One Step Forward, Two Back: Diary of an Expat
If you think living in France is buttery croissants and fancy red wine, welcome to my week.
Barefooting in Sete, France
Sete, France on a weekend in the summer is more than a bar scene. It’s a multi-cultural extravaganza.
San Quentin la Poterie for Art and Lawrence Durrell
There must be something in the air in the little village of San Quentin la Poterie that stokes a fire in the creative minds of artists. They are everywhere.
Caromb and the Pipinette
WHERE ELSE WOULD I HAVE LEARNED ABOUT PIPINETTES?
Goodbye “Mustang Sally”, Hello “Lucy”
Saying “goodbye” to Mustang Sally hasn’t been easy. Looking back at some of the posts of our adventures together makes me happy and sad.
Drama Queen
Everything that happens to me in France sounds like an adventure
The Fête Votive Finale: Bulls, Belles, Bands and Bubbles.
Summer’s Best Fête Another Uzès Fête Votive has come to a successful end. Although the weather could have been better for some of the events, the spirit of the crowd was hardly dampened. Final days and nights of the annual festival were filled with the more bulls, horses, […]
Fête Votive: The Psychedelic and Bizarre
The parade down the main street of town, however, was straight out of a H.G. Wells novel.
Village Scenes in Uzes: Place aux Herbes on a Summer Day
Here are some of the sights that are typical — and some not so likely — this time of year. The scene: the center of the village — the Place des Herbes.
Things I Should Have Learned in Kindergarten: French
Studies say the best time to learn a new language is as young as six months.
Village Scenes in Uzes: Public Park at Vallée de l’Eure
Beyond the La Tour Fenestrelle is a terrace that overlooks the Vallée de l’Eure and the public park.
Village Scenes in Uzes: Domaine Saint Firmin
My first morning’s walk has already reaped benefits. It led me to a part of Uzes I’ve never explored and to an interesting “Village Scene.”
Tour de France Up Close
My bonne chance this week was visiting a friend in Nimes who lives only a few blocks from the Stage 15 finish of the Tour de France.
“Nora Jones” Next Door
You only have to go outside your door in Uzes to find a world of entertainment and friendly people.
Behind Village Walls in Uzes
My friend, Geoffrey, has turned part of his garden in Uzes into a barnyard
Starlight Tango at Uzes’ Château du Duché
The parking lot that my apartment shares with the Château du Duché is closed to traffic once a week through August. An ongoing festival, clearly for the benefit of tourists, is staged one evening each week to draw visitors to the village.
Jersey Boys, The French Movie
There’s a movie theatre not too far from my apartment — the only one in town. The French version about the “4 Hommes” was playing when I got there. The English version would be two hours later. “What the heck,” says me to me. “I’ll watch the movie […]
Village Scenes in Uzes: Public Services
Horse-drawn carriages provide water for the town’s gardens in Uzes.
French Folklore: Saintes-Maries-De-La-Mer
Biblical history of Saintes-Maries-De-La-Mer, France
French Fashion for Summer: Bobo Chic Style
A return to the Romance Era of French fashion is not a dream. It is alive and more appealing than ever for summer. Thanks to L’Atelier des Ours in Uzes, France for the inspiration for this post on Bohemian Chic style.