Frenchgirlinseattle
Bienvenue chez Veronique, a French native who moved to Seattle in 1996. This fun little blog was originally created to keep in touch with my French students, relatives and friends... and then something happened and readers kept coming! I tell stories, in French or in English; stories about la Belle France, and all things French; stories about my life as a French transplant in the Pacific Northwest; travel stories with a French twist. I hope you enjoy reading them.
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French Girl in Seattle
http://frenchgirlinseattle.blogspot.com/
Bienvenue chez Veronique, a French native who moved to Seattle in 1996. I tell stories, in French or in English; stories about la Belle France, and all things French; stories about my life as a French transplant in the Pacific Northwest; travel stories with a French twist. I hope you enjoy reading them.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 81 )
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Noël à Paris... Memories of [Parisian] Christmas Past
Champs-Elysées, ParisLes Noëls se suivent mais ne se ressemblent pas... (Christmas celebrations pass by, yet each one is different... Read more
Posted on 17 December 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
If You Can't Go Christmas Shopping in Paris...
Christmas market on the Champs-Elysées(American Frog Photography) Imagine that: We could be Christmas shopping in Paris right about now. Read more
Posted on 07 December 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
New York, New York (Part 2) - Where We Discuss Friends, Old and New; the Power o...
Special celebrations call for special drinks, like le Kir Royal...A friend commented there was no French twist to last week's story about New York City. My... Read more
Posted on 01 December 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
New York, New York! (Part 1)
Central Park bench:The wisdom of New York city...A few days ago, I *almost* wrote a story, and it started like this...These vagabond shoes They are longing to... Read more
Posted on 25 November 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
"I Have to Go See About a Girl..."
(Photo credit: American Frog Photography)Do you remember Matt Damon's line at the end of Good Will Hunting?This week, I get to be in the movie. Like Will... Read more
Posted on 14 November 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Plaisirs D'automne... Autumn Pleasures...
Julia Child and Jacques Pépinrequest the pleasure of your company for a fall pot-luck dinner party.Come and join us at l'Ecole des Trois Gourmandes, Roo de Loo... Read more
Posted on 09 November 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Nice, France: La Ville Arc-en-Ciel. Rainbow City
La ville Arc-en-CielI don't know about you, but the excitement over fall colors is already wearing thin. It may be because in the Pacific Northwest, fall... Read more
Posted on 01 November 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Ballade Gourmande (*)... Seattle's Best Pastry Shops
Fall has arrived with a vengeance. Wait, not fall. More like premature winter. Brrrrr... I have been drinking Fauchon tea almost daily, and this only happens... Read more
Posted on 24 October 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Deconstructing the French Woman: Marion Cotillard
Elegant. Flawless. Inimitably stylish. Flaunting a certain Je-ne-sais-quoi. Exuding a subtle confidence. Ah, the French woman. A timeless myth still in the... Read more
Posted on 15 October 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
A French Girl Masters the Art of French Cooking with a Little Help from Special...
Julia Child would have been 100 years old this fall. In her honor, I read the excellent new biography by Bob Spitz, Dearie. This made me respect Madame Child... Read more
Posted on 04 October 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
French Girl in Seattle's Fall Fashion Post
Note to readers: This is a fashion post. If you are averse to girlie talk about clothes/shoes/handbags/accessories, or if the sheer thought of shopping makes yo... Read more
Posted on 27 September 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Bienvenue, L'automne (Welcome, Fall)
Short conversation between strangers heard all over Seattle for the last two weeks:Stranger 1: "Can you BELIEVE it?!"Stranger 2: "No, I can't believe it, but I... Read more
Posted on 20 September 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
When in Paris, Do Dessert as the Parisians Do...
Asterix et Obelix: Deux Gaulois gourmands... Fact: Les Français sont gourmands. Gourmand(goor-mahnd:)noun1.a person who is fond of good eating, often... Read more
Posted on 12 September 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Prepare for France... but She May Still Surprise You!
Restaurant Beau Séjour,GorbioLe Teacher: "... And don't forget: Say 'Bonjour' whenever you enter a public place. Say it as many times as it takes, five, ten,... Read more
Posted on 04 September 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
A Special Story to Celebrate "la Rentrée..."
Foreword: Chers lecteurs, Dear readers.The long summer is winding down. Fall will return soon, and all over France and the United States, students will be... Read more
Posted on 28 August 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Antique-shopping: An Exercise in Nostalgia...
Once upon a time, in my *other life,* [the French one,] I loved to go antique hunting. During field trips to les marchés aux Puces (flea markets) in St. Read more
Posted on 21 August 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Ballade Au Marché... A Stroll at the Market...
Victor Steinbrueck Park, near Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA.We are back in Seattle, after three weeks on a sailboat. We were sad to leave the old girl behind a... Read more
Posted on 14 August 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Lessons I Learned on a Boat... (Cruise Log #3)
Life is good on a boat's transom...Twenty days. 260 nautical miles. Two countries. Objects lost at sea: 2 pairs of sunglasses. 1 Fedora hat. 1 flashlight. 1... Read more
Posted on 08 August 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Stuck on a Boat During the Roaring Twenties (Cruise Log #2)
Bonjour les amis,This French Girl is alive, and well. My boys and I have just wrapped up our first week of happy sailing in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Read more
Posted on 29 July 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Cruising the Pacific Northwest... Rain Or Shine (Cruise Log #1)
"Our home away from home!"The name puzzles some people,until they see the French flag attached to the mast...Ahoy, Mateys!We are off, floating about on the salt... Read more
Posted on 23 July 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL