
Author: nessafrance
We moved to an 18th-century farmhouse in SW France in 1997. I'm fascinated by French history, rural traditions and customs. I also write historical novels and short stories.


Life on La Lune French Christmas Quiz 2020: the Answers

Life on La Lune French Christmas Quiz 2020

Here’s a tip: the etiquette of Christmas tipping in France

Ma Vie Française #10: Beth Haslam, finding a French estate

One of the last of the old guard

Enjoying the last rays of autumn

Adapting to lockdown in France

Wonderful woodland: la forêt de Grésigne

Doing the lockdown walk

Halloween in France and lockdown weather

Simple Pleasures: Autumn

Bienvenue en automne

Bastides: Medieval New Towns

Verdant Verfeil, ancient bastide

A walk on the causse: Saint-Projet, Le Cros and Saillagol

Cheese Etiquette

A haven for wildlife

A funny old summer

Ma Vie Française #9: Robin Ellis, cooking up a (healthy) feast in Southwest France

Grillés! Frazzled!

Le pays des puits: wells everywhere

Golden bird with a golden song

A glut of plums

A Virtual Fête de la Musique

Welcome to the New Normal in France

La Fête des Mères (Mother’s Day) in France: Traditions and Customs

Virtual Visits: Discovering the Gorges de l’Aveyron

Virtual Visits: A French Country Garden
