Postcards from day-to-day life in Provence
I should start by saying Happy New Year, and wishing you a gentle, healthy and enjoyable next 12 months. I don’t know about you, but I really can’t get my head around the fact that we are already a few days into 2026. They say that the older you get, the quicker the time passes … More Hello 2026, what do you hold?
Sometimes a french lesson just hits the spot, and the latest ‘atelier’, organised by Marina, our lovely and very patient teacher and friend was about as good as a lesson can get We were introduced to Marina, who runs the french language school Ecole Franci Discendum, based in nearby Viens, by a neighbour, just after … More When french lessons are fun
As a child I was brought up knowing a lot of the folklore around weather patterns. We always had a barometer at the bottom of our stairs and I would tap it as I passed, to see if the ‘glass’ had gone up or down, watching the elaborate needles moving around the dial, with the … More The weather Saints and their icy fingers
It’s hard to believe that we’ve rolled into yet another year, and once again it’s been a very gentle start for us. Our youngest son stayed over Christmas and we spent a delightful time together, watching the rugby at Toulon And having a final night together in Antibes, before dropping him back at the airport … More Beautiful Sunrise Adventures for the New Year
It’s hard to believe that over 2 months have passed since we arrived home following our bike ride through Spain, and that this is only my second post since. We normally take a week or so to muse over our little cycling adventures, re-visiting the route, sorting out what went well, and more importantly what … More Is it Christmas already?
When we lived in the UK, I used to love spending a morning at one of the local auctions. It didn’t really matter if I wanted to bid for something or not, as it was always a fascinating way to pass a few hours. There were so many options for us, from the slick auction … More A morning at a French Auction
I know we’re only in mid-August, so it’s still the height of summer and it feels as if we should be throwing ourselves into all the events and activities that are planned in the surrounding area, over the next few days. But after a busy last 6 weeks back in Devon, all I want to … More It’s good to be home
It would be fair to say that we love rugby. Since getting together in the mid 1980s, Andy and I have always enjoyed watching club matches, and more recently followed and supported the boys on their own rugby adventures too. At first, when we lived in North Wiltshire, we would go to watch Bath play. … More Ici, Ici, C’est La Provence
At this time of year, it would be fair to say that normally the weather is settled, calm and generally lovely . By now, we have usually set up the cushions on the old day beds, under the shade of the pergola, and have the parasols on hand, even in the early morning to shade … More Let’s talk about the weather..
Sometimes, the best-laid plans fall apart, whilst those made on the hoof turn out OK, and that certainly feels as if it has been the case, this year. It’s been a very strange start to 2024, which has unexpectedly seen us criss-crossing the border much more than we had imagined. In fact, apart from long-planned … More Making new plans …..
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