I grew up in California, not far from the Silicon Valley, but I lived in
a small town of less then 6000 people, in the mountains. I went to
school with the same people from kindergarten on, and I still am in
touch with quite a few of them. My parents have always had a garden.
One of my favorite things to do in the summer is to walk up to the
vegetable plot and eat some strawberries straight off the plant. But
only the ones that the dogs haven't already snacked on.
I set foot on French soil for long term at the age of 17. Accepted to the American University of Paris I hopped on a plane a few weeks after high school graduation and landed in France. People often ask 'why France?', and for that I have no real answer. I took French in high school, so I had some basic notions, but nothing really solid. I was always the kid doing some last minute extra special extra credit to scrape by with a B-. (Proof though that it doesn't mean a lot as now I speak French fluently, most people don't even notice that I am foreign). There was also a wee love story that had commenced a year earlier, and I was curious and crazy enough to head to Paris.
My amour met me off the plane, and whisked me away...
Four years of University later, we got married a few days before graduation. I worked an office job, and we bought a house rather far from Paris, but with a huge yard, and started commuting to the big city everyday. I left my office job (on maternity leave) in September 2009 to have our baby. Miss Lily was born at the end of October and I am still at home raising my girl, trying to pinch pennies and at the same time make us some good homemade food. I can't imagine my life any different, although there are still a few obstacles to overcome for this life to continue, such as finding a way to make a few euros from home, but I am working on it and something will work out. I am getting ready to start our first real full-size vegetable garden this year, and am looking forward to the fruit trees bearing their fruit to make good meals for my baby.
I am excited to start becoming more self-sufficient, and a better homemaker. I can't wait to get going on this project, and I have got the best little helper ever, even if for the moment all she does is watch!
I set foot on French soil for long term at the age of 17. Accepted to the American University of Paris I hopped on a plane a few weeks after high school graduation and landed in France. People often ask 'why France?', and for that I have no real answer. I took French in high school, so I had some basic notions, but nothing really solid. I was always the kid doing some last minute extra special extra credit to scrape by with a B-. (Proof though that it doesn't mean a lot as now I speak French fluently, most people don't even notice that I am foreign). There was also a wee love story that had commenced a year earlier, and I was curious and crazy enough to head to Paris.
My amour met me off the plane, and whisked me away...
Four years of University later, we got married a few days before graduation. I worked an office job, and we bought a house rather far from Paris, but with a huge yard, and started commuting to the big city everyday. I left my office job (on maternity leave) in September 2009 to have our baby. Miss Lily was born at the end of October and I am still at home raising my girl, trying to pinch pennies and at the same time make us some good homemade food. I can't imagine my life any different, although there are still a few obstacles to overcome for this life to continue, such as finding a way to make a few euros from home, but I am working on it and something will work out. I am getting ready to start our first real full-size vegetable garden this year, and am looking forward to the fruit trees bearing their fruit to make good meals for my baby.
I am excited to start becoming more self-sufficient, and a better homemaker. I can't wait to get going on this project, and I have got the best little helper ever, even if for the moment all she does is watch!
Aah, your little girl will love helping in the garden I'm sure. I've always been into gardening and my two lent a hand when they were little... mud, plants, mud, worms, mud, flowers, mud, mud, what more could anyone (big or small) want!
Posted by: Jan | May 3, 2010 at 22:50
How cool and what a lovely story!! I LOVE gardening myself.... so I will follow your garden this summer as I'm sure you will have a bountiful harvest!
Take care,
Leesa (popping over from Keith's blog - A Taste of Garlic - where you two were featured this a.m.
Posted by: Leesa | May 14, 2010 at 08:50