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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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JanetJoanouWeiner
- Dec 31, 2020
- 4 min
The Week Between
The week between Christmas and New Years' is one of my favorite times of the year. While I love the holiday season and truly enjoy...
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JanetJoanouWeiner
- Dec 5, 2020
- 4 min
Les Olives
The Château de Planque, our home and ministry center, came with an extensive terrain of 2.5 hectares (6.5 acres). Most of the land lies...
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JanetJoanouWeiner
- Oct 4, 2020
- 3 min
La Vendange
Early fall means it's time to harvest wine grapes or as it's called here:"la vendange". Yes, it involves picking grapes but it is far...
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JanetJoanouWeiner
- Sep 19, 2020
- 3 min
Doors to the Imagination
What's behind that door? Not that I'm overly interested in today's occupants–that feels too nosy, invasive. What intrigues me is who...
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JanetJoanouWeiner
- Sep 13, 2020
- 4 min
Why St. Hippolyte du Fort?
For a town of our size, we have had more than our fair share of dramatic events. The population has hovered around 4000 for centuries,...
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JanetJoanouWeiner
- Sep 6, 2020
- 4 min
Open Market Marvels
La vie est belle, n'est-ce pas? Life is beautiful, isn't it? Nowhere is the above sentence more true than at our weekly open market,...
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JanetJoanouWeiner
- Aug 29, 2020
- 3 min
La vie est belle...
Every day I marvel at the beauty that surrounds me. Yes, I live in the south of France, and yes, it's breathtakingly gorgeous here....
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