Blog in France

My two teens took their Bacs this year. The Bac – Baccalaureat – is the set of exams kids take at the end of their second and third years at lycée. I blogged about it here. Here are some pearls of wisdom that appeared in students’ answers to this year’s...

France isn’t known for its subtlety so it’s not really a surprise to come across some food items that make you wince slightly. I’ve blogged about Banania before. This chocolatey drink is an institution in France, although it’s slowly losing its place on the supermarket shelves. I’m positive that a...

It was my birthday on the first of August. And despite the fact that I’m now in the last year of my forties, it was a great day! Caiti made me some beautiful presents. I’ve tried several times over the years to teach her how to use the sewing machine,...

The site at Sarzay. Chapel tower on the right. We had a second family summer outing last week, this time to Sarzay Castle – chateau du Sarzay. It’s only about half an hour away, very close to La Chatre. I have no idea why it’s taken us five years to...

A couple of days ago, Chris, Rors and I went for a bike ride to the Croix de Peuple  a few kilometres outside Vijon in Indre. Neither of our idle teens felt like joining us this time! The Croix de Peuple is a tremendous iron cross on a stoney platform...