JanetJoanouWeiner
A Desert Assembly
For over 100 years, on the first Sunday of September, a massive gathering of descendants of the Huguenots (French Protestants) takes...
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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....
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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
- 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...
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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...
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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...
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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
- 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...
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JanetJoanouWeiner
- Feb 28, 2021
- 3 min
The Nooooorth
The Nooooorth Several years ago, my husband and I watched a popular French film called Bienvenue Chez Les Ch'tis. The basic plot revolves...
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JanetJoanouWeiner
- Feb 19, 2021
- 3 min
Winter Beauty
Winter brings a subtle beauty, one that can easily be missed. Do we see muted skies and think, oh no, another overcast, gray day? Or do...
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JanetJoanouWeiner
- Jan 31, 2021
- 4 min
The Road Not Taken
Last Sunday, puffy white clouds drifted overhead through a sparkling blue sky. A lovely winter day to take the small hike up the mountain...
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JanetJoanouWeiner
- Jan 17, 2021
- 2 min
Day is Done
After two long days of (good, but intense) meetings, I managed to get outside for a walk. Later than usual but still before dark. In...
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JanetJoanouWeiner
- Jan 9, 2021
- 3 min
Looking Up
The snowflake icon appeared all night on my weather app. Yet the windows opened only to rain, no white in sight. Same thing this...
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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 12, 2020
- 4 min
L'Histoire de Château de Planque
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...
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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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