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HAPPY CHRISTMAS FROM US ALL AT THE OLIVE FARM
Apologies for the lack of Newsletter this side of the holidays. I am fiendishly busy. News after the holidays. Here is Samson who some of you will know came to us as a rescue dog in April. See how he has settled and blossomed. Gloriously, I discovered he was born on Christmas Day. He is…
The Olive Farm
It is very dark here and silent. Very early morning. I am up and at my desk before dawn. The quietude here seems a long way away from the frenzy of Christmas and holidays and shopping. I love these silent hours when all I hear is the heartbeat of life, which is the dogs (and…
The Camargue in France at Christmas-time
ByadminFrance has a coastline of approximately 7330 kilometres. Much of it is magnificent and many of those kilometres are uninhabited, wild even. I am a sea baby. The old adage that being by the sea does you good, clears your lungs and regenerates your system is, in my opinion, true and the French have elevated…
The Forgotten Summer – Kindle Special
FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY – AHEAD OF THE PAPERBACK – ‘THE FORGOTTEN SUMMER’ IS A SUMMER SPECIAL FOR AMAZON. £1.99, PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THE LINK BELOW. https://www.amazon.co.uk/
Wood smoke scents the air
ByadminA robin has flown into the house through a set of open French doors and is sitting in the corner by one of the antique lamps I picked up from a château sale near St Tropez. Michel is in the kitchen chopping up a mushroom he collected from the hillside this morning after yesterday’s rain….
Liberty, I Write Your Name
Recently, when I was in Paris, I visited the Bon Marché store, which is a regular haunt of mine. I usually head directly to the top floor where they have a very excellent librarie/bookshop. I love to browse there and to see what is being published in French and also who has been translated into…

