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    WE HAVE ARRIVED
    Annemarie Rawson
    • Jun 11
    • 3 min

    WE HAVE ARRIVED

    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...
    162 views2 comments
    IN THE AUTUMN OF MY LIFE?
    Annemarie Rawson
    • May 7
    • 4 min

    IN THE AUTUMN OF MY LIFE?

    Probably! However, I have no intention of sitting in the ‘departure lounge’ waiting to be struck down. I do intend, in just under four...
    468 views12 comments
    A LONGING FOR EUROPE
    Annemarie Rawson
    • Mar 5
    • 4 min

    A LONGING FOR EUROPE

    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...
    275 views6 comments
    A GAP IN THE TRAFFIC with endless food
    Annemarie Rawson
    • Jan 6
    • 3 min

    A GAP IN THE TRAFFIC with endless food

    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...
    362 views0 comments
    SUMMER BREEZE, MAKES ME FEEL FINE …
    Annemarie Rawson
    • Dec 10, 2021
    • 5 min

    SUMMER BREEZE, MAKES ME FEEL FINE …

    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...
    405 views4 comments
    SHAMELESS PUBLICITY ... according to Vanessa Couchman (author)
    Annemarie Rawson
    • Nov 17, 2021
    • 1 min

    SHAMELESS PUBLICITY ... according to Vanessa Couchman (author)

    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...
    147 views0 comments
    LIFE IN THE ‘FAST LANE’
    Annemarie Rawson
    • Oct 10, 2021
    • 2 min

    LIFE IN THE ‘FAST LANE’

    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...
    213 views4 comments
    LAVENDER SCONES
    Annemarie Rawson
    • Oct 5, 2021
    • 3 min

    LAVENDER SCONES

    Lavender Scones, living in France, cultivating lavender
    182 views5 comments
    FEEL LIKE A CHAT?
    Annemarie Rawson
    • Sep 18, 2021
    • 1 min

    FEEL LIKE A CHAT?

    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...
    100 views2 comments
    FRENCH CHEESE TASTING
    Annemarie Rawson
    • Sep 15, 2021
    • 2 min

    FRENCH CHEESE TASTING

    A fabulous afternoon with the internationally-renowned cheese expert, New Zealander, Juliet Harbutt. You know I love food … and France....
    120 views0 comments
    “FLOWERS FOR MRS HARRIS”
    Annemarie Rawson
    • Sep 11, 2021
    • 2 min

    “FLOWERS FOR MRS HARRIS”

    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...
    151 views2 comments
    COME FOR A WALK WITH ME
    Annemarie Rawson
    • Aug 26, 2021
    • 2 min

    COME FOR A WALK WITH ME

    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...
    183 views8 comments
    THANK YOU, EVERYONE
    Annemarie Rawson
    • Aug 23, 2021
    • 1 min

    THANK YOU, EVERYONE

    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...
    82 views2 comments
    SETTLING IN
    Annemarie Rawson
    • Aug 23, 2021
    • 1 min

    SETTLING IN

    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...
    269 views4 comments
    Waiting anxiously for a response …
    Annemarie Rawson
    • Aug 18, 2021
    • 1 min

    Waiting anxiously for a response …

    When you spend a few waking hours through the night, nervous about whether people are going to like My French Platter Replenished then...
    100 views4 comments
    ONE MORE SLEEP!
    Annemarie Rawson
    • Aug 16, 2021
    • 1 min

    ONE MORE SLEEP!

    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,...
    51 views0 comments
    IT’S LIVE! MY FRENCH PLATTER REPLENISHED IS NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON
    Annemarie Rawson
    • Aug 7, 2021
    • 1 min

    IT’S LIVE! MY FRENCH PLATTER REPLENISHED IS NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON

    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...
    94 views0 comments
    MY FRENCH PLATTER REPLENISHED - nearly there!
    Annemarie Rawson
    • Jul 27, 2021
    • 1 min

    MY FRENCH PLATTER REPLENISHED - nearly there!

    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...
    122 views4 comments
    MY FRENCH PLATTER REPLENISHED - A GLIMPSE OF THE COVER
    Annemarie Rawson
    • Jun 22, 2021
    • 1 min

    MY FRENCH PLATTER REPLENISHED - A GLIMPSE OF THE COVER

    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...
    143 views13 comments
    FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL IN NZ
    Annemarie Rawson
    • Jun 8, 2021
    • 1 min

    FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL IN NZ

    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...
    74 views0 comments
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