13. Adventures in French: Always Be Conjugating
On the joys and ennui of being a lifelong French learner.
12. Bécherel: Land of the Lotus-Readers
On Bécherel, a French “city of books,” and the spell cast by reading.
11. Visiting the Stone Age
On hunting megaliths and exploring Brittany’s ancient architecture.
10. Le Schlepp
On traveling door-to-door between homes in California and France.
9. Town and Tapestry
On Brittany’s storied textile history—involving the Bayeux Tapestry, Shakespeare, and the “blue gold” rush.
8. Pied-à-terre
On the history and delights of a second home in town.
7. Spirals
On the spirals of Brittany, Celtic symbolism, and the natural world.
6. The Return
On touching down again in the France House: a love story.
5. No Renovations
On the joys of not renovating a house in France.
4. The Castle Anecdote
On naming and valuing a good quality of life.
3. Choosing Dinan
On discovering Dinan and the pleasures of a walled medieval French city.
2. Search
On finding a new part of the world to call home.
1. Dream House
On dreaming with a destination in mind.
Introducing The France House
Making a second home and a (more) creative life.
