Food/Recipes
What to do with a Glut of Courgettes /Zucchini
It is the first week of August and our second summer here at La Girouette is in full swing. We learnt a lot from our
August 3, 2019
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Category: General
Food/Recipes
In Search of Balance
I have never been very good at doing things in moderation. I am an all-or-nothing-kind-of-gal! If there are chocolates in the house, they get eaten. If the bottle of wine is opened, it gets drunk. If I fall in love, I jump in with both feet. You get the picture! I have a pretty addictive personality and, up until recently, the only way I could really manage my addictions was with abstinence. But, for me, living a good life is really all about finding and keeping my balance. How to do that when surrounded by so much temptation?
February 10, 2018
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Garden
Home Sweet Home!
After 6 months looking and 3 months extremely focused and intensive (15 hours per week) house-hunting we have finally bought our new home in the Dordogne! Voilà ‘La Girouette’…
December 30, 2017
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General
Feel the Fear and Speak French Anyway!
This is where I am sitting as I write this and I just had to share this photo with you because it is so beautiful
October 14, 2017
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General
The Freedom of Simplicity
We have now been on the road for one week and are gradually settling into our temporarily nomadic lifestyle. So far we have spent nights
September 1, 2017
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General
Letting Go of the Old to Make Way for the New.
It has been a crazy week here at Travel Light HQ. We now only have 2 weeks left until we hand over the keys for
August 9, 2017
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General
What this blog is all about…..
On 25 August 2017 my partner Eoin and I leave our home in Northern Ireland for a new life in France. We have sold our home, sold one of our businesses, are selling or giving away most of our furniture and buying a motor-home to live in until we find our new home. We think this will be somewhere in the Dordogne but we aren’t 100% sure yet!
August 1, 2017
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