April 2010
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MOTHER..DAY ’26
I know Mother’s Day was about a couple of weeks ago, but I still wanted to document how I spent it. My daughter who is close to being 13 years old surprised me with a beautiful bouquet of flowers…I knew she was planning on buying me a gift but I didn’t expect her to order…
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Un petit tour over @ SistersofAfrica!
Hello out there..as Chris Brown would say:) I hope you are doing well. It’s already February… ca y’est we are champions d’Afrique .!There was so much tension and joy this past month with the CAN..mais ca y’est it’s done..the whole country celebrated , my hometown was painted in our national flag colors..yes,it was a time:)…
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Goodbye’25, Bienvenue’26:)
…. Reminiscing about younger new years’ eves days…. I remenber the excitement in in my twenties, partying somewhere in an African club in New York au sous-sol surrounded by total strangers, but people I became familiar with.. seeing at the club every weekend, far away from our continent …feeling safe within a community of African…
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Noliane Cafe..Nolianement:)
Hello out there ..to those who still check the blog from time to time:) I am back for one of those random billets..this one is about my Christmas Day culinary trip to Noliane Café- Fann- Mermoz…I like to try new restaurants au coup de coeur as in if I randomly come across their instagram page…
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Tea for the soul..
“J’avance et j’avance pas à pas….”comme dirait la jeune chanteuse Frenchie Ivoirienne Denden😄 Anywhoo a dear soul Sister of mine who was visiting our hometown gifted me with some beautiful tea from Kenya .Every time I enjoy a cup of it I smile thinking of her, thinking of making duahs for her.. It’s interesting how…
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Avec moi…
« Avec moi il n’y a pas de compétition.. » comme dirait le chanteur Ya Lévis… I went for a late night run this evening and as I was running my mind went to all the female runners that have died while doing the same exact thing as I was doing..working out. I thought of nursing…
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Menu vibes…
So we are in it… the first week of school has officially started.. and so has began la saga des différentes envies culinaires. As a little girl , i just ate what I was given for lunch ( typical African upbringing « don’t complain , eat un peu de tout »)😄which actually is not bad teaching.. Cartoons,…
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Étiquettes tu colleras:)
Ca y’est c’est the big rentrée 😄🥳, comme d’habitude les parents sont super contents, enfin la fin du boucan in za casa.. One of my daughter’s fav’ tradition is “colling” les etiquettes sur ses effets la veille.. donc moi j’écris son nom et elle ..elle colle:) She always looks forward to that scolaire tradition of…
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Waiting … but not in vain:)
I don’t know if you feel like me .. but waiting at the doctor’s office for a consultation is “something😅”… not complaining but sometimes it feels like it can take for hours and hours … Alhamdoulilah for being able to even afford the cost to see a doctor…. we are all aware that the cost…
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Soft life this and that..
Whenever you go to the doctor or you read anything wellness related.. the message is always the same : “try to live a stress free life.. “ Now how do you go about that 😅..life in its nature is just stressful , the uncertainty, the various problems that can occur ;health,love, spiritual challenges, finance ..I…