27 May 2023
Living in the fast and the slow lane
Spring is in full swing now. After a very welcome wet and rather cold period,…
31 March 2023
365 days at Le Grippault
It is hard to believe that today a whole year has already passed since we…
23 February 2023
Tout n’est pas toujours rose
Soon we will be living at Le Grippault for one year. We have not regretted…
2 February 2023
Today is Candlemas
Since a few years on the 2nd of February together with our children we celebrate…
20 January 2023
We will be the hummingbird
Imagine a forest. Imagine a huge tropical forest. And in that forest a huge fire…
19 January 2023
What oil sketches taught me about landscapes
This post is dedicated to our friend and inspirer Ger Luijten, the late director of…
17 January 2023
Why our imagination matters more than ever
It is late August 2022. Summer is almost over. Here in Chaveignes-Richelieu a lot of…
15 January 2022
Plant a tree
Barely 4% of French forests are made up of four or more species! Yet it…
