adventures of an american housewife in the south of france

Visit From the ‘Rents and A Freshly Cut Bed Beard

It's time to get on the road again!  On Sunday morning, The Hub and I are headed back up to Paris to meet up with my parents.  I'm really excited to see them and for them to have their first taste of Europe.  We'll be spending 2 days in Paris, 1 day in Versailles and then it's back down to Montpellier for 4 days.  It's going to be so nice to spend some time with them. When The Hub and I told my parents we...

The Postcard Project

As it turns out, it's a lot harder to high-five a stranger than it sounds.  But maybe I should back up a little and explain. Have I ever told you about my friend Ed Casey?  Besides being a personal hero of mine for reason having to do with Sons of Anarchy, Season 3, Ed has an addictive Tumblr blog, Bart Dont Lie, where among other things, he is documenting his Postcard Project.  Sick and tired of only seeing...

Live Music in the South of France: Portishead in Nîmes

Bonjour a tous!  Well, first I want to apologize for missing my deadline.  Luckily, my editor is very forgiving and accepts bribes so I was still able to publish my post.  I really wanted to be the one who reviewed the Portishead show because it was a show I had been waiting 15 years to see (yes, I’m old as the Haute Housewife constantly reminds me).  I had always been a huge fan of Dummy, their self-titled...

Simple Pleasures: Weekend in Pictures

We had a very nice, relaxing weekend that included a night at Estivales, a double date in Sète, a beautiful Sunday dinner, and lots of Sons of Anarchy. And on Friday night, something amazing happened.  I finally got the boys drunk enough to convince them that they could in fact, lift of the washing machine, maneuver around the unfortuately placed heater in the bathroom, and get the machine into a more...

Friday Bed Beard

Happy Friday friends! The sweltering heat wave from this week was finally broken today by a bit of rain. Fig and I stayed inside finishing the rest of the unpacking, doing some laundry, and tidying the house.  We were hoping to take a little day trip this weekend, but this rain just may thwart our plans.  With all the traveling we've done over the last few weeks and the traveling we'll be doing next week...

Chez Paul, Je t’aime

I think I'm still full from my dinner last Sunday night.  It was the kind of meal that left me happy and stuffed to the gills, yet I still wanted to lick the plate and make sure I'd consumed every last morsel.  The kind of meal that I haven't been able to stop thinking about.  The kind of meal I'm sure I"ll never find anywhere else. Ladies and Gentlemen, I submit to you:  Chez Paul. It was an absolutely...

Hump Day: Getting Out Of Our Comfort Zone

My goodness, apologies for being so quiet over here on the blog.  It's been a whirlwind of packing, traveling, unpacking, and cleaning over here during the last two weeks.  After spending the week in Cannes, I left The Hub behind and jetted off to Paris to spend the weekend with my friends Abby, Stéphanie, and Jimmy.  We had a marvelous time and I am so excited to tell you about a particular meal that we ate at...

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