Author Archives: caelycate

After Maren and Peter returned to the states, my parents headed to Normandy for a couple of days while I stayed in Rennes to work (shocking, I know). After work I hopped on the train to meet my parents in … Continue reading →

After our lovely weekend in the countryside we went to Rennes so I could go back to work and Maren, Peter and Ro could get to know my city. The weather was still terrible so during the odd break from … Continue reading →

A couple of years ago, right around the time before I moved to Brittany and started this blog, I was living at home with my parents in Leucadia, our small little Southern California surf town. It was an awkward time … Continue reading →

A few hours later, and after some poor navigation on my part, we arrived at my boyfriend’s house in Central Brittany, tired and ready for bed. Looking back, I feel sorry for Maren and Peter that they had to meet … Continue reading →

From Paris, my sister and I headed back to Brittany. We spent one night in Rennes before renting a car to drive to the Emerald Coast. Our first stop was Dinard, a small town across the inlet from Saint-Malo. We … Continue reading →

Okay, I’m finally catching up on my posts here. I recently posted a very belated blurb about my trip to Toulouse in April…just a few months behind here. As I mentioned earlier I’ve been a bit preoccupied trying to organize my … Continue reading →

After our too quick weekend en Bretagne, we headed South to what we assumed would be a hotter, sunnier week in Toulouse.  After the cold and rainy weather Janese had experienced since her arrival, I wanted her to see how … Continue reading →

Well, hello there. It’s been awhile…after my wonderful string of back to back visitors came to an end, I went into a bit of a funk. I suppose this is mostly because I was very tired. Hey, it’s hard work … Continue reading →

The beginning of April ushered in, simultaneously, an abrupt end to our summer-like weather and a string of visitors from the United States. Throughout most of my life in France, a collective 3 years spread over 7 years, I’ve had … Continue reading →