I'm immersed in research for my next historical novel in the Huguenot Resistance series. The third book will take place during World War...

The Light Shines Through, The Huguenot Resistance Series Book 2, will be available in May. Wohoo! I can't wait to share the story with...

We recently visited the charming medieval town of Aigues-Mortes, about an hour south from our home. Set in the Camargue region, this...

In our little town, St. Hippolyte du Fort, there exists an impressive limestone building. Within its walls, we find our Silk Museum,...

Our little town is uniquely blessed with not one or two, but 21 sundials. Perched here and there on various homes and buildings, they add...

One of the most iconic structures in St. Hippolyte is an ancient limestone tower, just across the bridge and around the corner from my...

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...

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...

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....

The Route de Lasalle starts right outside my front door and winds its way up through beautiful Cevenol countryside. I love watching the...

For over 100 years, on the first Sunday of September, a massive gathering of descendants of the Huguenots (French Protestants) takes...

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...

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...

The tradition of resistance runs deep in the Cévennes and in our little town of St. Hippolyte du Fort. We're situated at the southern end...

Our lives unfold as stories, scenes of seasons, events, places, and people woven into the fabric of our lives. When I think back over my...

If you took a stroll through our little town, you’d be pleasantly surprised by the sound of water as it spills through fountains on many...

Our little town boasts many bridges. Since a river–actually two–run through St.Hippolyte du Fort, we need ways to cross over the waters....

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,...