Yep, I know. More food. It does seem as if we never stopped eating while we were away, but in fact, there were a lot of times in between, when we walked, we talked and we worked, either on planned projects in our house, or in the garden. Thank goodness, because otherwise we'd have come … Continue reading Camembert, Crackers and Cornichons….

Where has that time gone? It's been weeks since I last put pen to paper, so to speak, but it's not been deliberate. Oh no, in fact we've been almost run off our feet, with social engagements, morning coffee, side trips to other regions, gardening, painting and searching out brocantes, for that elusive something, that … Continue reading My Goodness Me!

During our period of restricted travel, due to Covid, some changes have occurred here in Montmorillon. We are no longer the only intrepid Australians in our little town, there is now a little posse of 8! We haven't met everyone yet, but we will in time, I'm sure. Andrew and Peter, who had been living … Continue reading There are New Kids on the Block..

To say we are absolutely delighted to finally be back in France after two and a half years, due to Covid and the resulting restrictions and border closures, is an understatement. We love France and we love our little house, and have missed being able to travel. Normally someone who plans months in advance, this … Continue reading Planes, trains and automobiles…..

That’s the particularly high pitched sound a tiny bat (une chauve-souris) makes, when it’s taken a wrong turn and found it’s way down the flue and into our combustion stove (which was, thankfully, not lit at the time..) We could see it’s ash covered and panicked little face peering at us, through the glass. And … Continue reading Screeeeeeech!

Elizabeth Barrett Browning had it right. We’ve travelled throughout many regions in France over the years, but every time we arrive, the depth of our love for this place, is reinforced, yet again.. 1. The gardens, the flowers.. To be fair, the fascination with anything gardening related is mine, but Jeff is very good about … Continue reading How do I love thee? Let me count the ways…

We love introducing our friends and family to our little corner of France and this time, our friends Lesley and Aymen, visited us for a week. They’d previously been holidaying in both Milan and Paris for several weeks, so were looking forward to some down time. Not quite up there in the buzzing nightlife stakes, … Continue reading The Australian Invasion…

Social whirl... We’ve been busy since we arrived, that’s for sure. Dinner at a petit bistro here in town, Cocotte & Co, with friends Anna & Thierry, Julian & Charlotte, on the night we arrived, was a wonderfully warm welcome back and we had lovely night. We’ve since eaten there again, with Scottish friends, Hazel … Continue reading L’histoire continue…

On a cold and rainy day, what better to do than sit in front of the fire and, finally, catch up on my blog, which has been terribly neglected since we arrived. Instagram has had some attention (postcardsfromkaren), as it so quick and easy to update, but I like to have some nice, quiet time to … Continue reading Il pleut et il fait froid..

Our last day in France was somewhat different to how we’d planned. We arrived at the train station at CDG at 8.30am, expecting to buy a ticket, head into Paris for a few hours, then return to our hotel at Roissy-en-France to have a shower, finalise our packing and be at the terminal in plenty … Continue reading Welcome home…