A few words from a new blogger - Quelques mots à partir d'un nouveau blogueur.

Hello Little Peaches!

I'm pleased with my decision not to let this blog go live immediately, as It's allowing me to make some changes before I unleash my virtual baby on the world. I've realised a couple of things by navigating my way around other people's blogs that I now see I need to apply to ALP.
1) As fun & educational as it is for me to write post titles in French, it's not going to be much good for people who don't speak French to navigate their way around ALP. And, since I write the bulk in English, my main audience are likely to be primarily English speakers. So, I'll still be writing them all in French, after all the point is I wanted to learn here, but I shall follow with the English translation in brackets. (Update: as 'Blogger' cuts out the end of long title posts in the links, it'll have to be English first...booo!)
2) I clearly love a lot of text. I'm not going to do much about that at the moment, because I want to stay true to myself. However, I hope to get more succinct as time goes on.
3) I need to categerise my blog posts and try to write about one thing at once. I'm going to introduce category pages with links to blog posts I've written on particular topics. At the moment I'm a bit giddy and writing about everything I come across. But I imagine that will calm down in time and I'll be down to one post a day.

Well this morning I told Mr Peach that I've started a blog. His response was 'what about?'. I don't think he was impressed when I told him it was about our life, weddings, fitness, losing weight, learning French and really anything. I suspect he just might not get it. That's ok though because this is mainly for me.

I also told him that I'm cutting my hair after our wedding - because it gets so knotty & is annoying the hell out of me. He loves me having long hair and rightfully so because I think he's imagining the alternative is the chin length bob I had, which made my large, round head look even larger and rounder. His response was that I can't because after we are married he owns me & he says 'No'. Joking of course but it really made me giggle! I love how much Mr Peach makes me laugh. Decided not to mention that I'm also dying it pink though!

Right adieu petits peches!
You can't get rid of me today though as I'll be back right after lunch,

Mlle Peche xx

C'est journée internationale des femmes!

Yes, that's right. It's International Women's day so let's celebrate!

Well, since most of the blogs & other interesting paraphernalia I come across here on the Internet are written by women...and women from all four corners of the globe no less...every day is pretty much International Women's day here on [ALP?]!!

Let's hold hands in sisterly solidarity & do a lap of honour together...

First let's head over New York, USA to take in a wonderful blog I've just discovered called 'A Cup of Jo'

Looks like a pretty big blog as Jo is a professional blogger. But, I love her style of writing & there's something for everyone, including musings on dating, marriage, relationships, friendships, style, travel, motherhood....in fact it looks like there's pretty much nothing not either covered or in the pipeline. Take this for example! Good on you Jo....it's what we all want to read really! 

Let's hop down under to Australia and 'Shine Little Light*'

Feels a bit strange that I don't know the name (or even the blog name) of the girl who writes Shine*, but it's a lovely little blog. Amongst other things, each Friday Shine* publishes a little list of Link Love (a feature which I'm-a-stealing!). Perfect with your Friday morning tea break! 

Today this is how I found this delicious looking veggie burger recipe....

(which is how I discovered 'A Cup of Jo' as you'll see)

I absolutely love veggie burgers - in fact, when we're out I'll usually choose a veggie burger over a meat one (I only really like meat burgers made by my own fair hand, so you know they have no baddies in them!) Of course the burger bun would be a no-no for me at the minute, but I'm sure they taste just as good in a lettuce bun!

Let's jump to Africa....Kenya to be exact.

To the Happy House home for the 'Children of Watamu' charity set up by local lady Sue Hayways. Originally from Blackpool, Sue set up the home for abandoned or needy children in Kenya, after holidaying there and seeing the poverty all around. What she and her husband have achieved is fantastic and you can read all about it, from the early days right up to the present day, on this blog. Well done Mama Sue - may there be many more inspirational women like you who really go and get stuck in where they're very much needed!

