Blog in France

We picked Eldest Son and his washing (grrr!) up from Uni at Limoges yesterday for a brief half-term visit home. And, as usual, since we’re driving all that way, we made the most of the occasion to do some sightseeing in the biggest city in Limousin. Caiti had been staying...

Another day of fencing reconstruction and strengthening has kept me and Chris tied up all day, so I handed over the reigns for this blog to ten-year-old Ruadhri today. He disappeared off with my camera and has produced a rather lovely little post. But one quick photo from me first....

To celebrate the start of our off-season, and the build-up to Halloween, we went to the Fête de la Citrouille – Pumpkin Fair – at Préveranges. This village is about 20 km away and is in Cher. Our north-eastern corner of Creuse borders on that departément, and also Indre. Préveranges...

My food week isn’t going well. First it was interrupted by Baby Sarkozy (Giulia, not Dahlia after all) and then my computer refused to let me edit photos so I couldn’t do my Paté de Pommes de Terre article. And let’s face it. I’m not a foodie. I could happily...

As part of food week, it seems appropriate to feature a guest blog from expat and cookery writer Jo Parfitt. Her first work of fiction, Sunshine Soup, has just been published. Over to Jo: Inspired by La Grande Rue Many years ago I lived in France. I studied French at...