tradition
Kaysersberg in Alsace near Easter time
As usual we stopped in Kaysersberg on our way to the center of Alsace. One week after Easter, decorations are still hanging in the streets. There are plenty of Easter rabbits and that is always a bit strange for people living in Lorraine as here bells...
Crêpes from February
As each year I made crêpes for Candlemas on the 2nd of February. It is a tradition. But don't imagine we eat crêpes only on this day. I feel it is one thing so convenient to cook, at the last minute, that it has become over the years THE meal when I don't...
Easter 2015 in Lorraine
Bells have gone to Rome, so they won't ring till Sunday morning, and they'll bring back eggs to Lorraine, as usual. Some places had planned Easter egg hunts on Saturday but I read a few minutes ago that some of these towns and villages have postponed...
Foire Grasse in Lunéville before Shrove Tuesday
As usual we went to Lunéville this morning to enjoy the Foire Grasse day, the 598th fair ! We are so used to it that I noticed straight away which stallholders were not present : the one who offers the most impressive choice of dried sausages, the ones...
Happy New Year from Lorraine
First of all, I wish you a Happy New Year. May 2015 be healthy (with a good health, we can do everything), busy (with a job, it is easier) and joyful (smiles and laughs make our days, don't they?) I have thought about New Year's tradition and the first...