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Jenny Beaumont Cappaert
Web producer, entrepreneur, knitter, bricoleuse...enjoying the sweet life between Paris and the Norman countryside. 
Category Archives: Animal stories
Silly grin
The mid-April snow had turned into a chilling, intermittent rain. I made my way toward the quay from the rue Agar, my face bent out of shape against the cold. “Take your winter coat,” he had said that morning, “it’s … Continue reading →
Bat girl
When we last saw our hero, she was standing begrudgingly in a corner, protecting her face and praying that the winged creature of the night would find the wide-open door across the room from her. But alas, it flew into … Continue reading →
A bat in the belfry
Renegade chickens, bully cockroaches and now this. It wasn’t enough that I arrived on-time a day early, thinking it was Friday as it would have been had I been traveling West to East and not the opposite. But no, it … Continue reading →
Animal kingdom
By the next day the chicken had flown the coop. I had had my morning coffee, my morning Skype session and a piece of toast, and was in the bathroom bent over the sink brushing my teeth when out of … Continue reading →
Where’s the chicken?
A rogue rooster somehow made its way into the yard today and doesn’t want to leave. I still can’t figure out how it could have gotten into this walled and gated compound, but the little guy found a way. Ah, … Continue reading →
Moooo
We have the advantage of living just a block away from the exhibition halls at the Porte de Versailles. Unfortunately we missed the inauguration day when Chirac spends five hours slapping cow’s behinds, signing bull horns, snacking on cheeses and … Continue reading →