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July 23, 2017 Living the dream, Travels, Writing

Pitch perfect

After years of thinking about it, months of writing, weeks of editing, and days of ...more
January 23, 2017 Culture, Eating and drinking, Family, Language, Living the dream, School life

In denial

After four months, the time has come for us to leave Quillan, and I am as miserable ...more
January 15, 2017 Culture, Living the dream, Socialising, Writing

The loneliness of other

As I spend a long weekend writing, feverishly beavering to complete my first book ...more
November 26, 2016 Environment, Living the dream

Scent of the sanglier 

Our walk today was one out of the Bear Grylls children’s book series, as we ...more
October 18, 2016 Costs, Environment, Living the dream

Houses I must resist: 1

It’s no secret that I hanker after a little piece of France to call home. I ...more
October 12, 2016 History, Living the dream, Preparations

A match made in heaven

One of the first things most people ask us when we tell them our plans is: Where are ...more
October 3, 2016 Living the dream, Travels, Uncategorized

Reality dawns

As I come to the end of day one of our new life in Quillan, the enormity of what we ...more
September 27, 2016 Family, Living the dream, Preparations

A separation

Two-and-a-bit years after our last Grand Adventure, our family is heading back to ...more
July 15, 2016 Living the dream, Uncategorized, Writing

Return to Quillan

On Bastille Day, two years to the day since we left Quillan to return to New Zealand, ...more

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