Category: Family life

We went to the park today for a games afternoon, organised by the town. there were lot of different stands with both modern and traditional games suitable to everyone. We had a lot of fun and the kids didn’t want to leave.

Saturday morning, we left for Caen, in Normandy, about 3 hours drive away, for a wedding. My cousin Cedric, from Paris, was marrying Laurence, from Caen. We had a great time. Apart from my grandmother, I hadn’t see that side of the family for at least 20 years. It was good to see them again and have some news. Continue reading “A beautiful wedding”

A cat has been squatting our doorstep since yesterday. He tries regularly to come into the house but it is out of the question. Initially, the cat was alone. Then, coming back from the prayer meeting, I found that it had given birth to three kittens in front of the door. I put the little family on a newspaper next to the door, but outside, with some milk for the mum.

In the morning I discovered a fourth kitten. Latter, I found that three out of the four kittens were dead 🙁 The remaining one seems healthy. We think we know who the cat belongs to, but there is no-one home. I hope they come back quickly. If we don’t find the masters over the weekend, I’ll have to take them to the nearest RSPCA center which is in St Brieuc, a rather long journey.

On Wednesday, we drove from Chambéry, my hometown, to Guingamp. There’s about 1000 km (620 miles). We did it in 12 hours, including breaks. I love French motorways. We drive through Central France and it is usually fairly quiet. The variety of sceneries is amazing. Going from St Etienne to Clermont-Ferrand, we could see snow. We then drove through to Bourges, Tours, Angers, Rennes. It was an uneventful journey. The kids behaved quite well considering the distance. We were glad to arrive back home though.

My brother turned 30 in December and we celebrated his birthday today. Most of the larger family came to my mum’s house to join us: cousins, uncles and aunts. There were 23 adults and 11 children between the ages of 6 months and 10-11.

The family regularly gets together, but since we leave far away, we hardly ever get to see them. It was good to see everyone, although there were too many to really be able to catch up with everyone.

We had a very traditional French lunch: aperitif, starter, main dish, cheese, pudding and coffee. We started with the aperitif at around 12 and left the table at about 16:30. Most people had left by 17:30. My brother and sister are staying overnight with their families, as well as a cousin with his son. It’ll be nice to have a relaxed day together to chat and for the children to play together.