I have not been overly inspired to write. Maybe I just ran out of things to say after three years in the region. France is becoming as normal to live in as BC was to me growing up in. I am used to the endless pastel colours, the rolling vine covered hills, and the slow flow…
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Barcelona Impressions Eclectic buildings and homes, in a wide variety of styles, in a scatter of chaos, somehow make this city beautiful and unique. Modern art, next to traditional statues and heritage sites, a place where music, culture and art clash, combine and openly unit, in this lively city, full of tourists. I lost…
When I was just a little girl growing up in Duncan British Columbia Canada, my mom showed me how to dig a whole with a little shovel and lovingly place my first marigold in to it. From there she taught me how to take care of our family garden. Our family memories in the garden have a…
One of the best things about living in the southern region of France is our proximity to the border. One hour gets us over the Pyrenees and usually better weather in the land of spicy paella, party all night long, deep fried tapas and seafood galore! I have visited Spain many times over the past…
It started with a vision of our family splashing around in a pool, but where? Our garden is far too small unless we take out the shed and the giant palm tree. Last week we said goodbye to the shed, thanks to Mike! Progress! Let The Renovations Begin! Today, a parent from Daniel’s handball took the…
Granola is an adjective to describe a Canadian who is uber health conscious, left-winged, open minded and possibly a hairy hippy, but not necessarily. Often confused with the pot smoking hippy; a hippy can be granola. Granola people are predominantly environmentally aware…
‘I thought reality TV would be the biggest success of my life, or the biggest mistake!’ Bethenny Frankel Have you seen these three culprits around Capestang? Meet Mat, Alicia and Noel, the House Hunters International film crew! You might be wondering, what the hell is going on in our village with cameras everywhere! Rest assured it is just a…
Daniel left with one large pack; one the school required him able to carry on his own and a knapsack with a ham and butter baguette brown-bagged lunch for the bus ride up. He was ready for five nights and six days away from home to ski in the Pyrenees Mountains with his Grade three…
‘The Midi fires the senses; makes your hand agile, your eye sharp, your brain clearer,’ wrote Van Gogh. People seem to feed off an energy in the Languedoc that translates to creative endeavors. Is it a coincidence that so many us live here; entrepreneurs from all over the world who have found their home in the warm…