
Hair today gone tomorrow
No ta! Ain't ageing grand? I suppose we all have our weak spots and mine appears to be my hair. I sort of knew and ignored the issue of...
VIE LENTE - SLOW LIFE
'We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us'. We are all told, “live your life to the fullest”; I am here to do just that. The BLOG 'The Very UnFrench Wife' serves as a vessel to project my passions, and clue in my loyal readers as to what inspires me in this wild French adventure. So, sit back, relax, and read on. Donna x
No ta! Ain't ageing grand? I suppose we all have our weak spots and mine appears to be my hair. I sort of knew and ignored the issue of...
Hello again! Well! This was supposed to be the year of zero surprises and in many ways it remains just that! Still we both had nagging...
Pants! Hi folks! We've just 13 days left of January 2023, how are we all doing? I feel rubbish frankly, a blast of the winter lurgy has...
Of the post festive doldrums. Nope January isn't my favourite month of the year, but we put up with each other, we have to! BTW,...
.......in the January 2023 Holland Palace! How dare you suggest that I'm just out of my PJ's at 11 am, or that I breakfasted like a Queen...
...we didn't even know we needed, don't yah think? It's been a tumultuous year and most of the turmoil was certainly unexpected. We got...
As we always do, somehow. We spent our first night here in the new house on the 6th of November, if I remember correctly and it already...
But didn't want to....! Moving sucks the life of you, don't do it, the end. No seriously, it's a god dammed awful process, one just has...
and chateaux Whatever happens to us in the next 18 months, wherever we end up, I will always hanker after a life in France, I'm sure....
Light at the end of the tunnel? Yes! I'm absolutely bloody chuffed, as it was always a risk throwing in the towel that was 'Simply' and...
or not? Sadly not. Moving on up, moving on out, nothing should matter (ear worm no.1) We took a risk with this latest French rental, sold...
Pumpkins in bound! Hello October! Whoa, I nearly missed the beginning of a brand new month and you know me, I always like to celebrate...
More pegs Mrs? There are lots of signs hereabouts, telling me that we’ve just moved again and its the sight of more new washing line pegs...
......tempered with good wine and cheese, it's completely bearable. We've been here one week and a day and we are as discombobulated as...
Here we go..... Home Again And so it begins! Pour me a glass of wine! Third time lucky? Part three or is it four? No clue! The only thing...
It's my party and I will cry if I want to....... I started writing this blog a few months ago, but cruelly abandoned it to the draft draw...
half way to the danger zone......! I've been TRYING to watch, a new short tv series in the UK called 'Marriage'. I say 'trying' because...
Always my favourite time of year....White rabbits! I've just ordered a nice pair of comfy slippers! Haha! I'm so old! Still, I do...
thats when good neighbours become good friends........ Everybody needs good neighbours? Indeed. However, I'm glad to be leaving my lovely...
Green or Grey? During the pandemic, we all wanted to move to the country, to be away from people, free to breathe and room to roam,...