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We are now in the second month of 2017, and it is a good time to review whether the resolutions made just 6 weeks ago are going to be even vaguely feasible. For several reasons I am not going to list out the resolutions I made.  Firstly, I do not want to feel held hostage […]

Christmas can be stressful, and for me each year is about trying to avoid that stress.  There are many ways to refocus ones attention at Christmas, decorating and crafting are definitely ways I choose. So what I have made this year? When unpacking the Christmas decorations I was a little disappointed  to not find the […]

My life never seems to be simple.  I try everyday to focus on the most important parts of life, of the aspects which have real meaning; but I find I am easily distracted. I live in the most amazing place.  My children think the sunrises look post-apocalyptic, the burning oranges and fluorescent pinks are overwhelming.  […]

Hair Accessories   We are living under the shadow of another collapse. It seems that the markets do still have up days, but the down days are just larger and impossible to catch up from. So where does that leave us all? The truth is that we may all find that the world gets a […]

The Beginning of a Dream When I was little I was encouraged to dream, but I was also encouraged to stay practical and understand that dreams did not always pay money.  Unluckily for the next generation it seems that this has changed.  Now dreams seem to be actively discouraged.  The cost of living is high, […]

It is summer, and hot!  On the days when we do not go swimming we sometimes need to find a cool place to sit: the Halle in the centre of town is great for this. I know that my kids have to be computer literate in this age, but it is easy to keep them […]

This weekend Auch was host to a craft fair.  I had promised to attend, but was not sure what to expect. We arrived during lunch, even after 5 years in France I still forget that most things close for time, but luckily the fair was open all day.  The advantage of arriving at lunch time […]

Rose has become a firm friend over the last year, of all the people I have met since living in France she is one of the most welcoming and she has been hugely generous with her time.  Not only does she include me, but she also corrects my french 😉 Rose is a formidable woman, […]

There are so many times when we need to be ready to commit and do not quite feel up to it, so what is the best action when this situation arises?   TALK, TALK and TALK some more!!!! I have a friend in the village who has embarked on a new project, she is making […]

Well it certainly has been a manic couple of weeks …. I had great plans to get this site up and running, and even to get both my site (this one), and my husbands (www.jgnkelly.com) both translated and running in French. But what have I actually got done?    Very little …. There is however a good […]