ASmileADay


I am quite happy to eat alone but my couscous with copious amounts of lamb is irresistible to cats…apparently!

Cats love Couscous with lamb!  ASmileADay #111

 I opened my Yves Rocher parcel with glee. I was transported back in time! I was a teenager again. I used to order Yves Rocher products back in the UK in the 1970’s. Of course I knew what I had ordered but I was hoping for some free samples. Something extra. And there it was. … READ MORE

Tea time with Yves Rocher. Unusual brew? ASmileADay #110

Couscous in a cave aka Le Cocon in Tourrettes-sur-Loup, Alpes Maritimes,France. A truly beautiful day. The sun is shining. Well, it is Sunday and so where I do choose to eat? In a cave 🙂 This gives you some idea of the deliciousness that awaits. This couscous is not the standard, chicken and merguez. Instead … READ MORE

SUNday is Couscous day at Le Cocon. Tourrettes-sur-Loup ASmileADay #109

I have a bad habit. I nod agreeably, in earnest. I respond to body language. I reciprocate. This would be fine if I was always in tune with the person regaling me with…what? You see this is how it happens. Someone starts talking to me in French and I understand so I nod. However before I know … READ MORE

Too French! ASmileADay #108

When visiting new friends it is always interesting to peruse their knick knacks. Figurines from the Canaries. Miniature Sombreros from…well could be anywhere really. Family photographs depict hatch, match but not dispatch. But the focus is still mainly on holidays. Very often you cannot guess the occupation of the occupant by looking around. So I … READ MORE

Who lives here? Check out the knick knacks. ASmileADay#107

So there I was enjoying a lovely, proper salad Nicoise and thinking just how lovely ( I know twice) peaceful it was when suddenly I was surrounded! I slowly looked up as I recognised the clickety clack of boot studs on a tiled floor. Boy, they sure were vocal for a couple of cyclists. Why … READ MORE

Tour de Cannes ASmileADay #106

As I was working near Bradford recently I ventured into what can only be described as a merchandizing maze. The department store of Boyes dates back to 1881 when William Boyes started a remnants shop near Scarborough. Today there are forty stores between Yorkshire and Leicestershire and they boast an ever changing range of 30,000 … READ MORE

Bradford Boyes’ amusing merchandizing …ASmileADay #105

I never tire of walking around Tourrettes-sur-Loup. There is always something new to see. Just a splash of colour or some practical explanation for these forks? Waiting to hear from you garden buffs… Meanwhile, it made me smile. 🙂

What the fork?  ASmileADay #104 thanks to Tourrettes-sur-Loup