The French Farmer
The farmer who sells goat cheese at the Uzes Saturday Market is one of my favorite vendors.
Village Scenes in Uzes: One Crazy Good Artist
One of the local artists in Uzes threw a soiree for a few friends and fans. Aside from celebrating the last days of his exhibit, t was a crazy good party.
The Bullfight: A Dance with Death
This summer I was invited to a bullfight in Nimes. Visions of bulls, matadors and swinging red capes have been swirling in my head ever since.
It’s Time to Make the Wine
It’s time to make wine in France
Flood in Uzès: The Aftermath
By now you know the south of France was hit by flooding in many villages near Uzes
Rain, Rain, Go Away
The last few days in Uzes have not been a lot of fun. The area is being hit by torrential rain and there has been flooding in many towns and villages.
I’m Still Not Learning French
I promised I’d know French by Christmas
Nuit Blanche Uzès: A Grand First Edition
This week Uzes celebrated its first Blanc Nuit, “White Night”. By all accounts, the event that is an annual affair in Paris will be back in Uzes by popular demand.
Lost in the Luberon: Gordes, Goult and Menerbes
When I learned my hometown friend, whom I hadn’t seen in 40 years, was coming to visit me in Uzes, right away I started planning her trip. One that we’d both enjoy.
A Sunday in Provence: L’isle Sur la Sorgue
L’isle Sur la Sorgue is now one of my “best favorite places”to visit and to show off to guests who want to wander through Provence
Arles’ Feria du Riz: Bullfights and Fanfare
the controversal pastime – Ferias
Arles: Feria du Riz Food and Fashion
Just tell me there’s a bullfight close to Uzes and I’m there. As usual, there’s always a party going on that makes the corrida even more fun.
French Bobo Fashion for Fall: A New Look from Long Ago
As published in France Today French Bobo Fashion for Fall There’s a dress shop in the village square of my adopted home in France where finding what’s new in fall fashions takes you back a century or two. A visit to the store reminds you of rummaging through […]
Heros of the Week
A new battery, after all This helpless expat needs to update some stories about my life in Uzès to say “thank you.” Hoping to drive to Nimes to deal with my lost phone at SFR, I went to the parking garage to pick up Lucy. Soon I discovered […]
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.
The Bad Girls in Sete
I got up close and personal with the Bad Girls of London while they literally “took over” two bistros in Sete.
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.
Party Time in Nimes: Jeudi de Nimes
Every Thursday night during July and August the city of Nimes throws a party.
Caromb and the Pipinette
WHERE ELSE WOULD I HAVE LEARNED ABOUT PIPINETTES?