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La Belle Vie
People often ask me about where I live in France, when I tell them the Seven Valleys, Pas de Calais, the usual reaction is that …
The Beer Festival and Le Madison Dance in France
I recently told you I was off to a beer festival with an Austrian oompah band (if you missed my newsletter about it you can …
L’Escargot, London’s oldest French Restaurant
I go back and forth between the UK and France all the time but until recently I never noticed how much of a French influence …
New Year’s Eve French Style
It’s New Year’s Eve and where I live in the middle of nowhere, rural Pas de Calais, northern France, it’s fairly quiet for most of …
Christmas Day and the Christmas Truce Statue
Across a muddy battlefield, two young men reach out to shake hands over a football – marking one of the most extraordinary events of the …
The tradition of Old Maid’s Day in France
Recently I went to lunch with some expat friends, one of whom has a French boyfriend. “I found out something strange” she informed us. We …
Notre Dame de Lorette memorial
Arras is a beautiful old town with Flemish style buildings, imposing squares, great shops, quirky cafes and there is lots to do and see. Many …
Je Suis Flop Chef
When I first moved to France I had grand designs for gastronomy – I certainly like to eat so I thought I would try to …
How to impress your neighbours in France
Last week I was invited to a neighbour’s house for drinks. I don’t know the neighbour so well, or at least I didn’t before last …
Armistice Day France 2014
Today is 11 November, 2014. It is Armistice Day and commemorates the signing, after four long years of dreadfulness, of a pact that ended hostilities …