A Year in [...]Vence. I'm an American who lived on the Cote d'Azur in France for a while (from August 1995 to August 1996). I kept a live diary of our time there -- my observations on life in France, especially as compared to life in the US. This page was updated weekly during that time, but is no longer being changed. If you found this diary directly, and want to know more, feel free to check out my main home page.
	A few notes on America August 96 -- Back in the USA.
	Au revoir and hello again 29July96 -- We pack it, clean it, deliver it, and leave it...and arrive in the US safe and sound.
	Departures 22July96 -- We send our things to America, Lincoln to the north, our friends to Corsica, and the rest of us to Paris.
	Rocks in our heads 15July96 -- Lincoln and I climb up cliffs, and Morgan falls off one.
	South of the Border 08July96 -- We get lost in Barcelona, and Minuit gets lost in Vence, plus a special guest appearance...
	Pedal Power 01July96 -- We get visitors on bikes, and the Tour de France begins.
	The Goodbyes Begin 24June96 -- Things are beginning to come to an end.
	Free speech and free time 17June96 -- The US Judiciary does something right, and we get a little break.
	A touch of glass 10June96 -- A friend visits from Germany; the story.
	Can you find Meow in that phrase book? 3June96 -- More tourist advice, and a new cat.
	Peter Piper picked a peck of pesto pizza 27May96 -- We try to twist tongues around amazing pesto pizzas
	Going away at high speed 20May96 -- A lot of things are zipping away this week, including various possessions, drivers in the Monaco Grand Prix, and little birdies.
	Peddling along 13May96 -- Illness, the net, and brownies
	Hut, hut, hike! 6May96 -- We go hiking, again and again, and the weather finally clears up.
	(Relative) Normalcy 29Apr96 -- An Irish bar in France, and various dented items, like wallets, cars, and plans.
	Tourism on the Côte d'Azur 22Apr96 -- Rampant Tourism. My parents visit and I keep 'em hopping.
	A Visit to the UK, Part 2 15Apr96 -- Castles and Forests. We explore Scotland and spend only a day in London.
	A Visit to the UK, Part 1 08Apr96 -- We spend Easter weekend traveling to England and Scotland.
	Time and thyme again 01Apr96 -- I discuss the past, see the garage of the future, and go on a romp through thyme.
	Heavenly bodies, and hair from hell. 25Mar96 -- We see a comet and other sights, and I cook Tartiflette for the first time.
	A Mail-Dominant Society 18Mar96 -- I spend some time recycling my (electronic) mail.
	Senseless sensibility 11Mar96 -- We like a movie and dislike a ski trip..
	Oh, that's sick 04Mar96 -- Sick, weird, and late.
	Snow, glorious snow 26Feb96 -- Skiing and hotelling in the high Alps.
	Lemonade, anyone? 19Feb96 -- When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Our clothes go swimming without us, and French Cultural Conservatism.
	Little Shop of Photos. 12Feb96 -- The school play grows on us, and I'm credited with the photosynthesis.
	The key to the nuclear problem. 05Feb96 -- Nuking fast food for fun and profit.
	Slip-sliding away. 29Jan96 -- Rocks, snow, and bananas this week.
	It's all too much. 22Jan96 -- Buried in powder, in oil, and in lemons.
	Happy New Year 15Jan96 -- It's a new year, and we're finally back in France, a bit dazed from extreme weather on both sides of the Atlantic.
	Joyeux Noël! 16Dec95 -- It's Christmastime...almost. The joys and horrors of shopping...
	A Fete-ish for multiculturalism 11Dec95 -- The school has its Winter fete, with international foods and unintentional confetti
	But was it locked? 02Dec95 -- Our bikes get stolen, and we have a nice hike.
	Hell, we're glad you're gone! 25Nov95 -- In which the French go on strike again, and turkeys wished they had...
	One Fall Swoop 18Nov95 -- Fall and olives have fallen, but we're uplifted by the views...
	Ask not for whom the tolls bell. 11Nov95 -- Armistice day, Cannes, and panhandling, plus chocolate...
	From the sublime to the subliminal. 04Nov95 -- We finish our visit to Paris with a day at EuroDisney, then drive home.
	A dark day in the City of Light. 28Oct95 -- We visit Paris in gloomy weather, but love it anyway.
	Chic et boom, don't you just love it. 21Oct95 -- Things go bump in Paris (again), tiny bubbles, and a business lunch.
	Climbing up to dig down 14Oct95 -- We climb faster than smoke, search for fungi, and have a wee problem with our cameras.
	Petit Prix and Pretty Poissons 07Oct95 -- You can go to school for that? Our visit to Moneyco...uh, Monaco.
	Guilty, Guilty, Gui...huh? 04Oct95 -- Special report -- The O.J. Verdict
	Don't park that chicken there, buddy! 30Sep95 -- The Gendarmerie get their homme. Invisible Children. Takes a lickin' and keeps on chicken.
	Stick out your tongue and say "AAAAA!!" 23Sep95 -- The salespeople are coming! Our second car is here. The horrors of day-old bread.
	They're all over the place! 16Sep95 -- The military, the police, and the spiders are everywhere. My wallet and the birds travel to parts unknown.
	Starts and no stops 09Sep95 -- In which the kids start school, we all start to make friends, and the bus doesn't stop.
	There's cold in them thar hills 02Sep95 -- We climb the heights of St. Jeannet, plumb the depths of temperature, and drive home a new car...
	Notes from the News 26Aug95 -- We goof around, buy a car, and go to the circus...
	Special Report: The Circus 25Aug95 -- My opinions on the circus we went to. Be forewarned: they weren't good.
	Trucks, Planes, and Automobiles 19Aug95 -- We arrive in France and start getting used to the idea.
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