Algamdulilah, the last day of 2020 is finally here, and what a year it's been! We've learned so much from you 2020, and you have shown us different ways of doing things! You have taught us what we need, and more importantly, what we don't need. You have shown us that tomorrow is not guaranteed... Continue Reading →
Pardon my French…
Growing up in Cape Town, South Africa, we were taught English as our first language and Afrikaans as our second language in school. This was my norm and that of my children, so when we decided to move to France, everyone said the french language would be difficult for the children to grasp. We saw... Continue Reading →
A picture is worth a thousand words…
It has been too long since my last blog post in May - almost a year to be exact! And I have missed jotting down our adventures sooo much that I've decided to start again 🙂 This post will have more photos than words - I hope you enjoy! A picture is worth a thousand words. - Unknown... Continue Reading →
Five facts, for fun…
Algamdulillah, there are five days left before 2018 is finally over. This year has really been a life altering one, a year of taking huge risks, a year of getting out of our comfort zones, a year of making life changing decisions, a year of breaking the norm and doing something out of the ordinary... Continue Reading →
Snippets from here, there and everywhere…
Algamdulillah, December is finally here and the year is almost over. Everyone back home in Cape Town is busy finalising end of year parties, family get aways, family get togethers, braai days, beach days and so much more but yet here we feel as if our year just started. Langebaan getaway - July 2017 The... Continue Reading →
How to find food, anywhere in the world!
People have been asking about the food here in France so I will take you all back to when we got here and how we managed to get around buying our food supplies and what we discovered along the way. So after arriving in France we stayed for a week in a self catering apartment... Continue Reading →