snow day – Francois et Moi https://francoisetmoi.com Making a Handmade Modern Home one DIY project at a time. Thu, 15 Jun 2023 17:58:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/francoisetmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Untitled-2-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 snow day – Francois et Moi https://francoisetmoi.com 32 32 76357554 Snow Day! https://francoisetmoi.com/uncategorized/snow-day/ Fri, 13 Dec 2013 13:50:13 +0000 http://francoisetmoi.com/?p=2347 Growing up in northern Minnesota, I have fantastic “snow day” memories from childhood. In their earliest form, snow days could be summed up in bib snowpants, Sorels, snow angels, sledding parties, marshmallow adorned hot cocoa, and the liberating feeling that you had the whole. day. off. from school to play and play and play some more. In anticipation of the laughable amounts of snow that would inevitably “shut down” our brave city several days every winter, our school district’s calendar year was always a few days longer, than schools to the south of us, to account for such weather related cancelations. And though we used the term “shut down,” we hardly let extreme weather stop us from getting out and reveling  in our transformed city’s fresh snowfall. Now that I’m older and have moved away,  snow days are fewer and far between, so Ken and I make a concerted effort to enjoy the snow when we can, especially on the weekends. Last Sunday, it snowed all day, so we decided to hit our neighborhood ski hill to enjoy the snowfall and get our “ski legs” back for our annual Lutsen ski trip later this winter. To wrap up all this snow […]

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]]> 2347 Lavender Infused Hot Cocoa https://francoisetmoi.com/uncategorized/lavender-infused-hot-cocoa/ Thu, 05 Dec 2013 14:09:53 +0000 http://francoisetmoi.com/?p=2115 In celebration of the winter wonderland scene we’re greeted with as we look out our windows this morning, I thought I’d share the lavender hot cocoa recipe my friend, Jill, introduced me to a few weeks ago. This cocoa recipe from à la mode is infused with dried culinary lavender and is served piping hot with a dollop of fresh vanilla bean whipped cream — a dream come true on a day like today. Enjoy and happy snow day!  

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