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Inside la Sucrerie
Last week I showed you some pictures of the Sugar Factory in Francières. The weather was rather gloomy and like for our first visit, I photographed in black & white. Today I'll take you inside where it's a little bit more colorful (but also colder than outside!). I really liked the color of the walls Read article…
Weekend tip: la Brocante
My favorite season started: brocante season! Visiting a flea market on Sunday is like a national sport here in France. After visiting numerous marchés aux puces, I must admit that I became quite addicted to the art of junk hunting. It's a nice opportunity to visit new places in the Oise, discuss (or negotiate!) with Read article…
the Sugar Factory of Francières
This weekend we went back to the Sugar Factory. Ever since our visit last summer I wanted to go back and go inside. Apparently visiting la Sucrerie de Francières isn't easy: it's closed most of the time… but not this weekend! The sugar industry played a prominent role in the economy of my region and Read article…
Chambre avec vue
Last night Rose and I had a soirée at the Auberge du Jeu de Paume, the brand new hotel at 10 minutes from our place, in Chantilly. The promise of champagne and a chocolate fountain immediately convinced Rose to join me. I was very curious to see what the concept of a "personal dressing" by Read article…
An industrial spring
Although it obviously doesn't feel very much like it, it's officially spring. Here in the Oise region a very particular "spring" started as well: Le Printemps de l'Industrie. Through exhibitions, workshops, lectures and company visits we get to discover our region's industrial nature. For example, did you know that the nose of the Airbus A350 Read article…
An afternoon at the race course
My stepdaughter Rose is a so-called Horse Girl. She has been riding horses for over 12 years and now that she lives with us, she really misses her dear Dutch Warmblood. As we live at 10 minutes from Horse Capital Chantilly, we had to catch one of the race courses. On this overcast (and freezing!) Read article…
Styloise: Suzy & Chris
Suzy was dancing in the middle of the street when I spotted her and Chris. It made me smile, but as soon as I took out my camera both their smiles almost disappeared! Suzy and Chris are two students from Creil and were wearing some funky mismatched laced sneakers. Their favorite place in the Oise Read article…
Styloise: Héloïse
Meeting fellow bloggers is always fun. This time I met one of the only fashion & beauty bloggers in the Oise: Héloïse. She's a student from Creil with a passion for beauty and shares her finds on her blog, called Beauthela. Héloïse prefers spending time in Paris, but also enjoys a walk in the Ermenonville Read article…
A whipped weekend
In French Chantilly also means whipped cream. So, besides the Chateau and the horses, that's what Chantilly is known for as well. Last weekend, Framboise invited* me & my husband for a romantic get-away in a brand new hotel in Chantilly, called l'Auberge du Jeu de Paume. I think it was the first time that Read article…
