Monthly Archives: September 2009

French Word Count Update

For the first few weeks of school, Conor and I would breathlessly quiz Savannah about what French words she learned that day. It was as if we expected her to be fluent after 3 days. We were just excited, but it didn’t have the effect we hoped for. An idea has to be Savannah’s before […]

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The French are serious about chocolate

From a chocolate maker’s website in France: “Like a magic potion, chocolate is a source of intense, unique pleasures. In order to fully savor the desirable characteristics of a good chocolate, it should be consumed in a quiet environment. Chocolate unfolds all of its aromas and its ideal texture at a room temperature of about […]

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POTD: School Snack

I got to take some candid photos at Savannah’s school today for the newsletter. It was so fun and interesting to see how things function there during the day. I honestly didn’t know much at all about Montessori programs until Savannah started at this school. I’d heard good and bad. I do think that it’s […]

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