I'm a happily married mum of two boys, aged 17 and 19, and as a family we moved to France eleven years ago. My husband works for a French company, I teach English to French people aged 6 - 60, and English reading and writing to the English-speaking children of the area. We are part of an English speaking church in Lyon. I love to shop for French vintage lace, fabric and household items, and to combine them with my British and global treasures in interesting ways.
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Reality Check
I am not a perfect mother or housewife. There is dog hair under the sofa and the boys eat with their elbows on the table, however much they're nagged. I just assume you'd rather see the pretty stuff!
Forget-me-nots from Niki's garden (Nostalgia at the Stonehouse)
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Toulouse Violets for Friends
We're having some friends over for lunch today. It's all very informal and everyone's bringing a contribution of food. Having bought the cake stand on Friday, I had to make cup cakes today!
I've decorated them with traditional Toulousain violets, grown in the fields around the city and crystalised with mimosa seeds:
Have a look at the lovely blog An Enchanted Cottage, which has a fantastic first birthday giveaway!
I just found your crystalised violets ~ oh how fantastic! I am quite partial to violet creams, and anything violet really. My sister took a trip to south France last year and brought back violet liqueur ~ delicious! I really must go just in order to stock up on all things violet!
2 comments:
Hope you are having a good time at your 'get together'! ;-)
I just found your crystalised violets ~ oh how fantastic!
I am quite partial to violet creams, and anything violet really. My sister took a trip to south France last year and brought back violet liqueur ~ delicious!
I really must go just in order to stock up on all things violet!
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