Blog in France

We have had a brilliant morning watching the Tour de France. We woke up to rain, which was a blow. We wanted the rain, we’ve been praying for it – but not today! However, it dried up shortly before we set off at just after 10 am to claim our...

There’s a great atmosphere in Nouzerines and Boussac. People are definitely excited about the Tour de France passing through tomorrow. I was in the Tourist Office in Boussac very briefly this morning, and Pascale took two calls about it while I was there, and she wasn’t officially open yet! There...

Caiti and I went to do the food shopping – groan – at Super-U at La Châtre today. “Oh cool,” says Caiti as we drive into the car park. “There’s one of those unpasteurised milk machines.” Photo from the Berry Echo - the machine at Super-U I am clearly way...

Revision books for kids for during the summer holidays are big business here in France. Every major educational publisher produces them, and every newsagent, bookshop and supermarket stocks them. And they sell well. But why? Don’t kids learn anything at school during the year? Do they really need to work...

Caiti, Chris and Benj The summer holidays have got off to a good start. OK, we’re getting up a bit later than usual, but the animals don’t seem to notice that breakfast has been moved back a little. So long as food and water arrive, they’re happy.We’ve mended fences, cycled,...