Au revoir, Vermont!
8 janvier 2022, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 7 °F
Rainy Sunday in Sandy Spring
9 janvier 2022, États Unis ⋅ 🌧 36 °F
Time to fly!
11 janvier 2022, États Unis ⋅ 🌙 27 °F
Stopover in Brussels
12 janvier 2022, Belgique ⋅ ⛅ 36 °F
En route to our home for two months
12 janvier 2022, France ⋅ ⛅ 32 °F
The journey from the Toulouse airport to our house in La Plaine, Fajoles was straightforward until we left the highway. Our directions were a little confusing, so we enjoyed several pastoral detoursEn savoir plus
Starting to explore
13 janvier 2022, France ⋅ ☀️ 41 °F
After a solid sleep, we set out on a few errands - groceries, French SIM cards, and a pharmacy that issues French Health Passes (passes sanitaires). Drove a beautiful route to Souilliac, where we wereEn savoir plus
Success!
14 janvier 2022, France ⋅ ☀️ 45 °F
Today we finally were able to activate our SIM cards with our new French numbers and also obtain our French Health Passes from the pharmacy in nearby Gourdon. Now we have a QR code to gain entrance toEn savoir plus
Sarlat Market and Truffle Festival
15 janvier 2022, France ⋅ ☀️ 36 °F
It's high truffle season in Dorgogne, so we set off today to check out the Sarlat Saturday market and annual truffle festival. Charlotte hates the taste, but Aaron and I tried cream of truffle soup,En savoir plus
Before and after our trip to Sarlat
15 janvier 2022, France ⋅ 🌙 36 °F
Castles are everywhere! I took pictures as we drove through the villages so we can find our way back to them. After we got back to the house we took a gorgeous several mile walk around our newEn savoir plus
Rocamadour
16 janvier 2022, France ⋅ ☀️ 37 °F
We spent several hours exploring this clifftop village about 40 minutes from our house. It gets over a million visitors every year, but on a Sunday in mid January, it was completely deserted. It trulyEn savoir plus
An afternoon in Gourdon
17 janvier 2022, France ⋅ ☀️ 37 °F
Gourdon is the nearest town to our little hamlet of La Plaine, about a 10 minute drive away. It's perched on a hill, an ancient town with a fortified gate, narrow streets and half-timbered houses, andEn savoir plus
A couple days close to home
19 janvier 2022, France ⋅ ⛅ 41 °F
The last couple days (Tuesday and Wednesday) have brought cold, grey weather, so we have stuck close to the house and the area. Yesterday we took a quick trip to the nearby village of St Julien deEn savoir plus
Domme, Sarlat, and a long walk
20 janvier 2022, France ⋅ ☁️ 37 °F
Yesterday we drove to Domme to check out its weekly market, but by the time we got there, only a few booths remained open. The fortified town is stunning, but all the businesses were closed over theEn savoir plus
Gourdon and Sarlat
21 janvier 2022, France ⋅ ⛅ 37 °F
Yesterday Charlotte and I took a ladies' excursion to Gourdon and enjoyed a leisurely hour or so in La Fabrique cafe. Nutella is everywhere, so of course we needed to try the Nutella muffin.En savoir plus
Riding Diana at la ferme équestre
22 janvier 2022, France ⋅ ☀️ 48 °F
Around the neighborhood
22 janvier 2022, France ⋅ ☀️ 43 °F
We've been wondering what the dirt mounds are that seem to be in every field and garden- turns out it's a big issue here: mole damage. The chickens we walked by were curious and friendly, almost moreEn savoir plus
Sunday Market in St Cyprien
23 janvier 2022, France ⋅ ☀️ 34 °F
Walk to Grotte de Soupiers
24 janvier 2022, France ⋅ ☀️ 52 °F
The day was gorgeous so we found a good walk on the AllTrails app that that took us thru woods and eventually, after some scrambling, the elusive Grotte de Soupirs. At the start of our walk, aEn savoir plus
A few more shots from our grotto hike
24 janvier 2022, France ⋅ ⛅ 43 °F
A few hours in Beynac-et-Cazenac
25 janvier 2022, France ⋅ ☀️ 46 °F
The weather is beautiful and the tourist crowds are non-existent, which is great...but everything is still closed even though Google and websites tell us otherwise! We set off to Chateau de Beynac,En savoir plus
Another riding lesson
26 janvier 2022, France ⋅ ☀️ 48 °F
We have been so fortunate to have stables just five minutes away that really seem to mirror the friendly, laid back environment of what Charlotte has back at home at Horse Amour and Diamond Pine Farm.En savoir plus
Cahors, part 1
28 janvier 2022, France ⋅ ⛅ 39 °F
We're in the middle of a stretch of gloomy weather, so decided to take a little road trip to Cahors, which is a vibrant city about an hour away. Parking in the center of town was easy, and we enjoyedEn savoir plus
Cahors, part 2
28 janvier 2022, France ⋅ ⛅ 41 °F
Despite the gloomy weather, we really enjoyed Cahors, and hope to go back for more good food and perhaps a glimpse of what's growing in the gardens once spring gets a little nearer!
Sunday market in St Cyprien
2 février 2022, France ⋅ ⛅ 43 °F
We love this market! Sure, the products are amazing, but the real reason we go is for the dogs and the babies.
Scenes from the neighborhood
3 février 2022, France ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F






































































































































































































































