How civilized! I read today on an expat forum that France has countrywide noise restrictions proposed by the Conseil National du Bruit. Although this can vary depending upon where you live (see note below), generally, you are not supposed to make excessive noise outside of these hours: Monday through Saturday 8 AM until noon and 2 PM until 8 PM Sundays and holidays between 10 … Continue reading Noise Restrictions
Someone once said that a house with a soul is a home. We can verify that because every time that we go on vacation and leave the house alone, its soul gets lonely and breaks something. It knows when we’re away and wants to convince us never to go again. We’ve had minor things happen like light bulbs that were not on while we were … Continue reading Don’t leave home…it knows!
When we were in Florida recently we took advantage of the good weather to spend a substantial amount of time outdoors. Because St. Augustine, America’s oldest town dating from 1583, was nearby, we spent the morning walking around the cobblestone streets admiring the Spanish influence that is clearly evident there as well as throughout much of the state. A bit north from there is Amelia … Continue reading No one expects the Spanish Armada
We’re back! Nine months ago we were here in northern Florida, looking out at this view you see above when we decided it was time to move. You can read about that decision on our first-ever post that kicked off this blog by reading our blog post This is where it all started. So, what’s changed? Not very much with this view except now the marsh … Continue reading Return to the scene of the crime
Whenever we go on vacation, instead of staying in a hotel we usually try to rent a house or an apartment since you get more room, a kitchen where you can prepare a few meals, and it’s easier to pretend that you live in the community to see if you might want to make it your home. Since we’re house sitting this week along the … Continue reading The advantages of living in Florida
Bill and I used to both work in the travel industry where part of our jobs was to attend consumer trade shows as representatives for our respective companies. At every show one of the comments we consistently heard from potential travelers was their desire to go on a “trip of a lifetime”. They might describe a week-long stay in Scotland with one night in a … Continue reading Live in the moment
Yes, they can can but we can’t can anymore. What? In other words, the downsizing continues and the latest collection to go was all of our canning supplies. Who knew that we had 12 dozen jars, an equal number of lids and rings, cookbooks, a collection of tools, a pressure canner, and even a gas jet burner with giant pots and a cannister of gas. … Continue reading Can you can?
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