Christmas in Dinan
On Winter Holidays in Brittany and the French idea of cozy.
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Adventures in French: Always Be Conjugating
On the joys and ennui of being a lifelong French learner.
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Bécherel: Land of the Lotus-Readers
On Bécherel, a French “city of books,” and the spell cast by reading.
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Visiting the Stone Age
On hunting megaliths and exploring Brittany’s ancient architecture.
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Le Schlepp
On traveling door-to-door between homes in California and France.
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Town and Tapestry
On Brittany’s storied textile history—involving the Bayeux Tapestry, Shakespeare, and the “blue gold” rush.
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Pied-à-terre
On the history and delights of a second home in town.
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The Return
On touching down again in the France House: a love story.
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No Renovations
On the joys of not renovating a house in France.
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The Castle Anecdote
On naming and valuing a good quality of life.
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Choosing Dinan
On discovering Dinan and the pleasures of a walled medieval French city.
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Second Home Search
On finding a new part of the world to call home.
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Dream House
On dreaming with a destination in mind.
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Introducing The France House
Making a second home and a (more) creative life.
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