Category Archives: Moving to Europe

Hold on, boys and girls.

Posted on May 19, 2019 by thecindy@mail.com

It’s time to come clean. It’s finally time to announce. And you were wondering what I’ve been up to since no blogging activity has recently taken place (yeah, right). I’ve set up an Etsy store and am open for business selling … Continue reading →

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A New Addition to the Family

Posted on June 21, 2017 by thecindy@mail.com

Our family of automobiles, that is! I’m becoming truly French. Bought the quintessential French car, a Citroën Deux Chevaux, aka, 2CV, Deuche, The Ugly Duckling (Haessliches Entchen), Flying Dustbin, and dozens more. The 2CV is two-cylinder 425 cc (20+ hp!) front-wheel-drive car developed to … Continue reading →

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It’s Hammer Time!

Posted on June 21, 2016 by thecindy@mail.com

The end of our rental period is quickly staring us in the face and we need to get out of here. Seasonal rentals begin July 1. We are still waiting for the windows and the stone for the floors in … Continue reading →

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Twas the Night Before Signing…

Posted on January 26, 2016 by thecindy@mail.com

We expected more drama from the seller of the house, but all hell broke loose today. We woke up to a glorious warm sunny morning and decided to visit a truffle market in a neighboring village. Midway through, the phone … Continue reading →

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Joyeux Noël from the Beautiful Dordogne

Posted on December 25, 2015 by thecindy@mail.com

Sending best wishes to our friends across the globe!

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The Design Journey Begins…

Posted on December 6, 2015 by thecindy@mail.com

My apologies for being a delinquent blogger! We are working towards the late-January deadline of closing on the house with SO much to do. We want to hit the ground running as soon as it’s ours. We can stay in … Continue reading →

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We finally have a signed Compromis De Vente!!!

Posted on November 18, 2015 by thecindy@mail.com

You don’t know how excruciating this past several weeks have been. Other than having a modem on the fritz, we have been the beneficiary of a psychotic seller who has plotted every step of the way with lies and empty … Continue reading →

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Buying a Car in France

Posted on November 18, 2015 by thecindy@mail.com

Now that we’ve been here for a few months and are more comfortable with getting around, I was Jones-ing for my own car to zip around town. Of course, Theo and I made a sport out of looking. Test driving … Continue reading →

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Our Stuff Is Here!

Posted on October 29, 2015 by thecindy@mail.com

Sixteen weeks to the day and our 101 items/boxes arrived in France yesterday. Once they loaded all our individual boxes and items into the two big wood transport boxes in Aptos and we waved bye-bye to all our goodies on … Continue reading →

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A little late, but wanted to commemorate this visit…

Posted on October 28, 2015 by thecindy@mail.com

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Had a delightful two weeks with our friends from Bad Breisig, Germany on their way home from holiday in northern Spain. They day-tripped almost every day, helped with cooking and clean-up (and purchasing), and were the all-around perfect guests. Had … Continue reading →

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