Hello 2026, what do you hold?
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…
An auction and an adventure.
It’s all been a bit busy, since we arrived back from Japan and have been settling back into our happy, gentle life in Provence. Our trip to Japan was everything we had hoped it would be, and if we’re honest, totally exceeded even our wildest dreams. We loved the simplicity of living day-by-day, with just…
Day 39 – A perfect last day with the van
Where have the last nearly 6 weeks gone. At the start of this adventure, it felt as if we had all the time in the world, yet the days have slipped by so easily, and tomorrow morning we will say goodbye to the van that has been such a comfortable home for our time here.…
Day 38 – The joy of changing plans
After yesterday’s long drive, we arrived in Hakone, in the pouring rain, planning to stay there until Sunday, when we would make our way to a spot, by a lake. not far from the van hire company. That was last night’s plan, but when we woke this morning, we both felt that we’d already done…
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Hi, I’m Julie, and after many years of dreaming about living in Provence, I’m finally here with my husband, Andy, getting even further under the skin of the area we have loved for so long. Here you will find the latest posts, and hopefully you will explore a little further
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