La vie est belle • Life is Good

Ultimately, it’s because of the guy in the photo that I find myself living in France !  I’m canadian born, in Sudbury, province of Ontario. I met Edmond back in 1999 through a dating site.  He was in France . I was in Canada .  How did that work out for us ?  After many  expensive phone bills ( yes you read right! no Skype or other social networks back then ) and a year long distance Relationship, I left everything back home and came to live with him for one year to see if we were a good match .  Oh and… forgot to mention that Edmond was a Young widow and was taking care of raising two amazing boys.   Life has a way of working things out when it’s meant to be .   The boys , age 2 and 5 at the time, and I , hit it off immediately.  In their eyes, I could see that I was the one they were waiting for.  Some might say the « chosen » one ?  The first time we met face to face, they litteraly jumped on me and we never let go.  They are now age 21 and 23,  classy, intelligent and fabulous Young men.

After living one year in France , Edmond and the boys came to live with me in Canada.  All three proudly became canadians and enjoyed all that is canadian. Well, perhaps Edmond would pass up on winter after shovelling his way through a couple of winters !  The boys became big brothers in 2004 when our daughter Amélie was born.    Our life plan was to settle in France for retirement. But, the question that kept coming up was when is retirement? Who knows now-a-days right?   The whole family has dual citizenship.  We thought, why not make a move now and experience living in France ?  Everything fell into place.  And here we are now with our daughter .  The boys stayed in Canada because they are well on their way with life back home.

I’ve always had a nack for happiness.  I know where and when to get it ! It’s in the little things right?  Simple as that . But, I understand that it doesn’t come easy for everybody .   If I can help guide you to a more happy life here through my blog, I’m glad you’re here .   Cheers !

Je suis canadienne et française! Quelle chance d’avoir la double nationalité eh?  Depuis que j’ai rencontré mon conjoint d’origine française sur un site de rencontre en 1999, on partage , avec nos enfants, l’amour de nos deux cultures.  Notre projet était de s’établir en France pour notre retraite, mais après avoir passé 15 ans au Canada , nous avions envie de tenter la vie en Bretagne.  Nous y sommes donc depuis presque 2 ans. J’ai eu le goût de créer ce blog où j’ai beaucoup de plaisir à vous parler  de la vie , la vraie vie . Celle qui rend heureuse et celle que l’on doit laisser couler en bouche comme un bon vin rouge qui a bien vieillit.  Il sera forcément question de gastronomie, de mode-fashion, de beauté et de bien-être . J’ai toujours eu le bonheur facile. Bienvenue chez moi . Je vous invite.