by Spring foraging is top of our list of things to do with the kids now that spring has well and truly reached our little corner of South West France. You would think living deep in the countryside would be peaceful, but on a recent walk around our village I couldn’t help but observe how noisy it […]
Camping With Kids
by How often do you get out and about and explore the beautiful country that you call home? When we lived in the UK we were pretty good at exploring London town where we lived, but we rarely travelled further afield. Now that we live in France we’re determined to travel more in the local […]
Creating a Mini World In Your Garden
by It’s amazing what a little bit of sunshine can do after the long Winter months. Here in rural France everywhere is starting to wake up as Spring approaches. Just a short walk around the village can reveal little signs of Spring. The tractors are out in the fields getting them ready for planting, the […]
Fall Recipes with Apples, Pumpkins and Figs
by After the warm and busy long Summer holiday, Autumn (or Fall) in France is calmer and cooler. With the children at school and the last of the summer tourists gone, the trees turn to their deep shades of brown and red. Our sideboard at home becomes a nature table for all the treasures found […]
Multicultural Meal Plan: French School Dinners {La Famille Brown}
by Our guest writer, Becky of La Famille Brown, describes a multicultural meal plan at her son’s school in France. Last September Reuben, our 4 year old, started school full time in France. Previously we had been living in London, UK, and although we had prepared him as much as we could it was still […]