Ever since moving into our new place, a question that had been on our minds, and undoubtedly on yours too, is who our first visitors would be. For a long ... Read more
Meaning “in bloom”. Because it is – in several ways. First, the garden is really beginning to look lovely now. We have a wisteria vine creeping up over one half ... Read more
It’s already been a week since my last entry and I’ve not got much to report. Will has done many more posts than I have so he insisted I do ... Read more
As Will mentioned in his last entry, my mom was kind enough to arrange to have my old dishes packed and shipped here. It’s a bit of an extravagance but ... Read more
Yes, it’s official – we’re homeowners here in France. The closing was on Monday and it went very smoothly. We had to wait 20 minutes for the notaire to finish ... Read more
Brrr – what the hell is going on?! Snowfall in November and it is FREEZING! There are literally no degrees today. Not a one. Last year, we had snow by ... Read more
Last night, we celebrated our second Thanksgiving in France. You may recall from last year, we had some difficulty sourcing a few key ingredients, the main one being a whole ... Read more
We are very overdue an update on the blog, sorry about that. So, we left off with the news that our offer on the new place was accepted*. After that, ... Read more