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Category: My French Life

Many people will say well you’re French if you’re born French – but is it really as simple as that? And what makes French people

In February 2004, on a cold and sleety February morning, I boarded a ferry at Dover and watched the famous White Cliffs fade as I

Bread Man bought my baguette this week and handed it over with a little flourish. “Zis” he said, “zis ‘umble baguette I made with my

When, out of the blue, I received a message from the American Library in Paris informing me that my book had been nominated for their

Every year I look forward to the TV Show Village préféré des Français – the favourite village of the French, presented by the likeable Stéphane

With spring in full swing, in April, our thoughts in this rural part of northern France turn to wood. I don’t mean literally of

Whenever friends or family come to stay, they’re a bit taken aback at how busy my life is in rural northern France. “We thought you’d

In the far north of France where I live in the lovely Seven Valleys, by the time February arrives, we’re usually feeling a bit soggy

Every year it’s the same in my little village in the Seven Valleys, northern France. Madame Bernadette who lives at the bottom of the hill

As a poultry keeper, I’m always amazed by the antics of my birds. I have ducks, chickens and geese – they’re pets, not for the