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Serendipity in Vimoutiers, France

November 20, 2014by A Crooked Mile 1 Comment

Where did we go for our October vacation? We rented a cottage outside of Bayeux and enjoyed some amazing sites: the Bayeux tapestry and cathedral, Omaha Beach, the American cemetery, […]

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Food, Travel

No-Rules Cassoulet

October 24, 2014by A Crooked Mile 2 Comments

I’ve never been a big meat eater, but there’s something about France that seems to be turning my old habits upside down. For example, I used to stand in line […]

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Food, Travel

Why I’ll Never Be Mistaken for French

October 14, 2014by A Crooked Mile 13 Comments

I love France, but sometimes my love feels unrequited. The first time I was here was as a college student. I spent my junior year in Paris, living with a French family […]

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Travel

What I Miss Most

October 9, 2014by A Crooked Mile 5 Comments

Before we came to France, I had a mental list of things I would miss most: family and friends of course, but also the dogs we sit for, peanut butter, […]

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Earthly Delights, Travel

Lookin’ Out My Back Door

October 7, 2014by A Crooked Mile 2 Comments

Now I understand why Impressionism got its start in Normandy. The sky and the light here are beautiful. And then there are the cliffs, beaches, cathedrals, meadows, and ancient villages, all of […]

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Earthly Delights, Travel

Notre Dame de Jumièges

August 23, 2014by A Crooked Mile 1 Comment

A Benedictine Monastery The ruins of Jumièges are stunning. We arrived late in the afternoon, having already visited the Chateau de Robert le Diable and the Abbaye Saint-Georges de Boscherville that day. We’d also taken […]

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Earthly Delights, Travel

Discovering French Plums

August 17, 2014by A Crooked Mile 6 Comments

I used to think all plums were purple. Then I came to France where plums are also red, yellow, green, and inky black. The French consume about 40 million pounds of […]

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Food, Recipes, Travel

We Have Arrived!

August 12, 2014by A Crooked Mile 4 Comments

We are here. Finally. And this is our new home for the year, “la maison canard.” Looks like a duck, non? We are in Rouen, France, and can hardly believe […]

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Food, Travel

A Control Freak Lets Go

May 27, 2014by A Crooked Mile 9 Comments

I’ve finally finished Josie’s high school graduation present. I haven’t crocheted an afghan in decades—and I’ve never made one with granny squares. This was enormous fun! What was maybe most […]

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Earthly Delights

Choose the Cows Over the Chemists

April 1, 2014by A Crooked Mile 2 Comments

Julia Child famously said, “If you’re afraid of butter, use cream.” It seems she was onto something. For years we’ve been told that saturated fats—fats found in butter, cheese, and […]

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Now that is exactly the question. What is this flippen blog about? I am like a crow. If it shines, I like it. If it is pretty, I like it. If I can eat it, even better!

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