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...

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...

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

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....

One of the best things about living in the south of France is lavender season. It is truly incroyable…incredible! The colors, the scent,...

This year, for the first time, I have a vegetable garden–a potager as it's called in French. Interestingly, the word for...

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...

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...

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...

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...

"Spring is sprung, the grass has riz I wonder where the birdies iz…" (Anonymous) Every year around this time, my dad would chant this...

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...

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 Nooooorth Several years ago, my husband and I watched a popular French film called Bienvenue Chez Les Ch'tis. The basic plot revolves...

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...

Last Sunday, puffy white clouds drifted overhead through a sparkling blue sky. A lovely winter day to take the small hike up the mountain...

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...

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...

The snowflake icon appeared all night on my weather app. Yet the windows opened only to rain, no white in sight. Same thing this...