http://livinginfrance.today.com Just another Today.com weblog Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:20:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you are in Central France, in the Berry area, sooner or later you will meet a Berrichon and he will speak Berrichone to you. The Berrichones are very proud of their language and their roots. Their language is intimately linked to their way of life; Is Berrichone different ... http://livinginfrance.today.com/2009/01/14/do-you-speak-berrichon/ Nicolas Sarkozy announced that the entrance to museums will be free for those aged under 25 and for teachers. The free entrance will start on April 4th with the Easter holiday. He believes firmly that this measure will increase visits to museums in France. Sarkozy also announced the creation ... http://livinginfrance.today.com/2009/01/13/free-museums/ While I was doing the sales in Paris my Daughter was having a cultural day with her dad. They visited the museum the Louvre and the Notre Dame cathedral; they had a walk in a frozen Paris but my girl was over the moon. To read my 7 ... http://livinginfrance.today.com/2009/01/11/paris-soldes-2/ Finally, the so long waited sales are here. Yesterday, Wednesday 9th January was the official starting day for the sales in Paris. It was also officially the coldest day of the season with temperatures shooting down to -10 °C. The usually joyful water of the Parisians fountains ... http://livinginfrance.today.com/2009/01/08/paris-soldes/ It has been a couple of days now since I saw the baby cow being born, but I am still overwhelmed with emotion every time I remember the amazing event .  In a way, witnessing life and the wonders of nature have put many things into perspective. I think that ... http://livinginfrance.today.com/2009/01/07/the-miracle-of-life-2/ Cow with her newborn baby cow with her newborn Last night by pure chance I was lucky to see the miracle of life. I was able to see a farmer helping his cows to give birth in the middle of the night. I had read horrible stories about farming in France. ... http://livinginfrance.today.com/2009/01/05/the-miracle-of-life/ Happy new year to all of you! At the very last minute I decided to throw a New Year’s Eve party.  I had friends phoning to say that they were coming and somehow we ended up being 18 at the table without counting the children! Everybody came with something and we ended ... http://livinginfrance.today.com/2009/01/02/happy-new-year/ In most places, Christmas shopping is done with weeks in advance at major supermarkets. In France however, the people takes pride in buying the fresher produces for their festive tables. For this they go to the fresh-produce outdoor markets. There is a Christmas "ambiance" everywhere. From Christmas lights and music on ... http://livinginfrance.today.com/2008/12/30/christmas-markets-2/ This year December has been bitterly cold, the freezing temperatures and gloominess of the dark winter evenings has set in too comfortably. The build up to Christmas has been rather low key compared to previous years. The financial crisis that hit the world did not help the Christmas ... http://livinginfrance.today.com/2008/12/29/christmas-markets/ In a few days it is going to be 4 years since I moved to France. Was it a good move? Was it a good thing to do? Do I miss my previous home? Yes, yes, and no. Moving to France has been the best move I have ... http://livinginfrance.today.com/2008/12/28/come-with-me-to-discover-france/