We are already 20 days in to being in France! How did the time go so quickly? Can it really already have been 20 days? 🤷🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️
My husband says that I have been walking around with a permanent smile on my face since we arrived – or at least once the travel fog lifted. 😁
It’s probably true.
I am SOOOOOOO happy we are here. 👏🏽 Our little Stone Cottage rental is perfect for the time-being. There are ways it could be better in terms of our work stations and the sofa, etc., but these are just minor things in the grand scheme and we can most definitely live with it. So, with the tiny complaints out of the way, let’s focus on the major positives! 👍🏽
I’ll be writing up a more thorough and informative account of the actual trip over, but that will come later on another platform – at least that’s the plan. 🤞🏽
For here, though, it’s been an amazing almost three-weeks. We actually think we hit the timing just perfectly, really, as we are now four days into a month-long second round of lockdown across most of the major European countries in hopes of curbing the COVID-19 case numbers enough for people to be able to celebrate Christmas without restrictions. However, that is really anyone’s guess on how feasible it will be. 🤔 We aren’t holding our breaths when it comes to that.
Anyway, we are located near a smallish village called Lorgues. It is about 1.5 hours drive to Nice or 40 minutes to the beaches of Frejus. The biggest town nearby is Draguignan, but really we have all our necessities nearby.
Our cottage is a small gite owned by our neighbors who usually rent out the space during the summers as their side income. We have a private pool, though the water is currently far too chilly for swimming. The main perk is the outdoor terrace/patio area where we eat many of our meals, spend most of the afternoons, and generally appreciate the fresh air and chirping birds every day. ☀️It has only rained one or two days since we have arrived and the temperatures are daily in the low 20s C°/ upper 60s F°. This means that the mornings are cool, but the middays are perfection for working outside, reading a book, or just enjoying the moment. 🧘🏽♀️
Our kitties are also truly loving French life. Their personalities have shifted into what we deem as “normal” cat behavior with Chloe changing from being skittish to a lap cat and Momo being a generally lazy Garfield to exploring the area all day long.
November has started and it barely feels like fall or that the end of 2020 is coming at last in two months. However, we are settling in and truly loving life!
With that, I’ll stop gloating for now as it’s just about time for a glass for rosé🍷!
~T 😀
