Category: My French Life

Halloween in France is becoming a more popular event, probably thanks to American TV Shows, many of which are very keenly followed here in France. …

Did you know that in France the designated driver is called “Sam”? I was at a Champagne House, oh how I love to casually drop …

I woke up early this morning as usual – the cockerel across the road was singing away at the first hint of light, which in …

People say I’m always going on about how wonderful France is. They say “there must be something you don’t like” and there is. Nowhere is …

After I wrote recently about moving to France someone emailed me to ask what so different here in Pas de Calais, northern France from living …

This week in my little French village, my neighbour asked me if I could feed her animals while she was away overnight.  “Of course” I …

Last week someone sent me a message, it read: “Good life in France, ‘you must be joking’ they don’t like the Brits. Get real.” It …

How to have your cake and eat it…How do French women stay so slim? One of the things I am often asked is “How come …

Last week my French life went by in a whirl which seemed to mirror the actions of 219 famous cyclists who came through town. On …