How many Billy Bookshelves does the average person buy in a lifetime? I asked myself as I drove towards the new IKEA that has opened outside Avignon. Every place that I have lived, L.A, London and now France I have bought a set to hold my books. They are cheap, do the job, (as Swedish Meatballs[Read More]
Recipes
The Singing Butchers
La grande surface, or shopping centre outside of town, was long ago embraced and fully adopted by the French, emptying small towns of their shops, including ours which locals will tell you, was once a thriving metropolis, but is today full of boarded up shops, now used as garages The Singing Butchers[Read More]
Cooking for the French
Every Tuesday night a group of friends organised by Carole, a nurse living in our town, got together and dined at our local restaurant. They were all professional women, and included male partners as well, but were collectively called “Les Filles de Mardi,” (the Tuesday Girls). Cooking for the French[Read More]
