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A Life Nomadic

On choosing a seasonal, French-and-American life.

On Winter Holidays in Brittany and the French idea of cozy.

On the joys and ennui of being a lifelong French learner. The first piece in the series, Adventures in French.

On Bécherel, a French “city of books,” and the spell cast by reading.

On hunting megaliths and exploring Brittany’s ancient architecture.

On traveling door-to-door between homes in California and France.

On Brittany’s storied textile history—involving the Bayeux Tapestry, Shakespeare, and the “blue gold” rush.

On the history and delights of a second home in town.

On the spirals of Brittany, Celtic symbolism, and the natural world.

On touching down again in the France House: a love story.