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I had so much fun visiting my friends in the Vosges this past weekend. I brought my roomates along, so they got to experience the generousity and kindness of my hosts as well. What a change from the flat, gray Verdun: the Vosges is tall, majestic, and green. We spent the weekend taking longs hikes in the woods, breathing the fresh mountain air, and reveling in our own fabuleux destin.
The other thing we did was eat. Every meal was delicious – on Saturday we had a choucroute (cabbage, potatoes, carrots, ham, and sausage) and Alsatian wine. I contributed my special banana bread – and it went over pretty well! Sunday lunch – typically a lengthy, relaxing affair – was perfect. As the rain drizzled over the gardens outside, we were cozy inside, huddled around the table. A yummy red wine paired with pasta bolognaise, sprinkled with veggies from the garden filled our bellies. Afterwards, salad with homade dressing, baguette with tomme de savoie cheese, coffee, and a little chocolate truffle. Before we knew it, we were already late and rushed to get our things in order and head to the train station.
When people are so generous – it just makes me feel so happy! Solange and Guy share so much wisdom, fun, and friendship with me. I don’t know if I can ever repay them, but I’ve made it my mission to keep the good karma going and return the favor to someone else.
What are some of your small acts of kindness? I’m sure many of you don’t realize their importance! Spread the love this weekend!
“I contributed my special banana bread – and it went over pretty well!”
LOL, that’s an understatement!
I greatly appreciate your invitation to spend a weekend with these wonderful friends of yours! My motto: kindness keeps the world going ’round.
I can certainly get on the kindness and generosity wagon. Bon weekend!
aidan
Sounds like you had a fab weekend! Hope you have another great one this time round!
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That sounds like a great weekend!
By the way, tomme de savoie cheese is one of my favorites
All the landscape pictures are gorgeous! All I see is snow outside my window
Have fun this weekend!
That bottom pic is awesome! Some of my small acts of kindness is when I help people carry things up the stairs on the subway. Whether it be a lot of groceries or a stroller, I always rush to help and it makes me feel pretty darn good.
Sounds like so much fun! And the food sounds delicious! Doesn’t a little bit of kindness make all the difference in the world?
I think that sounds like an amazing weekend!! Thanks for encouraging kindness
Oh Vosges, sounds like you had so lovely time there! I love choucroute and tomme, these are so good winter foods!
I love that you got to do this! What a gorgeous spot with really lovely people.
Last night my cooking club friends and I did our friends wedding rehearsal dinner and had so much fun folding napkins, cooking scrumptious things, and seeing the shock and delight on their faces when they walked in. It was worth every aching muscle I woke with this morning. 
i wish i didn’t break my hand a while ago, so i could take cute heart pictures like you. whenever i try, the hearts are always a little odd looking. and thanks so much for the link. i will probably be signing up this weekend. have a lovely day!!
Anytime there’s good food gets a thumbs up from me!
Good food and great friends? It sounds like a really nice weekend! That last picture is sweet