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Sunday, June 21, 2026

Paris in July -- Getting ready for my "trip" to France via books, food, sports, and language.

Emma at France Book Tours

It is almost July and time for the virtual trip to France.

Here are a few things I hope to do this coming month related to France:

Food:
  • Make a batch of chou à la crème (cream puffs). I adore them and yet have only made them once in my life. I've already asked my daughter to join me in this project.
  • Ratatouille is a food I'm not even sure I've ever tried but it certainly sounds like something I would like, but I might like these even better: Pommes Dauphinoise creamy sliced potatoes in a special cheesy sauce.
Books:
  • I will just be finishing up Madame Bovary by Flaubert as the month begins. Perfect timing.
  • I want to read The Stranger by Camus. I saw the movie earlier this year and think I need to reread the book since the first time through I read it in French. Ahem.
  • A few others I have my eyes on:
    • Fresh Water for Flowers by Valérie Perrin
    • Clara Reads Proust by Stéphane Carlier
    • The Perfect Nanny by Leïla Slimani
Sports:
  • Watch some (all?) Tour du France. I enjoyed it a lot last year.
  • Watch France in World Cup, if they make it out of the preliminary set.
Music:
  • Reactivate my two French music sets on Spotify and listen away!
-Anne
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