Snow in the south

5 Mar 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

The day after we came home from the Alps we got surprised by the best thing ever, snow falling in the south of France! Apparently last time it snowed like this was 20 years ago so we felt really lucky. The kids thought it was awesome though I think the fact that we just came […]

Winter stories

14 Jan 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

When we arrived in the alps the sun shined from a clear, blue sky. That did not last. The rest of the week it snowed almost all the time. The kids were delighted and honestly me too. Even if it makes things a bit more complicated, more layers, more wet glowes and no vision at […]

First week of the year

7 Jan 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

We spent new years eve in the Alps this year, like the past, with Mat’s parents and his brother and family. They have two girls in about Viggo and Gaétan’s ages and it’s so wonderful for them to be able to meet (they live in Switzerland) and play together. To see them running around the […]

Sledge day!

5 Jan 2017.Reading time 4 minutes.

Here are some photos of our sledge day in the slopes! It reminds me so much of my own childhood in Sweden and how every day from late November to the end of March was just one big sledge race! We found the perfect spot for the kids near Arc 1800 where parents can zip […]

Hej!

I'm Åsa, a Swedish girl born in -79, who ended up in the south of France. This is the place where a share my ideas on sewing for the whole family, carpentry, decoration, photography, DIYing, gardening, french thrifting and so on. I like to paint and scrapbook too. I'm the mama in our blended family to my son Viggo (7), my bonus son Gaétan (8) and our daughter Alva (2). I met the man of my dreams and we decided to start over together and share this ordinarily extraordinary thing that is called life. Hope you'll enjoy the read!