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By Rebecca on June 21, 2022
The car was packed Friday evening and we woke with the baby at 8am in a bit of a panic because this was, for the first time, and hour later than she normally wakes, of course! Out the door by 9am, arrived in Bordeaux at brunch o’clock - we might make this a regular thing, the pancakes and coffee were worth it
Two days in Arcachon
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By Rebecca on June 01, 2022
I was in awe, once again, at how children do not tire as easily of what adults see as “the same”, because for them it is not, there is always a new pebble, a new nook to hide in, a new rock to climb, things that somewhere during the process of “growing up” we sadly stop seeing as objects of joy.Île de Ré
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By Rebecca on January 15, 2022
Or… a guilt-free Christmas! There’s nothing like a fuzzy Christmas jumper to hide the multiple glasses of eggnog and a huge Christmas lunch. The holiday season just seems ‘right’ in the Northern Hemisphere. Despite my only previous experience of enjoying the holidays in the height of summer, I have fully indulged in the ‘cosy’ Christmas experience.
A Winter Christmas
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By Rebecca on October 05, 2021
At the beginning of winter when the geese said goodbye to their French summer and flew south for the winter, it was a truly depressing sight. To see the birds spreading their wings and taking flight to new adventures and warmer weather drew obvious contrast to our own situation of very much staying put! Of sticking it out through our first winter in 3 years.
Profitez bien de ces moments de famille
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By Rebecca on September 01, 2021
When we set out on our house-hunting expedition, outwardly I was open-minded but inside, all I wanted was a Maison de Maître. Unbelievably, we saw the most idyllic one on our third day here, in a Charente riverside village called VindelleTo Live is to Dream
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