100 years ago today my paternal grandfather was born. He lived through 2 world wars, had 3 children (one of whom became a bit famous, working on Doctor Who, amongst other things), 8 grandchildren and knew one of his (now 5, soon to be 6) great-grandchildren before he died in 2005 just short of 91.… Read more
10 years ago today I said “oui” and “I do” to my husband in French and in English (just to allay any doubt!), so I’d like to dedicate today’s blog post to him with an open letter. (I will post about our wedding next week when we’re back home and I can access photos and – dare I say it – videos, for a trip down memory lane.)
To my frog*,
I can’t believe that it’s been 10 years since I stopped calling you my nearly husband and started calling you my husband.… Read more
I meant to write this open letter to my Dad on Sunday in honour of Fathers’ Day, but we were too busy enjoying Fathers’ Day all together. Then Tara from Sticky Fingers offered up the subject of “Dad” for this week’s gallery, so this blog post is in honour of my amazing dad.… Read more