La Maison des Mots - November 2021
Bonjour from France
Oh non! Is it November already? The flight of our days and months, the change of the seasons, the wonder of it all moving along. N’est-ce pas Incroyable ? I am taking each day slowly as I ready myself, the house and garden for the winter months. There is always much to do, but I feel a tug from the mid-autumn spirit within, telling me to take my time, think clearly, all will be just as it is meant to be.
Mais, I will get the seasonal bells ready to jingle once December rings in. I do anticipate a fine Noel, complete with guests staying in house, delicious meals, fine wines, Cognac (peut-etre), music and candles, decorations including a tree, and many hours sitting pretty by a roaring fire telling tales of Christmas past.
I have nice news to share; Upstart and Crow, the bookshop on Granville Island in Vancouver, is now selling my petit booklet Les Double Alphabet du Ma Maison des Mots. Methinks it is a fine stuffer for a Christmas Stocking, or a hostess gift. Price at the store is only $14. If you prefer, you can also email me for a personalized copy shipped from France. The price for that is $18 Cdn including shipping. Please note that if you hope to receive a personalized book from France to present for Christmas, I will not ship after December 3rd, 2021 so please place your order no later than December 1.
J’encourage aussi for you to think about gifting a loved one with an annual subscription of French Curiosities for the four seasons of 2022. At the beginning of each Saison, I will send you or your chosen recipient, a Surprise. It is always French, mostly crafted by local artisans. The cost is for an annual subscription of four seasonal Curiosities is $500 Cdn. or $150 Cdn. for an individual French Curiosity Surprise. If you want to give someone on your Christmas list either a subscription or a single Curiosity, I will send you a Gift Certificate for you to present to them at Christmas, and the Surprise will commence Printemps 2022.
Or, there is also the idea of gifting one with a stay at Maison des Mots. Think of how lovely it could be spending time in this gentle and beautiful Campagne Francaise, just two hours south of Paris, 10 minutes from Pouilly sur Loire, and 25 minutes from Sancerre.
Au revoir pour le moment, Bisous du France
~ Moi et Minette