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French Style: “Bonjour Beauties” from California
At The Good Life France we are always on the lookout for sites about France and we especially like it when we find someone ...
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My French Life : The Paris Ritz is closed – now where I will stay when I’m in town!
Just kidding! I hardly ever go into Paris these days and if I did, I certainly couldn’t afford to stay at the Ritz but I ...
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My French Life: The path of true love is not always smooth
Me and the OH are currently trying to get the front room finished – to call this a labour of love, renovating and decorating this ...
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My French Life: St Omer and the annual nautical procession
The last Sunday every July is the date of the annual nautical procession of St Omer’s traditional flat bottom boats – La cortège nautique. On ...
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A French Life: Toby the dog and a dream come true for reader Susan Keefe
Today’s post comes from the lovely Susan Keefe, author of children’s book Toby’s Tails who lives in Le Mans, Pays de Loire – home of ...
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My French Life : My Chtimi neighboursh shpeak ch’ti – not French
When I bought a house in France I thought learning the language would be a breeze. I didn’t actually need to learn much, just brush ...
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My French Life: Life is like a box of chocolates…
The husband (OH) was in London this week and I stayed behind. I quite like being on my own in France – I don’t have ...
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My French Life: International fishing contest in the Village
Jean-Claude, my French neighbour, is a man who gets things done. He decided that it would be a good idea to have a fishing contest ...
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My French Life: Straw Sculpture competition Seven Valleys, Pas-de-Calais
Saturday was Straw sculpture Day! Lots of villages in the Seven Valleys take part and vie with each other to build a something out of ...
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My French Life: Châteaus and macarons – Serendipity Part 2
Having experienced a happy accident in discovering the best pizza in the world (Serendipity part 1) after a morning of chasing birds round the garden ...
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