The Land of a Bell Tower, Dragon and President Jefferson

Holiday spirit in Montpellier Some festive street sparkle Around the globe, this holiday season is brimming like an overflowing cup of morning coffee waiting to be savored. The festive decor is at every doorway and the streets are lit with the spastic twinkle of a Disney Festival of Lights parade. It speaks to the collective …

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly…a lesson in the ways of the French

Maybe someday this will be in my future? France is not a country of instant gratification. I am finding it to be more of a slow simmer. Mine and my husband’s Americanized ways of “Have Gun, Will Travel” have no bearing here. Rather that attitude is frowned upon by the Land of Liberty’s first political …

The French Connection

View of a vineyard in Prades de Lez during a leisurely strollGoofing off, as always A trip to Marseille. An antique car. Rendez-vous with strangers. Becoming adept in the ways of la France is a mystery filled with twists and turns, sprinkled with confusion. This week marks one-month since our family arrived in Montpellier. We …