Half the fun of learning about living in a different country is learning ‘the ways’ of it, e.g. ‘what do the French do?’ Well the French do an Apero. Qu’est-ce que c’est? An Apero is a little like Spanish tapas. That is, it’s a drink and a nibble in theRead More →
We recently had people visit, visitors who generally travelled a lot but hadn’t been to France in years, and when they had been it was always Paris. This was their first trip to the countryside of France. And they couldn’t get over the difference. The French were actually friendly, andRead More →
Whoop, whoop! Big celebration over here at Pumpjack & Piddlewick. We just opened our new shop ‘French Silk Scarf‘ on Etsy! I’ll give you one guess what it sells. The Why’s This past year we took time to review and reflect on our Pumpjack & Piddlewick shop. In determining whatRead More →
After a recent trip to the UK we had a brief thought of moving back. We miss pubs, curry’s and being able to walk into, well, anywhere and be able to converse with ease and understanding. Then we returned to France and realised we could visit Britain for the firstRead More →
