The warmth of William’s sick seaping through my clothes and covering half of the cabin was enough to make me chuck up big style. It was possibly the worst ferry crossing ever, I had to wrap a bed-sheet around my body and visit reception to request a new, clean cabin……..while lorry drivers made their way … Continue reading
Although it wasn’t quite the same as stepping across the Channel, the France Show 2012 at Earl’s Court London was a great experience. Our main reasons for attending the exhibition were to give us a chance to spend the whole day together without the children and to see Sally from Les Bons Voisins, LBV. We … Continue reading
Tuesday was spent visiting what would be our nearest town and city. Chateaulin is a beautiful town with the Brest-Nantes canal running through the centre. It is very picturesque and had a good number of shops and places to explore. However, Quimper is simply breathtaking, the enormous Cathedral was magnificent, the adorable medieval buildings and … Continue reading
It was Armistice Day and we observed 2 minutes silence at 11 o clock (well, as silent as you can get with two little ones!) We saw several groups of people gathering to lay wreaths in numerous villages in memory of those lives lost in World War I and to commemorate the ‘armistice’ signed by … Continue reading
Our night was OK, we slept on the floor and although we probably saw every hour the children slept soundly! Jez was great with the kids, showing them the lorries departing the ferry and allowing them both to sit in the front on my lap, they seemed so excited it was lovely. The journey to … Continue reading
Travelling to France on the night ferry, with our two lively children, worked surprisingly well. We chose against a cabin and reserved just 2 reclining seats – we figured that as Charlotte and William don’t sleep very well even at home, that paying for a cabin would be pointless. Once we’d boarded and after exploring … Continue reading
Our move to France is becoming more of a reality. Over the past few weeks we have been liaising with some very helpful people who live in Brittany to get their opinion on the area, our map is now more highlighter pen than region(!) with numerous places to visit, churches to attend, markets to experience, … Continue reading
….well….sort of. We are planning and only planning at this stage to live in a caravan. It may be the wrong thing to do but we won’t know unless we try! Come March next year (possibly sooner) we will be moving out of our beautiful, warm, spacious house and into a caravan. We have found … Continue reading
We have grown really fond of our home in France, the villagers and the French way of life, so much so that we made plans to live here. However, when we prayed about it and asked God to show us if there was any reason why we shouldn’t move…………I then fell pregnant. Bringing up a … Continue reading
This Christmas we decided to do things a little different and bring Jez’s mum (Jenny) and children over for the holiday. The journey over was a complete nightmare, the planes were delayed, there were strikes at the airports and our suitcases were mislaid. However, the children and Jenny were really excited to arrive at Sentein. … Continue reading
We have nearly finished renovating the Ancienne Gendarmerie, we have water, electric, heating and hope to have windows soon. I love our home in France and we are making plans to live here but need to allow God to work in our lives and show us the path we are to take. This summer we … Continue reading
We have met some wonderful people in the Ariege, and been party to many a soiree and fete, in fact we have been treated with the utmost respect and generosity of friendship. I do not know how many people we have met but there was only one occassion where we were not made to feel … Continue reading
My 30th Birthday was one I’ll always remember. We spent it in Sentein and a few of my friends flew over to join us which was lovely. The highlight of my birthday was that the entire village had organised a ‘surprise’ party for me. Almost everyone we knew was there and in the mood to … Continue reading
We were really taken with L’Ancienne Gendarmerie. We purchased the property and started making several trips over. The people have been very welcoming and we are really trying to make an effort to fit in, which basically means shoppping at the local Tabac, eating and drinking at La Crabere. French life in sentein is very … Continue reading
So one afternoon, when I wanted to ‘get away from it all’, I suggested to Jez that we should buy a house in France. We contacted estate agents and arranged a handful of viewings spreading from Perpignan on the east coast, across the Pyrennes towards the west. As usual it was all done on impulse … Continue reading
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