Planning my cultural calendar for 2025
I'm settled in Saumur from January-on for some months, hoping to find and close on a house. But I can't just sit in one place!…
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2025-01-27
My cultural calendar in 2024
Another year with some very memorable events. I traveled to Colmar just to hear Franco Fagioli in Polifemo yet again, as last year in Amsterdam…
2025-01-27
What I’ve seen of France
House-hunting status report
For friends who are wondering where I'm looking and where I'm going to settle, I want to provide an overview. You'll see how wide-ranging these…
2024-02-25
Give a girl a break
Where I'm at House-hunting by car with Kristian (January 29-February 7) gave us an almost overwhelming amount of impressions and information to reflect upon and…
2024-02-22
Found the property of my dreams!
Some hard truths rule it out
Beyond my fantasies, in fact It happened: while traveling with Kristian, we went to a house that had enticed me online, and for once the…
2024-02-20
Exploring the Sarthe: Saint-Calais
A day trip on market day Saint-Calais is one of France's two-hundred-some Petites Cités de Caractère. These days it has about 3,000 inhabitants, and as…
2023-12-16
Holidays 2023, End of year plan
Going to have my first Trustedhousesitters pet sit
As far as I'd planned before arriving in France I'm in Paris for 5 nights, 3 concerts, a big and thrilling indulgence. All the concerts…
2023-12-15
Sillé-le-Guillaume
The medieval town Guillaume de Sillé, a vassal of the Count of Maine, built a fortress here on the fringes of Maine, and assisted in defending…
2023-12-12
Fresnay-sur-Sarthe
Wednesday after arrival, I made my first day trip in the Sarthe. I was out uncharacteristically early, catching a 7:35 am bus, because I wanted…
2023-12-12
Exploring the Sarthe with Le Mans as my base
I traveled straight on to Le Mans after arriving at CDG airport, Paris. It's easy to get to, just an hour forty minutes by train…
2023-12-07
France it is
An update on my househunting in France, with somewhat narrowed search zones.
2023-12-07
composite of properties from online RE ads
House-hunting gets real
Got my visa! With a VLS-TS in my passport, it's time to find and buy my next home. For the last two years, I've been…
2023-12-06
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