
Random notes
Seriously random bits from the past few days: The French have never been told not to change lanes in a tunnel. There are many tunnels here, zooming us under the Alps. Speaking of the Alps, where is Mont Blanc, exactly? … Continue reading
links for 2009-01-08
Currents – Fabric – Do-It-Yourself Textiles – NYTimes.com Note to all my artsy friends: this is great! And it comes to you, naturally, from North Carolina! (tags: fabric printed textiles)
Day two: tres complique!
A few highlights of today: It is pitch-black at 8 in the morning. What the heck is the latitude here? Must look that up. Everything I did today took 7 times longer than it should have. Finding where I was … Continue reading
First day in France
Arrived in Ferney-Voltaire after an easy but packed 7-hr flight from JFK to Geneva. The woman in front of me