" The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind. The kind that blindside you at 4pm on some...

"They are not long, these days of wine and roses" Ernest Dowson - Vitae Summa Brevis There is a nip in the air and Autumn is at the...

Photo credit - Studio Yuki In the last week of school holidays the Stevens tribe decided to fill the week with 5 different activities....

I sit outside on the patio writing this blog post. It is still cool in the shade and there is the slightest hint of a soft breeze...

In my recent trip to France to visit my family I thought I might look at a house if I happened to see a nice one for sale. I didn't...

Last week I returned to France to catch up with my brother's family and see how they were doing having lived in France for 2 months. Here...

Vikki woke early, nervous and excited. Today was the big day. In a few hours we would driving down South, on our way to sign the...

Our little Easter break skiing in the Alps was over. We had enjoyed the snow and now we were ready for the sunshine. The winter seemed to...

Let me continue the story .... The house in France was chosen. The house in England had a buyer. It was all supposed to be in place for...

Living in France is something I have had on my wish list for years, possibly decades. I've lived in 6 countries so far ... Zimbabwe,...

About 5 years ago I went on a short weekend to Paris in October. It coincided with Paris fashion week and a heat wave. It was fantastic....

France - a jewel of land so close to us that on a clear day we can see each other across the water. It is the ever present neighbour who...