Got an hour? It’s worth it!

If it’s Friday, it must be France … I’m deep in my writing cave with some self-imposed deadlines, but I simply could not miss sharing this wonderful video with you.  I discovered it thanks to the über-magnifique Ida Young-Bondi, french instructor extraordinaire and founder of the E-French Café. The French Riviera: A History of Pictures

Ahhhhhh …

If it’s Friday, it must be France … That might be a sigh from me that was heard well out into the stratosphere! Oui! C’est vendredi! It’s Friday AND it is France … we arrived in Nice yesterday and will be here until mid-October. It didn’t take us more than a moment to fall in

WHAT IS LOVE?

If it’s Friday, it must be France … How opportune that the Weekly Photo Challenge is LOVE  with a photo showing a bridge in Paris where romantic lovers affix locks. Don’t forget to scroll down to the bottom of that blog and see how ‘Love’ is interpreted by a host of very talented photographers. You

TRAVEL THEME: GLASS

If it’s Friday, it must be France … I love it when I can tie the travel photo theme into something I know about France. This week’s theme of “Glass” is a perfect opportunity for me to share one of my favourite villages with you. Biot is a picturesque medieval hilltop village that’s not too

Pinch me!

If it’s Friday, it must be France … Ooops – I’m late again  – I know it’s Saturday, but we have company and I’m attempting to sneak this post in while still being a somewhat gracious hostess. Good thing we have understanding friends who realize writing and blogging are  consuming my life  somewhat distracting at times. What

In search of the perfect chèvre …

If it’s Friday, it must be France … When we lived in Antibes for five months in 2011 …  *pause briefly here while I weep and wail quietly lament we are not there now* … pardon my sniffling … okay, I’ve pulled myself together … To continue … our favourite fromagier, Jacques, at the daily

Choopy’s Cupcakes and Coffee Shop

If it’s Friday, it must be France … Mon Dieu, what a day I’ve had! There’s malware in my Hotmail apparently sending messages to everyone in my address book that I’m in distress in Greece and need money! It took a few hours of phone calls to Microsoft for them to figure out why I

Le quatorze juillet – party time!

It it’s Friday, it must be France … Bonne Fête de La Bastille! Bonne Fête Nationale! Happy Bastille Day!  Every July 14 the storming of the Bastille in Paris in 1789 is celebrated throughout France and around the world by French ex-pats. A fabulous party is guaranteed! This national holiday commemorates what is recognized as

Nice Jazz Festival 2012

If it’s Friday, it must be France … Excusez-moi, I’m slacking a little today and watching the men’s semi-final tennis matches at Wimbledon. SO good! And then my DH and I are slipping out to an afternoon movie. After reading all the fabulous posts author Barbara Conelli left on my blog this week and last,

Ten guilty pleasures … in France …

If it’s Friday, it must be France … Bonjour! I’ve been having such a fabulous time at Jess Witkins’s HAPPINESS PROJECT that I simply haven’t been able to leave. Today she has my Friday “France” post featured on her “Guilty Pleasures” page so click here and take a blog hop over to join us for