Tag Archives: moving to France

The Pros and Cons of Brits in France

Posted on 28/01/2018 by

Peter Mayle, the doyen of writers about the good life in France, died recently at the age of 78. His book, A Year in Provence (1989), describes how he restored an 18th-century farmhouse near Ménerbes in the Luberon with the … Continue reading →

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20 Years of la Vie Française

Posted on 29/08/2017 by

Last weekend marked the 20th anniversary of moving into our house in France. We had arrived in France a few days earlier, but we regard the occupation of the house as the true anniversary. This year I had a long … Continue reading →

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19 Years in France

Posted on 26/08/2016 by

Time for a little celebration. Nineteen years ago today, we moved into our house, but we had arrived in France a few days earlier. The time has passed quickly, although much wine has flowed under the bridge since then. A … Continue reading →

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Ma Vie Française #2: An Interview with Stephanie Dagg

Posted on 15/05/2016 by

  I’ve known Steph since 2010 but we have never met! Author, editor, blogger, businesswoman, and smallholder– she wears so many hats it’s difficult to keep up. She’s written a popular book, Heads Above Water, about her family’s life in … Continue reading →

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Ma Vie Française #1: an Interview with Jacqui Brown

Posted on 03/04/2016 by

You’ve heard a lot from me over the past six years about life in rural France. So let’s hear from someone else for a change. This is the first in an occasional series, Ma Vie Française, in which people tell … Continue reading →

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