Category Archives: Culture

L.U.K (Love United Kingdom)

Posted on September 19, 2012 by caelycate

 A sweet little song by my very talented man, Tobias Ward-Edwards. It’s about the ongoing problems with the disrespectful and rebellious youth in England. Listen to it on youtube and buy it on iTunes! Visit his website too! I would … Continue reading →

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Playing Maman in Rennes…

Posted on September 18, 2012 by caelycate

A mere week after I moved out of my apartment in Rennes, I was back in my favorite Breton city to babysit for 5 days. The parents of the family I stayed with in Larmor Plage the last 2 summers … Continue reading →

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La rentrée, Au revoir Rennes and Peanut Butter Cookies

Posted on September 8, 2012 by caelycate

Here in France, the summer has officially ended, even if the weather isn’t acting accordingly: it was over 80 degrees here today. But despite the sun’s protests, les petits are back in school, everyone has gone back to work, I’m faced with … Continue reading →

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New York, Tome 2: The Cooking Chronicles

Posted on December 24, 2011 by caelycate

Since I last wrote there has been another trip into the city to see a close friend and visit another museum, the MoMA. There has also been the arrival of my brother, as well as my brother-in-law’s entire family, making … Continue reading →

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New York, Tome 1: The Baby Chronicles

Posted on December 19, 2011 by caelycate

I arrived in New York a few nights ago, feeling rather cracked out. It wasn’t the smoothest nor the shortest travel experience, and it definitely was not an experience which involved any sort of sleep. But after seeing my family … Continue reading →

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Paris metro brilliance

Posted on December 19, 2011 by caelycate

Check out this series of literal translations of Paris metro stop names by photographer Janol Apin. *First update on New York to come soon…

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HUNG(a)RY

Posted on March 14, 2011 by caelycate

When I was a student in France 4 years ago I was fortunate enough to travel extensively throughout Western Europe, but I never made it to the East. Okay, okay: I had previously visited Prague and Germany, but they felt … Continue reading →

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La marchée à la place de lices….

Posted on January 30, 2011 by caelycate

My Saturday tradition is to do my shopping for the week in the open-air market in one of Renne’s largest squares, the Place de Lices. I’ve gone every Saturday since I moved here, unless I was out of town. It’s my … Continue reading →

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Le Marché de Noël

Posted on December 6, 2010 by caelycate

France loves Christmas (or Noël, as they say here). A lot. Every main street in every city is strung with lights. Every self-respecting shop keeper’s window looks like Father Christmas threw up in it. In between the decorations and the cold, … Continue reading →

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Kouign-amann

Posted on November 23, 2010 by caelycate

It’s officially winter. The weather forecast is predicting snow for Thursday (though I have heard from several sources that it rarely snows in Rennes, so we’ll see about that. I tend to completely distrust weather forecasts anyways…). The Christmas lights … Continue reading →

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