Why would someone drink horse milk? Let alone even make it. Only in France. Or is it? We delve here at PumpjackPiddlewick

‘Only in France‘ are the words that pop into my mind when I came across Horse Milk (Chevalait) in my local French market. And of course, because I didn’t even know that you could get milk from horses (though, yeah, if you think about it… duh, cows, goats…mares), I hadContinue Reading

Don't panic if you have to cook for a vegetarian. We've got your back and can help make it easy here at PumpjackPiddlewick

I remember when I was 17 and I declared to my mother that I was going to be a vegetarian. She said of course I was, and proceeded to ignore me. She wasn’t going to go out of her way, as she put it, “for a phase” and learn howContinue Reading

You can reuse coffee to make a rehydrating scrub for your skin. It's super easy, just coffee grounds and coconut oil. From PumpjackPiddlewick

This weekend I treated myself to making my luscious coffee scrub again. This time of year just begged me to bolster myself and rehydrate my skin. My skin has been feeling so dry, what with changeable weather and sudden temperature dips, so Iayers are certainly called for. It sort ofContinue Reading

You are awake at 4am and don't want to be. It's super frustrating! But there is something you can do... Let's have a look at PumpjackPiddlewick

Throughout my life I have had mornings, early mornings, when I found myself awake. Tossing and turning at 4am (or thereabouts). I used to lie awake and get so frustrated because I wanted to be asleep. I would turn over and hope I would fall asleep, only to find myselfContinue Reading

There is something called a Bridge Day in France. But what is it? A day that connects a holiday to the weekend. We explore this very French concept here at PumpjackPiddlewick

Not long after I moved to France I learned about the Bridge Day, or in French ‘faire le pont’ (to do the bridge). Unlike what it initially sounds like, it has nothing to do with celebrating bridges. It has to do with national holidays in France. By Day or DateContinue Reading