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.
French Bobo Fashion for Fall: A New Look from Long Ago
As published in France Today 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 your grandmother’s closet, or uncovering […]
Heros of the Week
Update to yesterday’s blog, “One Step Forward, Two Back“. Lucy needed a new battery after all. 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 the battery was dead … again. […]
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.
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.
“The Golden Girls” in France and Italy: Day 1-4 Uzes, France
So it begins… Following the adventures of the Golden Girls on the whirlwind tour of France and Italy is going to be a challenge. We are 3 crazy, fearless women who have more energy and curiosity than we should at this age. Day 1-4 After missing the flight […]
May in Uzes: Art, Food and Mustang Sally
It’s officially tourist season in Uzes. By the first of May all of the shops that closed for winter are open. The town is becoming lively again with art shows and fun things to fill your day. Last week I was off to visit Geoffrey to resume our […]
Life in France: More about Sheets
Perhaps stories about bedding in France is too much about nothing. I wish it could be over and done with myself. It just goes on… and on.
Neighborhood Views in Uzes
Many sights around the neighborhood in Uzes have been building up in my camera. It’s time to share. As you would imagine, there are many narrow streets with ancient buildings all around Uzes. From my apartment, heading to the main street, here are just some of the alleyways and […]
Summer Weekends in Uzès are a Taste of France
There’s always something to do on the weekends in Uzes France
Uzès Saturday Market Virtually Real Time
Saturday Market in Uzes
First Stop: Shopping
Anyone who knows me has to admit I’m a diehard shopper. Shopping in Uzès is a dream come true! Of course, my first stop while shopping in Uzès would have to be to buy something “irresistible.” Who could help from walking into this boutique? Promise, I did find […]