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Fields & Fire BlogFrench Kids Eat Everything (Plus Knitting and Dyeing)
Joining Ginny for Yarn Along today. I’m reading – and loving! – French Kids Eat Everything. This book rocks, and I can’t summarize it because there’s so much good info. The story of a family who moves from Vancouver to France for a year, and discovers that their daughters (who only eat pasta and crackers) suddenyl have to learn how to eat, well, everything, from beets to snails. It’s an easy read, very funny, and has so much amazing wisdom about raising children who can eat a wide variety of foods with pleasure. In France, the schools and government are hugely involved in shaping children’s palates, and they’ve got a lot to offer in teaching children how, when, and what to eat for health and vitality! (France has some of the lowest rates of child obesity, diabetes, etc in the western world). As the author says at one point, just as American parents wouldn’t shrug and say “Oh well” if their child didn’t want to learn to read, the French don’t give up just because a child thinks they don’t like vegetables at first. I picked this one up when Cara mentioned that she had read it and managed to ban snacking in their house, which totally piqued my interest. A must read!
Progress on Ben’s raglan – I’ve reached the Fair Isle band I’m adding in around the chest! Woo hoo. Luckily I seem to remember how to work two-strand Fair Isle, so this has been a pleasure to start. The white yarn is from our own ewes.
And speaking of our ewes, I’ve been dyeing some of our yarn these past few months, and despite my fears of ruining the wool, they’ve come out beautifully! The green is dyed with sage, the blue is dyed with black bean soaking liquid, and the grey was dyed with elderberries in an iron pot (it was supposed to be purple, but I think the grey is very lovely). Also, last month I finished Ella’s hat with our pokeberry yarn – Gabriel likes to wear, it, too.
What are you reading?
What a cuite pie!!
interesting book. might have to check it out.
and that last photo!! love it. what a sweetheart.
Oh Adrie that book sounds fantastic. It has always been so confusing to me why in our country we worry so much about our children’s development in terms of early childhood education and music classes at age 6 months, etc etc. but food, which is our life, or rather forms who we are in many ways, is not a concern at all!
The yarn is so beautiful. I still have half a skein of the yarn you gave me! I may make a headband.
Love, Mel
CUTIE, that little fella!
you have quite the talent for dying wool! The colors are beautiful and would look great on me
I also admire that they are dyed naturally.
oh my goodness so much to love, your wool, so beautiful, your knitting, your baby! and the book sounds so important and interesting.
What is cutie! I love the yarn colors. So beautiful.
This book has been on my wish list for awhile, since I heard the author interviewed on the radio and this is a good reminder to track it down. I have one picky eater and one who wants to eat all-day-non-stop! Your wool is beautiful (that grey! oh, it is lovely!) and your little boy is just the cutest thing!
THanks so much!
Thanks – hope you enjoy it!
Melanie,
Oh, you will love it! And absolutely yes – she says at one point that Americans are all focused on raising violin prodigies, and the French are raising good citizens. Very thought provoking!
With love,
Adrie
P.S. Tonya and I will be emailing you soon about a special project
Thank you so much!
Blessings,
Adrie
Thanks so much! Hope you enjoy the book
Adrie
Thanks so much!
Adrie
Taisa,
Oh, I hope you read and enjoy it! Thanks so much for all your kind words!
Blessings,
Adrie