Donatello works at night and often has trouble sleeping during the day. Apart from noise and temperature, darkness is so important in getting a good sleep. We have blinds, a black out curtain, but the bedroom still wasn’t dark enough. The polyester eye masks from the airplane never stayed put, so I decided to invent my own. These two […]
Lunchtime in Marseille
After spending some time in Aix-en-Provence and the Camargue, Ryan and I headed back to Nice. It was the last day we had the car, so at the last minute, we decided to visit Marseille. It was just a 30 minute drive from Aix-en-Provence, and as we headed into town we the saw the Chateau […]
One Afternoon in the Camargue
It was cool and cloudy on our drive to the Camargue. We stopped by Arles at 1pm for lunch, and had another rage-inducing bout of looking for parking, any parking. The medieval city centre is narrow, and half the streets seemed to be blocked for market day, so we found a free spot across the […]
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DIY: Hourglass Baby Quilt with Appliqued Dachshund
A few weeks ago, my best friend from grade 5 had a baby, so of course I had to send something to her in Finland! I sewed this hourglass baby quilt in various shades of yellow and green, since my friend didn’t know if she was having a boy or a girl. A variety of sunny yellows […]
One Day in Aix-en-Provence
After spending a morning in Grasse, Ryan and I then drove on to Aix-en-Provence. We took the narrow, winding back roads of Provence, past national parks and remote houses, preferring a scenic route over the toll highway. I was driving a good 20 km/h below the 50-70 km/h speed limit, as there were blind corners, […]