Greetings dear readers and friends. I hope you're enjoying these first few weeks of fall. We've had pretty amazing weather, and now things are finally starting to cool down. France is indeed getting into the Halloween spirit, and I kind of hate to admit it, but I'm counting down to the Christmas markets already. Too… Continue reading A Few of My Favorite (French) Things
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Expat Tales… Working in the South of France
Greetings dear readers and friends. Well, I’ve wanted to write about my working life in the south of France for quite some time but maybe the timing for this post is just a bit off… as we’re heading into August, the month where no one in France wants to think a wink about their jobs.… Continue reading Expat Tales… Working in the South of France
Things that make me smile in the South of France
Greetings dear readers and friends. Well, if there was any time of year to be grateful for living in south of France, it would have to be right about now. For most of the year, life proceeds in its normal routine: work / school, making dinner, cleaning house, grocery shopping, etc etc…. But in the… Continue reading Things that make me smile in the South of France
Feeling French in the New Year
Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and wishing you all a happy & healthy 2018. We had a calm and relaxing Christmas in the north of France with my in-laws. Of course I ate way too much, and had a few too many glasses of wine, but isn’t that what the… Continue reading Feeling French in the New Year
Living in France, some of my challenges
Greetings dear readers and friends! Well, life is ticking along here in France, and the holiday season is right around the corner (shops are already decked-out with holiday decorations galore), and I’ve been thinking a lot about life here in Provence. So much has changed in my life since I moved to France some 7… Continue reading Living in France, some of my challenges
Moving to a Provençal Village
Greetings dear readers and friends. So… we’ve moved! After living for 7 years in the portside city of Toulon, we recently moved just outside the village of Ollioules - a ten-minute drive from our former home and near the towns of Sanary-sur-Mer, Six-Fours-les-Plages, and Le Beausset village. We’d been thinking of moving from Toulon for… Continue reading Moving to a Provençal Village
Belle Provence Travels 