It’s 4.15 a.m. and for me, the day has already begun. The sky is the softest, palest, grey-blue. Any minute now, the sun will be over...

Probably! However, I have no intention of sitting in the ‘departure lounge’ waiting to be struck down. I do intend, in just under four...

Recently, one gloomy and wet day, I went on a house tour fund-raising event. I‘d been looking forward to it as the first house on the...

Right, I’ve got a few days between guests so I’ve poured a glass of wine and thought we could chat for a bit. I hope you had a marvellous...

It’s a delicious 26 degrees here today and I’m sitting in the shade at the outdoor table, enjoying a gentle warm, breeze while having a...

I am one lucky girl! Two wonderful people living their own dream in France, have contacted me. One to do an interview for her blog and...

It’s been a mixed-bag couple of weeks with cold, frosty mornings and glorious sunshine-y days then four days of (much needed) rain. It’s...

Lavender Scones, living in France, cultivating lavender

A group I belong to, We Love Memoirs, is doing a live interview with me tomorrow, Sunday 19 September from 7pm (NZ time). Please feel...

A fabulous afternoon with the internationally-renowned cheese expert, New Zealander, Juliet Harbutt. You know I love food … and France....

Have any of you read this beautiful little story? A couple of weeks ago Steve found a copy in our local second-hand bookstore for me. It...

Hello from a dazzling and glorious Havelock North. It’s been stunning for over a week. If it makes you feel better, we’re due for days of...

It is so humbling to see this. Today is day five that BOTH books have been at the No. 1 & No. 2 Best Seller spots on Amazon.com in French...

It’s been a month since we moved into our new home, here in the Hawke’s Bay in New Zealand. After 3.5 years of living in London and...

When you spend a few waking hours through the night, nervous about whether people are going to like My French Platter Replenished then...

Well, it is for those in the southern hemisphere but two for the northern, then My French Platter Replenished will pop up on your Kindle,...

So exciting! I do hope you enjoy the second chapter and living our French life with us, while in France. If you click on the Universal...

Here’s the big reveal - the full book cover. I do hope you like it. The first book’s cover was a big hit with so many. Only a couple of...

The Editor says we’re nearly there! Publication will be August, but she can’t give an exact date as there’s loads of formatting and...

Operating here in the Hawke‘s Bay is the Association of France (not Alliance Français) and Steve and I have joined up. There is so much...