Should you ever get near enough to meet-up with us in our rural part of Normandie for lunch we would recommend a choice between two places: Le Bistrot Saint Julien or Auberge de la Source. Both are about 15 minutes away. The first restaurant we went to after moving into La Thebauderie was Le Bistrot…
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Sketching, One One Year In France
Mardi de cette semaine, c’était notre premier anniversaire de déménagement en France. (Tuesday of this week was our first anniversary of moving to France.) Our life has changed, the world has changed, and my sketching continues to change. Our lives have changed in so many ways, I have written of many of those changes in…
Best Memories Our First Year in France I
Just a year ago today we were in Cynthia’s (Tricia’s sister) basement putting the finishing touches on packing for our move to France, our friend Dave was set to pick us up on the 14th to take the three of us, Tricia, Neville, and me, to the airport. This was an endeavor that began in…
An Expat’s Struggles With Ordering Food
The stereotype for many in the USA is that the French are not friendly, well after multiple trips to France, and living in France for a year I can say that is just not true. In general the French are so kind and helpful. When we butcher their beloved language they may correct a bit…
5 Days in Paris and Discovering Matt Pencils
As I have said before, the peace and quiet of our rural farm life can be overwhelming, we find ourselves craving the stimulation of Paris, thus we look for any excuse to hop on the train in Flers and get off two hours later at Gare Montparnasse. With Alexis and Joe visiting we had a…
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