This is a newsletter in uncertain times, we just came out of the covid pandemic, and we are weathering a war in our region started by a mad man.
We indicate here our support for the Ukrainian people, we applaud their courage and valor. We weep together for their death and destruction of their beautiful country.
I am proud how so many people are helping with money, goods and opening their houses to receive the refugee’s
Who knew that a year ago the term ‘work from home’ would become part of our everyday language and that the triple jab would be the norm? Twelve months on, Covid-19 remains in play as Europe gradually comes to terms with the idea that the pandemic will migrate to become endemic and that we should learn to live with it in the same way as we do with the flu and common cold.
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In this edition, we turn the spotlight on the Puisaye region of Burgundy. It’s a surprising area rich in culture, architecture, and history. We look at a building project with a difference, a 13th-century castle under construction from scratch, using original materials and tools from the Middle Ages.
We meet a Yorkshire couple who searched for four years until they found their dream home in Sancerre wine country, and we take a trip to the historic town of Nevers sitting on the banks of France’s longest river, the La Loire, which carves the landscape of this great region.
Food and wine are always on the list, and we have thoughts on that too!
