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    A Museum of Silk
    JanetJoanouWeiner
    • Apr 23
    • 3 min

    A Museum of Silk

    Surprise! Our tiny little town has a museum. It’s small but nicely done and follows the history of the significant silk industry in our...
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    A Walk Along the Voie Verte
    JanetJoanouWeiner
    • Mar 26
    • 3 min

    A Walk Along the Voie Verte

    In my little town, St. Hippolyte du Fort, we are blessed with lovely walking paths. I'm grateful to so easily engage with the surrounding...
    69 views4 comments
    The "Other" Château
    JanetJoanouWeiner
    • Feb 26
    • 3 min

    The "Other" Château

    On one of my daily walks, not long after we moved here ten years ago, I came to the end of a path and…voilà! Seemingly out of nowhere, a...
    110 views4 comments
    Les Cigalois de St. Hippolyte du Fort - Part 2
    JanetJoanouWeiner
    • Feb 5
    • 5 min

    Les Cigalois de St. Hippolyte du Fort - Part 2

    My husband had a significant birthday a few years back (well, ok, more like a decade). I sent out requests for a word of encouragement, a...
    111 views1 comment
    Les Cigalois of St. Hippolyte du Fort
    JanetJoanouWeiner
    • Jan 21
    • 4 min

    Les Cigalois of St. Hippolyte du Fort

    Part One Madame fought back tears, but the deep well of emotion that was their cause would not be contained. "Our grandfathers… the...
    94 views4 comments
    Beauty in the Bleak Midwinter
    JanetJoanouWeiner
    • Dec 18, 2021
    • 3 min

    Beauty in the Bleak Midwinter

    When I reflect on the beauty of the seasons, I usually picture the soft bright colors of spring or the brilliant tones of autumn. Yet...
    70 views4 comments
    Le Cengle Mountain Glory
    JanetJoanouWeiner
    • Nov 27, 2021
    • 3 min

    Le Cengle Mountain Glory

    I have written about the mountains of St. Hippolyte du Fort in a previous blog, but majestic Le Cengle calls us to take another look....
    81 views0 comments
    The Invaders' Route
    JanetJoanouWeiner
    • Oct 31, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Invaders' Route

    The Route de Lasalle starts right outside my front door and winds its way up through beautiful Cevenol countryside. I love watching the...
    115 views8 comments
    Vive les Vendanges
    JanetJoanouWeiner
    • Oct 8, 2021
    • 4 min

    Vive les Vendanges

    Vive les vendanges! Yay for the grape harvest! I love this time of year, and one of the very best things about it is the vendanges. Early...
    117 views2 comments
    A Desert Assembly
    JanetJoanouWeiner
    • Sep 18, 2021
    • 4 min

    A Desert Assembly

    For over 100 years, on the first Sunday of September, a massive gathering of descendants of the Huguenots (French Protestants) takes...
    114 views4 comments
    An American in the USA
    JanetJoanouWeiner
    • Aug 28, 2021
    • 6 min

    An American in the USA

    For the first time in two years, I recently traveled back to the USA. As everyone knows, a world of change has occurred during that time....
    177 views2 comments
    La Lavande
    JanetJoanouWeiner
    • Jul 18, 2021
    • 3 min

    La Lavande

    One of the best things about living in the south of France is lavender season. It is truly incroyable…incredible! The colors, the scent,...
    94 views0 comments
    Garden Lessons
    JanetJoanouWeiner
    • Jul 3, 2021
    • 5 min

    Garden Lessons

    This year, for the first time, I have a vegetable garden–a potager as it's called in French. Interestingly, the word for...
    104 views2 comments
    Les Montagnes de St. Hippolyte du Fort
    JanetJoanouWeiner
    • Jun 13, 2021
    • 4 min

    Les Montagnes de St. Hippolyte du Fort

    This week we're going on a tour of the beautiful mountains surrounding my little town. So grab your walking stick and hiking boots…just...
    73 views2 comments
    Château Tour
    JanetJoanouWeiner
    • May 30, 2021
    • 6 min

    Château Tour

    Bienvenue au Château de Planque! Welcome! Come on in for a tour of the centuries-old château where we work and live. We are situated at...
    226 views2 comments
    Beholding Beauty
    JanetJoanouWeiner
    • May 8, 2021
    • 4 min

    Beholding Beauty

    These past weeks, here in the Cévennes, we have had quite a stretch of gray skies and rainy days. Our summers can be scorching hot, so...
    68 views0 comments
    The Route de Cros
    JanetJoanouWeiner
    • Apr 23, 2021
    • 6 min

    The Route de Cros

    Of the many beautiful walks in and around St. Hippolyte du Fort, my very favorite is on the Route de Cros. Out my door, across the...
    107 views2 comments
    Spring has Sprung
    JanetJoanouWeiner
    • Apr 5, 2021
    • 3 min

    Spring has Sprung

    "Spring is sprung, the grass has riz I wonder where the birdies iz…" (Anonymous) Every year around this time, my dad would chant this...
    93 views6 comments
    Counting Sheep
    JanetJoanouWeiner
    • Mar 24, 2021
    • 3 min

    Counting Sheep

    A couple of weeks ago, I happened upon a shepherd leading his flock through the fields behind the houses on my path. The massive copper...
    99 views2 comments
    Life and Death
    JanetJoanouWeiner
    • Mar 13, 2021
    • 3 min

    Life and Death

    Our little town of St. Hippolyte du Fort boasts not one but two old-fashioned cemeteries. There's a reason for this: one was for...
    115 views2 comments
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