Or Gooseberries to those less familiar with the term. Or stikkelsbær as they are known in Denmark, groseille in France, and stachelbeere here. I may not be fluent in any language apart from English, but you can always rely on me to remember the global names for completely random things… I used to hate gooseberries as […]
Food
6 Months…
Scones. Something English to celebrate us being here for 6 months. Six whole months! I can’t quite believe we have been here for half a year already! In our household, it is against the law not to celebrate such monumental occasions with cake. But what’s a scone without clotted cream? A cream tea without cream? […]
Ostern
A friend has reliably informed me that the ribbon covered bush/stick things we saw in Austria are actually called Palmbuschen… On Palm Sunday people take them to church to be blessed, and then take them back home to either display in their fields (where they will hopefully bring luck for good harvests for the coming […]
Five
I have a neighbour, his name might be Totoro… he lives in the fridge! Yesterday was The Four Year Old’s Fifth birthday! Not to be outdone at his sister’s recent Catbus cake request (and throwing caution to the wind at his mother’s cake making skills), the (now) Five Year old requested Totoro himself in […]
Seven
A couple of pictures from a trip to The Zoo yesterday for (the now) Seven Year Old’s Birthday! I didn’t take many photos of the animals, as Zoos don’t really inspire me much, but I did like the domesticated animal above waiting patiently with a new friend for his owners!… Thankfully the weather gods were […]