This French Life

A blast of winter chill across France

A COLD winter blast from the north across much of France has shaken off any lingering summer memories and seen heavy snow, rain and winds.... Read more →

A virtual year in Poitou-Charentes

IT is a year to the day that Jo Harrison left the UK to live in France, moving closer to her mother and her French... Read more →

Trooping the grapes at Les Domaine des Sangliers

AFTER passing an innocuous signpost near a small hamlet called Loupiac, in the Lot, I am en route for Les Domaine des Sangliers, vignoble biologique,... Read more →

Telling a few Tales From Across La Manche

THE sights and sounds, as well as some of the characters of France, have been brought to life in an new Kindle ebook by journalist... Read more →

Village crime busting with Bruno Chief of Police

I AM most probably the last person in France to have read Bruno Chief of Police, by Martin Walker, but just in case I'm not... Read more →

Beneath the chestnut trees at harvest time

BENEATH the wide canopy of the chestnut trees are spread fine nets scattered with shells and nuts waiting to be collected. It is a busy... Read more →

Reflections on leaving France

A RECENT news story that made the headlines in France featured three Frenchmen urging young people to head overseas to find work and experience life.... Read more →

A few signs of autumn in Périgord

AUTUMN, my favourite time of the year, with chill fresh mornings, yet the warm rays of the sun create magical, swirling mists which rise from... Read more →