I first found out about the charity by chance when Libby, one of its major fundrasiers, came into our boutique and we got chatting. Libby is such an interesting lady to speak to herself, having had an incredibly successful career in journalism. She makes the blog very easy to read, little daily snapshot updates of life at the Happy House, with pictures of smiling faces that just can't fail to make your day more peachy!

The charity works on sponsorship programmes, which I am hoping one day I might feel in a stable enough financial position to join. For the time being we try to help with fundraising where we can, giving raffle donations and the like. I'm making a cake for their 2nd Birthday coming up....I'll tell you all about it soon!

Let's scoot on back a little closer to home. A lot closer to home actually...

For a cute Printable by PoppySparkles.....who just happens to be down the road from me in Blackpool!

Printable Here - All rights reserved & attributable to Poppysparkles.

If ever there was a saying after my own heart it was this! I'm always saying to Mr Peach 'you just have to make a start' & 'I can only do what I can'!!

And now our last stop for today, which I just literally stumbled over.......

I know pregnancy blogging is quite a trend, but not having been pregnant or really planning to at the moment, I haven't really looked into them. 

This is Katie Jo's instantly-fall-in-loveable story of her time growing 'little bean'....And the best thing? It's happening RIGHT NOW!...she's literally just announced her pregnancy! I am, of course, going to keep up with her story now until Little Bean makes his/her appearance in the world! Don't miss the little video in this post , it'll make your heart shine peachy all day!

One of my best friends is about to have her first baby in May. She's the first in our little group of friends and it's so lovely to see her and 'bump' growing and now blossoming. There's always a million questions I want to ask her though, so she might be pleased Katie is now answering at least a few of those for me! 

Here's an early Happy Momma's Day to all you Mummys to be!

Et merci à toutes les dames étonnantes inspiration dans ce monde!

Ok, time for a celebratory, pre-workout coffee me-thinks,

Adieu, Mlle Péche. x

Mes blogs préférés

Bonjour les petits,

So the weather today has taken a less peachy turn. The beautiful sunshine we've had for the last two days has been masked by a layer of white cloud. Not the worst it could be but not as Spring-like and inspirational.
So I thought I'd treat you to a little fantasy trip to my favourite parts of blogland, where I like to disappear for inspiration and, in many cases, dream of living a life in these people's shoes!
So, grab a cup of tea, treat yourself to a biscuit & let's go......

D'abord arréter, Sara In Le Petit Village:

Note: For some reason blogger is not allowing me to link to Sara's blog so please copy and paste as follows:

http://www.sarainlepetitvillage.com/

I'm not entirely sure how I came across Sara's fantastic blog, but I immediately loved it. It might have been the fact that we share the same name (give or take an 'H') or that it was deep winter and sunny days of French joy was just what I needed, but I was instantly addicted. I spent several days reading back over three years of Sara's blog, written in her fabulously easy to read quirky style. Sara writes about her days in the mystery Le Petit Village (or LPV...now the NLPV, New Le Petit Village....still with me?). Originally from Texas, she moved to the South of France in 2009 to be with 'the boyfriend', now 'the husband'. With her cute dog 'Fifty' and a cast of quirky characters, Sara lives a mightily enviable life. Your envy will grow as you see Sara visit a myriad of beautiful places, including my favourites Avignon & Cassis, eat a tonne of delicious cheese & enjoy a good bottle or two of vin Francais without seemingly ever putting on a pound! You may envy, but you can never dislike Sara as she's such a friendly blogger and the fact she writes nearly every day is brilliant, to get that daily fix of French life!

Prochain arret...la Dordogne...for 'Little Buckles'

 (Photo Credit: Andrea Hornbuckle)

'Little Buckles' is Andrea Hornbuckle's blog about her life in France with her husband and two (soon to be three) utterly adorable children. Andrea mainly documents her life in photos, beautiful, well presented snapshots of family life. She has such a fabulous sense of style and collects gorgeous vintage objet d'art that she sells in Etsy shops 'Rhubarb & Apples' (for grown-ups) and 'Petit Bonhomme' (for little ones). Plus there's a link to her incredibly talented husband's website for his professional joinery. All topped off with a talent for fabric craft, in particular dressmaking for her little ones....this is the place I go for daily inspiration!

