Returning to France just about a year after our experience of living there concluded, was something we looked forward to quite a bit. The anticipation grew stronger in the final weeks leading up to our departure and although a year may seem like a long time, it went by fairly rapidly. The girls were veryContinue reading “1 Year Later: Our Provençal Year, Revisited”
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The French Riviera – Winter Vacation Part 1
The French – Italian border town of Menton (France), is about a three hour drive from our town in the Var, headed east. Along the way, the promise of an abundance of mimosa trees in bloom on the “Route du Mimosa“, helped set the initial part of our course. February seems to be the bestContinue reading “The French Riviera – Winter Vacation Part 1”
Grandparents and a Rockin’ Getaway
It’s finally beginning to feel as though the seasons have changed. November brought on a bunch of rain and the days became significantly shorter with only about 10 hours of daylight on average. December’s arrival meant a few things for us including a 2-week school break for the girls, the holidays, and a visit fromContinue reading “Grandparents and a Rockin’ Getaway”
A Visitor Comes
We’ve been settling into our new place for about 3 weeks and were super excited for the arrival of our first visitor (from back home). Tata Vanessa (aunt to the girls), is visiting us and is partaking in our day to day (from dining al fresco on the terrace to picking up the girls fromContinue reading “A Visitor Comes”
How Blue? Royal Blue, Blue Green and Sky Blue
Ever since arriving in Provence (over three weeks ago), I was eager to get out on the water or on a boat, to visit an island off the coast and to have some detachment from the mainland. The cluster of Hyères islands visible from our place only intensified this feeling. But as our local friendsContinue reading “How Blue? Royal Blue, Blue Green and Sky Blue”
Catching up with Old Friends in Toulon
We spent our last week before getting into our new home with dear friends in Toulon. This was familiar grounds with amazing hospitality and served us well in being able to take a breather from all the moving around in the previous weeks. It was sort of a mini vacation from our vacation. We didn’tContinue reading “Catching up with Old Friends in Toulon”
Our Provençal Year 