Category Archives: Food and drink

Krakow – All It’s Kracked Up to be and More

Posted on September 22, 2018 by skinsphins

With the schools back in session and everyone back to work, it was the perfect time to take a vacation. So that’s what the lovely missus and I did. For our first week off we went to Krakow, Poland. Mostly … Continue reading →

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San Sebastian, Spain

Posted on August 11, 2018 by skinsphins

Recently, in a futile effort to escape from what was an extended rainy spell in Toulouse, we headed to San Sebastian, a foody city on the Atlantic coast of Spain. I say ‘futile’ because the closer we got to the … Continue reading →

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Payback’s a…What’s the Word I’m Looking For?

Posted on June 23, 2018 by skinsphins

Recently, I went to the pharmacy to get a prescription refill. When I entered, there were two people ahead of me: a lady and a man. As I stood there, I could see that the young lady waiting on the … Continue reading →

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It’s American Week at…Picard

Posted on March 24, 2018 by skinsphins

If it works for one supermarket chain, why shouldn’t work for another? I speak, of course, about American Week. That blessed occasion when all things American – and things that aren’t American but the French think should be – are … Continue reading →

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Jack in the Box

Posted on February 7, 2018 by skinsphins

Well, not quite. The halftime entertainer, Justin Timberlake, of this past Sunday’s Supper Bowl did either a great job or a horrible one depending on which fan or troll you done read on the internets. Regardless, when I think of … Continue reading →

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It’s Ba-a-a-a-a-ck! American Week at Lidl

Posted on February 2, 2018 by skinsphins

It’s a sign from God. No sooner do we arrive back in France, when what do we receive in the mail? Longtime readers know: the Lidl circular featuring American Week! We had some of your traditional favo(u)rites: peanuts, wraps and … Continue reading →

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Journees du Patrimoine – Gers Edition

Posted on October 4, 2014 by skinsphins

One of my favorite weekends of the year is the third weekend of September. That’s when FR holds its annual ‘Journees du Patrimoine.’ Countries throughout Europe do it these Heritage Days, but since I’m here in LegoLand, the FR version … Continue reading →

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Road Rage: French Style

Posted on September 15, 2014 by skinsphins

Bear with me: I’ll get to the road rage part in a little while. But first, you need a set-up. A Meal That Simply Wasn’t Meant to Be: Saturday night rolls around and it’s time to get dinner going. We … Continue reading →

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You’ve Got to Be, Um, ‘Kidding’ Me

Posted on September 1, 2014 by skinsphins

I was going to go with a ‘truer’ word than ‘kidding’ but this is a family-friendly blog. You see, the reason for this mini-post is something I noticed in last Friday’s International NY Times. (Honestly, I preferred it when it … Continue reading →

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Abbaye de Flaran

Posted on August 29, 2014 by skinsphins

Every then and again, we will take a Sunday drive (sometimes even on a Saturday) out into the country, which for a person in the 31 means the Gers. Often we would head towards Condom (insert your own, um, joke) … Continue reading →

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