Category Archives: expat life
L’escale
This summer I went swimming. I went swimming in the Mediterranean and the Adriatic Seas, and in the Rivière d’Auray in Brittany. For the first time in more than two decades, I also did a week of yoga. There were … Continue reading
Bonne Nouvelle Année
It’s been a slow crawl to the end of 2021 and the start of 2022. We entered a medical crisis, and that took all our energy, time and focus. Once again, we are thankful for the high quality of French … Continue reading
Posted in expat, expat in France, expat life, France, Nice, France
Tagged Cote d'Azur, Expat, expat life, France, French Riviera, Nice France
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La Normandie
Our final attempt to ditch the hot and sticky summer 2021 weather in Nice led us to breezy and cool Normandy for two weeks. We’d never been, and I was excited to finally — since freshman year in high school … Continue reading
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L’Ecosse
About two weeks ago we returned from visiting our daughter in the Scottish Borders, a big region comprising of a few dozen small towns and hamlets and lots of countryside between Edinburgh and England. It is possible there are more … Continue reading
Posted in COVID-19, expat life, quarantine, Scotland, Scottish Borders, sheep
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Freed from Captivity
Yesterday morning, after our Day Eight self-administered Covid test, we received a text from the National Health Service that we were free “to return to work.” I interpreted that to mean we were free in general. Off I went to … Continue reading
Posted in expat, expat life, Scotland, Scottish Borders
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