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Thank you to Emma @ Word and Peace for hosting this popular challenge. I usually try to do a French dinner if I have time. This year it coincided with the 65th birthday of my husband, Martin. It was a perfect time to invite a few friends for a French celebration. Here is the 6 course menu de degustation that I made. Dinner with nice friends so it turned out to be a lovely evening. I had to explain how the Paris in July challenge works and I think they were all impressed by o

It is time for another spin with the . I actually did finish my last spin which was The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton . I liked it...

Blipping through channels on my TV, I came upon a documentary of Gisèle Freund (1908-2000, and born Gisela Freund) a German-French...

We have been touring a small part of Sweden with our van. This year we chose to go around the two big lakes, Vänern (the largest lake in...

Today is the French National Day, congratulations to all the French people. Believe it or not, this is my first post for this challenge....

No, I am not referreing to Hemingway's book about Paris, but my own travelling library. We have been out for a tour with our van, and I...

We are already on the 3rd of July when I write this wrap-up of my reading during June. I am on the road with our van and as usual it is...

The Heron Legacy is the new historical fiction be Leona Francombe. I have read two of her earlier books, The Sage of Waterloo and The...

We are nearing one of the most popular blog challenges, Paris in July. Introduced by Tamara @ Thyme for tea many years ago. Tamara has...

May is over and we have entered June. In Sweden this is considered to be the first of the summer months. Weather wise we don't talk of...

An excellent classic novel for the Classic Club Spin #37

A few more literary notes. I think I might continue with these kind of posts, where I will talk on everything about books, including...