Are you confused about cleaning/disinfecting during the coronavirus pandemic? Me too. (Photo taken in the sweet town of Villedieu.) Today's word(s): Tout ira bien  : All will be well* *Famous words of Julian of Norwich A DAY IN A FRENCH LIFE by Kristi Espinasse One week into confinement and I'm waving a white flag of surrender: this time over the obsession to control germs. As … Continue reading Tout ira bien. All will be well. + Confused about cleaning practices during the pandemic?

COVID-19, or Coronavirus disease 2019, is no laughing matter. The French (for the most part) are respecting les gestes barrières (wash hands, cough/sneeze into your coude, stand a meter apart, stay home #jerestechezmoi). Today, a light-hearted story from our family's confinement here in La Ciotat. Today's Word célibataire     : single person; bachelor, spinster A DAY IN A FRENCH LIFE by Kristi Espinasse Yesterday, … Continue reading Célibataire, Confinement, and Divorce after the coronavirus?

"THE END" – That's my 73-year-old Mom wearing a hand-me-down T-shirt. The ripped neck is her signature. I snapped the picture of Jules this morning, moments after she'd rescued our 5th hen (trapped in our absent neighbor's yard.). While I was pacing up and down the street, a piece of fish (bait) in my hand, and in distress, Mom had already jumped the barbed wire … Continue reading Let’s Talk About the Coronavirus: COVID-19 in France and Chez Vous