Category: My French Life

When it comes to moving to France there are a few things – okay maybe a lot of things – that might surprise you! As ...

As the leaves on the trees turn to gold and orange glowing in the autumn sun, thoughts here in the countryside of northern France turn ...

I love the traditions of autumn in France, particularly in my part of the country, the Seven Valleys in the far north. This is a ...

Many people will say well you’re French if you’re born French – but is it really as simple as that? And what makes French people ...

In February 2004, on a cold and sleety February morning, I boarded a ferry at Dover and watched the famous White Cliffs fade as I ...

Bread Man bought my baguette this week and handed it over with a little flourish. “Zis” he said, “zis ‘umble baguette I made with my ...

When, out of the blue, I received a message from the American Library in Paris informing me that my book had been nominated for their ...

Every year I look forward to the TV Show Village préféré des Français – the favourite village of the French, presented by the likeable Stéphane ...

  With spring in full swing, in April, our thoughts in this rural part of northern France turn to wood. I don’t mean literally of ...

Whenever friends or family come to stay, they’re a bit taken aback at how busy my life is in rural northern France. “We thought you’d ...