It’s been a little bit of a busy month for me – I’ve been travelling everywhere in the south of France – to mesmerising cities of Aix and Good and to the perched villages of Provence the place I’ve undoubtedly left a little bit of my coronary heart. Later within the yr I’ll be heading to Grasse, the fragrance capital, and in search of out lesser-known locations within the French Riviera, and wine tasting in Provence – southern France I’ll be again! Earlier than that although, I’m heading to Versailles quickly – a bit nearer to dwelling, the place I’ll take a look at not simply the gilded Palace however the King’s Vegetable Backyard, the Queen’s Hamlet, a museum devoted to toile de Jouy (you understand that pretty cloth that was born within the 18th century and infrequently depicts bucolic French scenes, effectively the village of Jouy is true by Versailles!), native vineyards and the fabulous metropolis of Versailles – include me by way of Instagram the place I’ll submit movies and pictures as I’m going….
Again at dwelling, my 4 canine, 6 cats and too many diva chickens, geese and geese care nothing of my wanderings – they’re outraged that the maid is taking day off! Fortunately the husband is extra laissez faire about my need to find all of France and write about it – and he’s completely happy to remain dwelling and take care of them.
He additionally has to look after the hedgehogs! Three years in the past, we discovered a child hedgehog who ought to have been hibernating however was so hungry he was nonetheless awake and really disorientated. We known as him Charlie and stored him in the home all through winter. He grew spherical and powerful and really prickly with a white stripe that makes him very straightforward to identify. We let him go within the following spring, and ever since he’s come again yearly seemingly bringing family and friends, and we now have a heap of hedgehogs frolicking about every evening outdoors the home – I put meals out for them so it’s probably not shocking. I’ve been constructing dens for them on the backside of the backyard the place they’ll be protected in winter – it’s not all glamour and journey you understand!
Lastly, an enormous thanks to everybody who has learn and shared The Good Life France magazine – I’m astonished to let you know that final week (on 25 Might 2025) we handed out 40 millionth reader of 13 problems with the journal. Thanks so, a lot.
Bisous from a moderately drizzly little village this week in the midst of nowhere, rural northern France.
Wishing you a really bon weekend wherever you might be,
Bisous from France
Janine
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