Blake Shelton and La Halle au Blé
Yeah, corn....
France and wine. And Retail.
I miss Kentucky
Our readers have questions
Then again, that's why we're doing this
La féminiser des noms de bâtiments et lieux publics de la ville.
How do you do it? ask people for suggestions!
Odds and Ends
A new town, and new things to figure out
It is spring in France
And green, oh so green
La démocratie en France
M. Macron et une budget participatif
I love paper.
And so does France
Knees and France
Sometimes you just shake your head....
Quelle est l'expression française pour "chin diaper" ?
Le nez, c'est toujours le nez.....
So, you think COVID is threatening?
Wait til you meet the Government of Canada
G&M: How to move money from Canada to France
(A clue: a big envelope in your baggage is not an entirely bad idea)
Russia and France
Time to worry? Time to leave?
The measure of a French man....
Is not the size of his truck.
Freedom to Read Week
(A little self promotion)
Excusé-moi, monsieur protestor.
Et regardez-moi, comme le père Trudeau.
Real Estate in France
Generally not as well dressed, but...
Unmarked graves
In France as well.
Ulysses
In France there is bravery.
Hamburgers in France
Not a philosophical post
Les chasseurs
Gros et petite
The hard work of a new country
Sometimes even paradise is just an every day job
Now on Instagram
However much I dislike and distrust Meta....
Bordeaux
Wow. We HAVE been living in small town France...
A move to France helped us discover not just where we felt at home, but how we wanted to live
This week I appeared in the Globe and Mail’s Travel section, writing about France and churches. I’m very happy with this column. Published: Globe and Mail...
Changes of latitudes
And yet, the attitudes....
Vous êtes ici
Ou peut-etre ici?
Joyeux noël de france
And yes, we shopped local without making a big deal of it.
My column today in the Globe and Mail
It's all about family history, not France.
Green Acres or, les Hectares Verts
Où Eva et moi voulons être
What direction is France heading?
Not a political discussion...
Third Time is a Charm!
Bonjour M. Pfizer...
Hot Times in Javerlhac!
Love those pompiers et sapeurs!
A Dog's Life en France
A tail-waggin' great time
Oh, for a nice salad
Or, why much of French cuisine is still stuck in 1970
Le Disque Bleue
Parking without infrastructure
How Green is France?
That depends how you measure it.
On the Road Again
Our hommage to Wayne Rostad
Why Amazon rules retail
And why Google feels more and more like the British Empire
Whatever you do, don't cancel your Canadian cel phone!
There is no escape from Rogers and Telus...
The Apple of My Eye
Oh joy. Oh bliss.
We Bought a New Car!
Well, sort of, eventually.... in a few days.
Le Cimetière à Saint-Barthélemy-de-Bussière
And why it reminds me of Kentucky.
Driving in France is fun!
Yes, we're on the road a lot this week.
Obligatory "Wow stuff is different in France!" post.
And an apology...
Our Trans-polar Expedition
They were the best of times and the worst of times.
The Waiting is the Hardest Part
OK, after the packing.
How isolated are Canadians?
And why can web forms never agree on the space in a postal code?
The Visa
And the privatised saga that preceded it....
Passe Sanitaire
And yes, it was easy