Back in the States, I had a cupboard in my kitchen filled with dried spices for cooking. I never grew any fresh herbs because I had always lived in apartments or condos in the city without access to a backyard or patio. When I first arrived in Mauritius, I went to the market to re-stock my spice cupboard by [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Les Épices
Posted in Les Differences, Mauritius, tagged Expat, Mauritius, Spices on Friday, July 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Word.
Posted in Mauritius, tagged Expat, French, Mauritius on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am completely over-using one particular French expression. Finding myself at a loss for more complex sentence structures due to the fact that I really only know the present tense of verbs and my knowledge of any other vocabulary is still quite small (I do know all my fruits and vegetables, however), I reach for [...]
Overboard?
Posted in Mauritius, tagged Container, Expat, Mauritius, Pirates, Sea on Monday, July 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My aunt in Texas dared to tell little-miss-worry-me that the ship carrying our container of goods from America would arrive safe and sound with the tiny exception that our container would happen to fall overboard. Well, perhaps it has.
On May 15th all of our processions were packed into sealed crates and placed into a moving [...]
Recipe Update
Posted in Mauritius, Recipes on Monday, July 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Recipes can now be found on the Recipes page.
Click on the tab above.
Party in the Sugar Jar
Posted in Mauritius, tagged Bugs, Chikungunya, Expat, Mauritius, Sugar, War on Thursday, July 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Every new day is another day in a continuing battle at our house. And each of us plays a key role to ensure that success is had before night falls. This war will last many years and will continue long after we have left this tiny island. Strategies and logistical patterns are noted and documented. [...]
