Posts from April 2019
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Tuesday, April 30, 2019 - 10:00
While many of our other housesits, even longer ones, have seemed to go very quickly, France has…
Monday, April 29, 2019 - 10:00
If you've been following along on my weight loss journey for a while, you know that one of the…
Sunday, April 28, 2019 - 10:00
Reading: 33/52 (+1 for the week) I only got through one book this week, because while I enjoyed it…
Friday, April 26, 2019 - 10:00
Sometimes when you travel the best-laid plans can go awry. (See that time we spent the night in a…
Thursday, April 25, 2019 - 09:27
These days it's pretty hard to be a functioning member of society and also be 'off the grid'.…
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 - 10:00
Yesterday we ventured out to a few small towns close to us (30 minute drive = close in rural France…
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 - 10:00
One of the trickiest things about traveling via housesitting is scheduling housesits so that we don…
Monday, April 22, 2019 - 10:00
Easter morning in France dawned bright and beautiful, with the sun shining and the birds singing.…
Sunday, April 21, 2019 - 10:00
Reading: 32/52 (+2 for the week) This week was an easy read novel for my online book club and a…
Friday, April 19, 2019 - 05:43
All good things must come to an end. Capitalism is an amazing system for creating efficiency in…
Thursday, April 18, 2019 - 10:00
Yesterday I shared the incredible before & after photos of the restoration done on this…
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 - 10:00
Here in France, we are housesitting for a British ex-pat named Bob. When Bob first purchased this…
Tuesday, April 16, 2019 - 10:00
I started listening to podcasts a few years ago, though I never did so with any regularity. Over…
Monday, April 15, 2019 - 10:00
Book Review: The Year of Living Danishly: Uncovering the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country by…
Sunday, April 14, 2019 - 10:00
Reading: 30/52 (+2 for the week) This week I finished a memoir from a Brit who moved to Denmark (I…
Friday, April 12, 2019 - 10:00
What feels like long ago, back in the country of Wales, I wrote this post about the particular…
Thursday, April 11, 2019 - 05:49
By now, everyone's heard of fake news. To some, it means "Someone said something negative about me…
Wednesday, April 10, 2019 - 10:00
As we continue to reside peacefully in the French countryside and the days are finally getting…
Tuesday, April 9, 2019 - 10:00
Yesterday I shared all about the famous tapestries of Aubusson, France (a small town about 30…
Monday, April 8, 2019 - 10:00
On Friday last week, we returned to the town of Aubusson to visit our friend Suzanne, and to see…
Sunday, April 7, 2019 - 10:00
Reading: 28/52 (+2 for the week) I read a great novel set in the UK that had mystery, romance, and…
Friday, April 5, 2019 - 10:00
Oftentimes, when it comes to food, we miss the comforts of home. I wrote all about what we miss the…
Thursday, April 4, 2019 - 04:33
When most people think of a movie about a swarm of robots taking over the world, they think…
Wednesday, April 3, 2019 - 10:00
Book Review: Born A Crime: Stories From A South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
If you aren't…
Tuesday, April 2, 2019 - 10:00
Life in the country can get a little boring sometimes. Since it's a 40-minute drive to the nearest…
Monday, April 1, 2019 - 10:00
Last week I shared about the amazing pizza we had when we lunched in Limoges. Today I'm here to…