I am 60 years old and still, STILL, long for fresh notebooks and new books to read come September. I loved the start of a new school year not only for myself, but for my son when he was young. It holds so much promise and excitement. And that popcorn!?! Whoa. I must make that very soon.
Fall is my favorite season, and it must have something to do with my love for school and my long teaching career. I don't know if it was the same in Belgium, but in France "la rentrée" is a whole state of mind -- not just about school.
Yes, definitely! I think that might be a broader cultural difference between the U.S. and Western Europe: a state of mind rather than rampant commercialism.
Hmmm...I don't think commercialism is ever quite as rampant in France as in the USA, but school supplies for la rentrée scolaire add up in France and it is a big commercial event in supermarkets, hypermarkets, and specialty shops. But I don't remember back-to-school clothes being a big thing, although that may have changed too over the years.
Thanks for reading! I guess that feeling might never go away?😊 And I made the popcorn last night for the first time since last early spring: still good!
Got to love that back to school feeling of a productive September.
Intrigued by your popcorn recipe, I make a similar version but without boiling the honey. Will have to give it a go, anything with peanut butter in gets my vote!
Thanks for reading! I think the boiling makes it a little more caramelly. And yes, to peanut butter. I didn’t grow up with it like Americans do and I forget how much I like and then go on a slight binge where it’s on bread, in cookies, in cooking, in popcorn.
I am 60 years old and still, STILL, long for fresh notebooks and new books to read come September. I loved the start of a new school year not only for myself, but for my son when he was young. It holds so much promise and excitement. And that popcorn!?! Whoa. I must make that very soon.
Fall is my favorite season, and it must have something to do with my love for school and my long teaching career. I don't know if it was the same in Belgium, but in France "la rentrée" is a whole state of mind -- not just about school.
Yes, definitely! I think that might be a broader cultural difference between the U.S. and Western Europe: a state of mind rather than rampant commercialism.
Hmmm...I don't think commercialism is ever quite as rampant in France as in the USA, but school supplies for la rentrée scolaire add up in France and it is a big commercial event in supermarkets, hypermarkets, and specialty shops. But I don't remember back-to-school clothes being a big thing, although that may have changed too over the years.
Thanks for reading! I guess that feeling might never go away?😊 And I made the popcorn last night for the first time since last early spring: still good!
Got to love that back to school feeling of a productive September.
Intrigued by your popcorn recipe, I make a similar version but without boiling the honey. Will have to give it a go, anything with peanut butter in gets my vote!
Thanks for reading! I think the boiling makes it a little more caramelly. And yes, to peanut butter. I didn’t grow up with it like Americans do and I forget how much I like and then go on a slight binge where it’s on bread, in cookies, in cooking, in popcorn.