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January 2, 2017 Culture, Eating and drinking, Family

A French Christmas 

This year was the first time the boys had experienced Christmas in France. It was an ...more
December 13, 2016 Culture, Living

A boiler of good French character (or how not to engage a French tradesman)

When the boiler broke down last week, I wasn’t initially too worried as I have ...more
November 14, 2016 Culture, Eating and drinking, Living

Market day on the Place de la Republique

I had been wondering what would happen to the market when the bad weather hits but ...more
November 7, 2016 Culture, Eating and drinking, Environment, History, Living

Tom des sources

The history and fortunes of French villages are inextricably linked to their local ...more
November 6, 2016 Culture, Eating and drinking, Living

Market day meets ‘Chocolat’ in Esperaza

The Sunday market at Esperaza is a much larger and altogether more bohemian affair ...more
November 4, 2016 Culture, Eating and drinking, Living

A place to call home

Back in New Zealand there are lots of things that we miss about France. But what I ...more
March 16, 2015 Culture, Language

A feast for cinephiles

One of the things we like most of all about France and the French is their enduring ...more
November 12, 2014 Culture, Eating and drinking, Living the dream

Living more French

It’s now coming up for four months since we returned from the Pyrenees and ...more
August 31, 2014 Culture, Living

Part-time living

For a moment there earlier this week I could have sworn I was back in France. I had a ...more

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