Now, did I mention that Mr Peach & I are to be wed in July?!.....well this lucky lady has the pleasure of trying to make my completely unphotogenic self look just peachy...

(Photo Credit: Sarah Jane's Photography)

I first met Sarah when I was bridesmaid at my friend's wedding, at which she was photographer. Even before I'd seen a photo I just loved the way she worked, dotting around in all the right places catching precious moments, but never getting in the way or pushing people around, as I've sadly seen other wedding photographers do. And then when I saw the photos she takes....sigh....magical! Sarah is such a lovely person too and literally as soon as Mr Peach popped the question I knew who we would be turning to. My fellow bridesmaid from that initial wedding did too! Sarah is always in high demand - she's booked up already for 2013 weddings, which is testimony to her wonderful work. Her blog is clean and sweet, where she documents her wonderful photoshoots - not just limited to weddings I might add! We have a pre-wedding shoot in a few weeks and I just can't wait! In the meantime I'll continue to ogle over her blog on a daily basis and I think you should too!

Et le dernier mention de 'W' mot pour le dernier blog de la journeé ......Bridal Musings:

When we got engaged my excited friends asked me if I would like the 'wedding bible'...a collection (well a huge box) of wedding magazines collected by friends who have consecutively married over the last few years. I politely said a big no, on the basis that I wasn't going to look in one wedding magazine as I firmly thought (and still do) that they simply make you think you 'need' things for your wedding that you really don't (like favours & chair covers...say what?). I was doing really well with my stubborn manifesto right until I discovered the world of wedding blogs (& pinterest)...big oops!

Wedding blogs....there are thousands of them! But, after hours of research I've whittled it down to this one, Bridal Musings. Written by and English girl originally based in the UK, the blog has now moved with her to the U.S.A. It has just the right balance of real weddings to inspire, DIY projects, recommendations, tips, pointers to other wedding inspiration online...and is updated nearly every day to keep your wedding excitement suitably well fed.

There's loads of other blogs I like to look at but these are my current daily favourites. There's only one thing missing.....I must go and hunt down some French language bloggies to help me on my Francais way!

Oh I also bought myself this little peachy delight whilst I was writing. What do you think? 

I love playsuits in summer - this one will be coming on our mini-moon!.....more on that soon.

  So, how's that cup of tea getting on? Time for another I think....

Adieu, Mlle Peche. xx

La vie d'une pêche!

Bonjour mes petites pêches!

To kick off this fruit-fest I've decided to tell you a few things about me & what I intend 'Avoir la Pêche?' to be all about.
You can find them on this dedicated page here: 'La vie d'une Pêche'
(or click the page link at the top)

I'm aiming for at least one post per day even if it's only something tres petit, so I hope to be back tomorrow with something much more decidedly peachy for your linguistic taste buds.
In the meantime enjoy learning a little about me & I hope you are having a splendid day!

Mlle Pêche x

En premier.....

Welcome!
This blog was born on a sunny day at the start of March 2013. One of those days where you feel like cracking open the windows, shaking out the bedsheets & sucking the new Spring air into your house, your head & your heart.
I'm a Summer baby. I love the sunshine & hate the doom and gloom of Winter in equal measures. Although I empathise with friends who love the changes in season or who romanticise over days wrapped up in layers walking in the cold, I could never profess to be one of those people. Given the choice, for me, every day would be sunny with a capital 'S' & the hotter the better! If I look back over the happiest memories of my life they are, almost without exception, the warmest days of my life too.
So, give me days of sunshine, give me swimming in cool water in the baking sun, give me the feeling of your skin after a day soaking up vitamin D, give me cool rose wine as the sun sets on a baking hot evening any day & I'll be one happy little peach!

Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air…
                                                                          Ralph Waldo Emerson