by Anne Swardson | Dec 22, 2024 | Christmas, France, Paris
I’ve written a lot about the joys of shopping in France’s open-air markets, where you can get the freshest meat and produce. The Internet is filled with recommendations for the best markets in Paris. We just enjoyed one in a small town during a recent visit to our... 
by Anne Swardson | Dec 23, 2022 | Christmas, France, Paris, Poverty
A beggar, looked at realistically, is simply a businessman, getting his living, like other businessmen, in the way that comes to hand. He has not, more than most modern people, sold his honour; he has merely made the mistake of choosing a trade at which it is... 
by Anne Swardson | Dec 28, 2020 | Christmas, France
Dedicated to Harold Roland Swardson, who loved France and all things French. This story starts with clueless expats, but it doesn’t end there. When we moved to France in 1996, we brought all our household effects, including a Christmas-tree stand. It wasn’t exactly...