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Dreaming in French

  I read in the paper recently that French scientists in Lyon have discovered that there are two types of dreamers.  I don’t mean the ...
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An unlikely crime in rural France

Well you could have knocked me down with a feather last night. Turned on the television only to see a clip of film showing my ...
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Britain and France connected | Channel Tunnel history

France and the UK were not always separated. Thousands of years ago they were connected by land but a humongous flood carved out a break ...
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The Fromage fancies of Dita von Cheese stories

I’m becoming a bit obsessed with cheese lately. I suppose that living in France it was always going to happen. You can hardly eat a ...
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Garlic Soup adventure in France

Garlic soup that invades your soul and takes up residence in your clothes, 60 bulbs  in a pot of soup makes for an exciting introduction ...
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When in Rome | How not to impress your boss

  Newspapers in France today are reporting how a small bomb went off in Rome today as French President Hollande visits and it reminded me ...
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No Show Snow in my French Life

Well it’s past mid-January and here in my part of northern France it feels like spring. Walking the dogs is a joy when it’s like ...
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French Language Faux Pas

I have something to confess – I am still learning to speak real French! I do speak French, a very proper sort of French. Some ...
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Life in rural France is about sharing

Life in rural France  is about sharing – it requires one to be neighbourly. It’s not like living in London as I did previously. I ...
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French café philosophy

Today is the first day of 2014 and as always on the first day of a new year I’m feeling wildly optimistic and positive. Some ...
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