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A tale of two “cities”

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” An appropriate quote from A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens, as we swapped Hong Kong for Parisot, a village of 600 (+2) people in South West France 12 months ago today. This time last year we said our goodbyes to ourContinue reading “A tale of two “cities””

It’s a sloe process

I didn’t get that job. Apparently no-one else did either and I am told things are on hold. I am doing my best to ensure I don’t go down the spiral of ‘maybe they just didn’t like me and didn’t want to tell me’ or ‘what if my proposal was rubbish and I shouldn’t haveContinue reading “It’s a sloe process”

Sacré Bleu – it’s off to work we go

But first….. Thank you to so many friends from all over the world who left such wonderful messages regarding the last post. It is humbling and touching. I still don’t quite know why we are doing this blog, perhaps more so to document if our experiment of “doing it differently” can work but such aContinue reading “Sacré Bleu – it’s off to work we go”

In search of Delilah

Why? Why? Why? I’ve been asking myself “why?” for 3 months solid. 3 months into our “French adventure” and I’ve often wondered why we ended up here in lockdown France, with no friends or family, no immediate income to match that of our Hong Kong lives and not really having a bloody clue what theContinue reading “In search of Delilah”

Which lane am I in?

Last Tuesday at 7am, I found myself on a virtual job interview for an HR contract role. As I got up (earlier than I have done for a while it’s fair to say) I started asking myself how this had happened. It’s only been 2 months since I left work. Wasn’t I meant to beContinue reading “Which lane am I in?”

Faking it…

So here we are. The blog set up, the new company up and running, the house completing and the fridge stocked for France’s second lockdown. It’s safe to say that it isn’t quite how we had planned it…..moving to France to be closer to friends and family and as yet not being able to seeContinue reading “Faking it…”

Getting out of the fast lane

One of the biggest draws to France for us was the somewhat simpler way of life. We loved life in Hong Kong – the brunches, the junks, the weekends away, the staycations etc. Everything was so accessible, there was so much choice, there was always somewhere new to go, a new restaurant to try, aContinue reading “Getting out of the fast lane”

Stresses and frets to fresh baguettes

Making the decision to leave Hong Kong was not a quick or easy one. It had been Ed’s home for over 15 years and mine for over 5. It’s fair to say I was readier, but nonetheless, leaving the first home we’d had together, wonderful friends and work colleagues, island life, the brunches, the xiaolongbao…Continue reading “Stresses and frets to fresh baguettes”