Bonjour mes amis!

Thanks for visiting!

Funny thing about living here...the centuries of history between France and England, especially the numerous invasions of this lovely land by warring Englishmen, have left their mark, and there are certain French folks who still hold a little grudge. When I was studying at the Sorbonne, I heard a bit of it, and I pick up the occasional off-hand remark still. For example, in one of my classes this week, someone was saying he wanted to have an English accent when speaking English, and another classmate said, "but we're not Englishmen." Then the whole group of them sat and thought for a milli-second and quickly added, in unison, "GOOD!" and shared a haughty laugh. Tonight I caught the tail-end of a commercial for something edible, and at the very end of the tagline was this:  "It's English, but it's good." Yes, the French are proud of their food, and no, the English aren't known for their cuisine, but to say as much in a commercial...hilarious! Oh how the French tickle me. When they're not being totally nasty and rude on the sidewalk and in the metro. But that's for a less positive blog (which I will refrain from creating).

Anyway, onto gratitude. My five for today:

1)  finding a 5 euro note on the sidewalk. Free money!
2)  a post from someone I've never met but really hope to meet because I know she's an amazing woman just from what her husband has said about her. Ginger, I'm looking forward to it...one of these days!
3)  my warm apartment...it is SO cold!
4)  that the weekend is almost here
5)  funny people

Hope you're all having a great day! Look forward to hearing from you!
bisous