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Application to Le Cordon Bleu is on its way!
We mailed the application today. It should take two or three days to arrive in Paris. Kate at Le Cordon Bleu said we will hear back from them in ten days after they receive it. That means I SHOULD...
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Eureka! Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, here I come!
Oh happy day! I’ve received my acceptance letter from Le Cordon Bleu in Paris! Here is my Acceptance Letter from Le Cordon Bleu!!! This is so exciting! And Tom is just as thrilled as I am. He’s going...
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Paris, Health Care and Infrastructure: Why France is Best Place to Live in World
CNN just published an article called “Why France is Best Place to Live in World” http://us.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/02/11/france.quality.life/index.html?hpt=C2 Ponteves, France CNN’s article caught my...
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Dinner in Antwerp: Lambstew with Apricots – Pork Fillet with Prunes – Stolen...
Terrible weather near our home in Germany We had originally planned to visit my parents this weekend. The weather guessers (as Tom calls them) were predicting up to six inches of snow. The weather...
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Beer, Mussels, Valentine’s Day, New Friends, Global Knives and Puzzling
Hi everyone! I hope you had a great Valentine’s Day! We don’t celebrate that it in Belgium but it’s nice to hear how you celebrate it. Mussels for lunch Mussels Mussels Mussels! We had some really...
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Do Riedel Wine Glasses Really Make a Difference in Taste?
Back in time Let me tell you one of our secrets. We use “Vino Cheapo” for our table wine at home on most days. It’s a 1.29 Euro one liter bottle of French “vin de table”. A concoction of French red...
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Dentist – Celery – Just a Bad Day
Gaby’s tooth broke on Friday night. Why do things like that always happen just after the work week is over? Fortunately no nerves were involved so she emailed our dentist asking when he could see me....
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Family Reunion – Ducks – Dinner at Sacchetti’s – Le Cordon Bleu
Reunion Walk near Willebroek, Belgium The family reunion went really well today. The weather was overcast and threatened rain all day. We felt a few drops but that was it. Temperatures were around...
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Cheese Shop – Delhaize – Belga Queen – Paris Apartment
Cheese shop Gaby and her mom went to that cool cheese shop today. “Meester van Tricht en zoon: Maitre Fromagerie“. Gaby’s bag had a bunch of little cheese packages all wrapped up. I’m sure we’ll...
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Le Cordon Bleu Patisserie – A slight change of plan
Provence, France Gaby and I had a nice offer to help run the bed and breakfast we’ve been to so often in Southern France. We were initially excited about the idea as we do love Provence, France;...
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