French Girl in Seattle is Back in Paris
Almost 150 people from all over the U.S., Canada and France tuned in yesterday to Après-Midi on Zoom to see and hear Véronique Savoye, “French Girl in Seattle,” talk about…
Read MoreWhat Daube de Boeuf and I Have in Common
Patty Sadauskas had a new oven installed in her new Niçois apartment. Even though it’s a long-term unfurnished rental, the oven in the apartment had “seen better days” (that’s being…
Read MoreThe Eye Candy of the French Riviera
One reason I came to Nice was to tape another House Hunters International episode next week in Menton. Believe it or not, they’ve worked it out so that we can…
Read MoreLetting Up on Locking Down
I took the TGV to Nice yesterday, armed with my “attestation” to attend a “copropriété” (homeowner association) meeting this afternoon. I mentioned in last Monday’s Nouvellettre® that the “Syndic” (trustee/manager)…
Read MoreThank You Donald Trump and Thank You Emmanuel Macron
Thank you Donald Trump for nominating Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court and to the U.S. Republican-controlled Senate for confirming her appointment…as we now have even more Americans moving…
Read MoreLife Along the Riviera and Beyond
I spent all day Friday, mostly in a car, just to visit a village house in the town of Collobrières with our newest Search Consultant in the South, Jennifer Parrette,…
Read MoreMatisse on a Sunny Day in the South
The intercity train to Marseille from Nîmes was one hour late. With one hour in between trains (the subsequent one to take from Marseille to Nice), that left literally two…
Read More“Le Grand Départ” from Nice
I prolonged my summer a few days for the sole purpose of being in Nice for the “Grand Départ” of Tour de France. Initially scheduled to take place from June…
Read MoreOn Track to Head Back
As I sat on the beach Sunday afternoon, looking out at the gorgeous aqua color of the Mediterranean, the waves getting higher as the winds came up and blew away…
Read MoreImmersion into French and French Culture
In France, if you don’t ask the right question, you won’t get the right answer. Get this through your head. Imprint it on your brain. Believe it to be true…because…
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