Posts Tagged ‘vivre ma france’
Chocolate
Chocolate remains incredibly popular in France where the average person eats 7kg each year and chocolatiers in France are a highly trained and valued profession. The world’s oldest person, French citizen Jeanne Louise Calment, lived to the age of 122 and proudly ate two and a half pounds of dark chocolate per week. In Paris, you…
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Les Folies Montpelliéraines
Each French region or city has its historical monuments and landmarks. When visiting a French family, they’ll likely take you out for a walk to their local wonders. Montpellier’s downtown and surroundings have a lot to offer from the Roman era to modern architecture, but the “folies” are quite specific to Montpellier. When first visiting…
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The Price of Art 1.0
Everyone is nervous about paying for art. Its very subjective and so attributing a price to it may be quite difficult. Of course, one’s own budget must also be taken into consideration, as it makes no sense to buy something you cannot afford. To broach the subject, I’ve drawn up a few parameters to help…
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A New Year: Looking Forward
It can be daunting tying big life changes to a specific date, like the 1st of January, but no doubt, there is a huge burst of energy available around the New Year to support you in making and keeping new habits and changes in place. “With the new day comes new strengths and new thoughts’,…
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Domaine Montrose, the Rosé Specialists
Domaine Montrose is a beautiful vineyard near the Mediterranean run by father and son Bernard and Olivier Coste. Situated in Côtes de Thongue, a small region in Southern France near our home in Montpellier, they are experts in focusing on what is important in life: family and friends, sharing and life’s pleasures. During harvest season…
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Paris, the City of Light
Paris seemed as far away as the moon while growing up in rural Canada. Even when I attended fashion school in Toronto, I never thought that I would ever make it to Paris, let alone become quite familiar with the city. Paris is my most favourite city, hands down. Why? Because it has everything I…
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Pont du Gard, a Roman Aqueduct
When living in the south of France, you are surrounded by such ancient history it is sometimes hard to fathom for a north American. The region around Nîmes (formerly known as Nemausus in Roman times) was notably one of the busiest and prominent regions of Roman Gaul, from which still remains numerous vestiges and monuments…
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High Time for Pie Time
I am the ultimate pie Queen. Taught by my mother at an early age, I’ve been making pies for over four decades and still love the experience, both in creating and consuming pie. Today, it’s high time for pie and I am going to share with you some of my pie hits and pie-catastrophes, as…
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Toulouse, the Capital of Occitanie
Toulouse lies in the heart of the south western France, just north of the Pyrenees, between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Its other name is La Ville Rose (the pink city), named so because of the pinkish hue of the city buildings built with the pinkish terracotta bricks. Located on the banks…
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Scotland, a Journey North
Scotland is the land of breathtaking views, stunning lochs, beautiful wildlife and welcoming, witty people. It’s also the land of haggis, bagpipes, kilts and a wee dram of Whisky! We left the heat of the south of France for some respite in Scotland. Leaving an average midday temperature of 36, we headed north to a…
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