Category: Living in France
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Not a Scratch
Yesterday, I was out with my Belle Mere (Mother in law.) We came home very late. Right before I turned onto the street where we live, a car pulled out of the intersection coming…
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Amelia, in Aix en Provence
When you live far away from your family and friends eventually they will come to visit you. My dear friend Erika did just that, and she brought along her six year old daughter Amelia,…
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The Passage
When you live in a foreign country rather than the one you know as home, there are certain things you expect will be different, unusual, far from the norm of what you are accustom…
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French Cafe
Modern day still life with hints of yesterday. Thanksgiving after feast. Plates empty hearts full. Photos: Someone’s leftovers and fall light. French-ness…
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Baa Baa Black Sheep have you any Wool?
Driving along the road I was greeted with a flock of sheep. Like a parade they came with their bells ringing, taking over the entire road leaving me little choice but to pull over…
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A Morning like every Morning
Before we journeyed back to the south of France from Rennes we had breakfast at my Belle Mere’s table. She has an armoire stuffed with pretty things, most of the pieces are things passed down from her or her husband’s…