Kristen in France

"The buck stops here"- Harry Truman

"I don't take any responsibility at all."- DJT

When practicing French with my husband, most of what we talk about is how I’m going to pet a dangerous animal (usually a bear, tonight a tiger) and how they will know I’m their friend and it’ll be okay. I’m getting pretty persuasive even if my husband still says no. Let’s hope that’s on the test!

He is such a baby

A long haired, chocolate brown chihuahua snuggled in blankets

Gizmo is such a cutie. I used to think chihuahuas were evil and now I have the sweetest, most loving little dog and I’m obsessed.

Brioche, baguettes and a galette de rois in phallic shapes

Brioche, baguettes and a galette de rois in phallic shapes

Discovered these amusing 🍆 shaped baguettes, brioches and even galette de rois yesterday while walking around the Marais with a friend and found out it’s a gay bakery! Legay Choc. What a cute place!

Someone finally made an app where the left isn’t censored and suppressed by some right wing billionaire and where you simply get block listed if you’re a trolling asshole.

What a concept! That only took TWENTY FUCKING YEARS.

The arc de triomphe with snow coming down and cars driving around

It’s snowing in Paris. I’m also really amused by how tiny that car looks in this picture.

He does! And thank you, he’s my little Gremlin

I love it too! I visit as often as I can. I don’t live too far from there and it’s my dream to live there.

He does, we say that all the time too!

I love it too. I visit as often as I can.

A chocolate brown chihuahua in front of the chateau in St. Germain-en-laye, France

Gizmo in St. Germain-en-laye over the summer. Not far from Paris with a gorgeous chateau and gardens. One of my favorite places and there’s a lot of green space for Giz to explore.

What a cutie!

I think you’re on to something 😂

The Onion buying Info Wars is not the news I expected to read today, but I’m here for it

I thought I was really clever for naming him that and I find others have named their chihuahuas that all the time lol but if it fits, it fits!

A brown and white Chihuahua puppy with a knitted collar and cherries around his neck

Since everyone loved Gizmo in Paris, I thought I’d share that today is his birthday! He’s one year old. This was the photo that made me fall in love with him (and call him my little gremlin).

I love them!

As a puppy, he looked so much like a gremlin, that had to be his name

Thank you! When I first saw his photo, I said to my husband, “look at this little gremlin”

A chocolate brown chihuahua being held in front of the arc de triomphe in Paris.

A chocolate brown chihuahua being held in front of the arc de triomphe in Paris.

Gizmo in Paris

I love it too but it’s soooo exhausting. Today, they’re all wild and I’m exhausted with several hours to go still. But they’re so cute.

Yes, 2-4 year olds.

Many are not well informed and think his policies won’t affect them. You see it in states like Missouri where 12% voted for Trump AND for making abortion a constitutional right. Other states show similar situations. They don’t even realize they disagree with his policies

Bluesky has a sanity saver if you don't want to unfollow people but also don't want to see certain topics/keywords. Under settings/moderation, you'll find "muted words&tags," where you can input things you want auto-muted.

France is by no means perfect and we are dealing with the far right here too, but at least as of now, I feel safer here than in the U.S. I took French in high school years ago but forgot most of it, I’m still learning but hope to be able to pass a B1 exam soon for citizenship

Very nice! April is usually a lovely time to visit. I love when the flowers start blooming

Voters were wrong to support Trump. People will tell you this isn't a helpful thing to say. But our role atm isn't to be helpful. It is to be truthful tinyurl.com/5x9hmss7

I think so too lol but I want to help!

Paris!