Life is good
Vence, January 2008
It is now
just over five years since we moved to France. The twins Edward and Lydia are nearly four years old, and time has flown.
We have never regretted our decision to come here, even though at times we have struggled. We now live full time in
Vence, and have bought a mobile home in the mountains, so that we can visit often.
Edward and
Lydia are attending the local maternelle, nursery school, and are bi-lingual. I understand
most things that are said to me, but being beaten hands down by Ashley in conversation. Ashley now plays football with
the Vence veterans club, and I have set up my own business looking after holiday properties for foreign owners. Life is
good! Thank you to everyone for your comments.
Sent by: Janie
Comments
Hello,
I'm glad you like France, and I understand how life in the moutains can be nice!
I'm a French student and I live near Lille. I'm in England for a few months as an au pair.
I am also learning French and I also want to settle down abroad. I want to live a peaceful life with my family and I love nature. Your journal motivates me to fulfill my dream. Thanks.
It has been many, many years since I have lived in France,
but just reading your journals has brought it all back to me...
I miss it terribly !
thank you so much for giving me a peek into your part of the world...
and into my memories.
I was studying French and I came upon some interesting phrases. It's so interesting to find there are some English equivalent to phrase like quand les poules auront des dents and les cochons pourraient voler. I googled it on the internet and saw your article. I read your story about your life in Vence. Best wishes for you and your family.
It is now March 2009, and life gets easier and better.
Getting our pool finished this Spring, and finally settling down to the life we wished for all those years ago.
Reading these diary entries, makes us realise just how far we have travelled.
Thank you to all those who sent messages, a shame I could not reply, but read them all.
Hi Janie,
I have discovered Your Say on the web!
Hope we can meet one of these days.
Your friend from Villeneuve Loubet.
Hi, this is amazing as we are coming to Vence in August for a 6mth trial with Lana, my 9 year old little girl, and Laurence, my 8 year old son. I have shown them your pictures and story. It has made them realise that other people move to Vence and they are happy.
Hi Janie, I'm glad you have a peaceful and great life there. I'm from Brasil, studying now the French language. I've been in Yversay last May. The small villages there are perfect to live in contact with nature. I wish all the best for you and your beautiful family.
So glad you decided to stay. We have bought in the Charente and now I am just waiting for my husband to retire to make it permanent. I have to say at 65 I am struggling with a new langauge but hopefully I will get there in the end. My husband did French at school so he manages very well. Best of luck.
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Hi Janie,
My husband and I moved to Burgundy from the UK just over three years ago and eventually found just the right house that ticked all the boxes. Like yours, it's an old farmhouse and although it was uninhabitable (and mostly still is...), it had lots of potential. We just love the peacefulness of village life and life in general in France. It'll be years before the house is fully renovated but we're having fun doing it.
Good luck to you and your family.
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