200 Years... Give or take.They say that one of the primary differences between Americans and Europeans is that to Americans, 200 years is a long time, whereas to...
Where in the World is the USA?!?French bureaucracy is the stuff of nightmares. Let’s face it: paperwork and waiting in line is never fun, but I maintain that French...
"Give us this day our daily bread." No, but really.A French table without bread is incomplete… blasphemous… naked. All along the socioeconomic ladder, across lines of gender, age,...
MerdeFrance captures the imagination and the heart. She is a country of romance, of beautiful cathedrals and chateaux, of cafés and cheese and...
Being Sassenachs in EdinburghAs much as I generally enjoy my adopted country, sometimes one just needs a break from the French. Therein lies one of the major...
14 Turtledoves and a CatLast week, my mother-in-law was standing in the courtyard next to our house when she received a call from her eldest son who just so...
Fuck potatoes.An integral part of country living is community and even if we live in the 21st century, some things don’t change and certain tasks...
Broyé du Poitou: Shortbread on SteroidsDuring my internship in Paris, we would come back to visit Nico's family every two months or so and Nico's mother would invariably send...
