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The Writing Life in Provence
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FIFTY & FEISTY IN FRANCE
Bonjour et Bienvenue! I'm Jenny.
In 2021, I quit my career, got (rescued by) a dog, sold everything, and followed my dreams to live, learn, and write in the South of France. Along the way, I created hexagon home for sharing inspiration, hard truths, and helpful hints for anyone who's ever wondered what it takes to reinvent your life. Now happily married and living in the heart of Aix-en-Provence, I'm finally working on my first full-length novel.
You can think of this site like a private French flea market, where you'll discover a trove of worn-velvet personal essays, tucked among pretty postcards of architectural remnants and "la vie quotidienne" in Provence. Browse our collection of bureaucratic flaming hoops, humor, fine whines, travel advice of questionable value, and other junk you never knew you needed.
Tchin-tchin!,
Jenny, Sophie, & Vincent
January: Feature Article
Reflections, Rothschild, and Writing
For my 51st birthday-- New Year's Eve-- I requested a roadtrip to the Cote d'Azur. Nice is only a two-hour drive away, but I haven't been to the Riviera in 25 years. My birthday fell on a Tuesday-- the perfect opportunity for the beloved French "pont" -- the practice of "bridging" a paid weekday holiday (January 1st) with the weekend, thus maximizing a vacation stretch.
Except Vincent didn't request the 30th off, only the 31st-- despite his stockpile of RTT (comp time). Then his son sprang a surprise post-Christmas visit on us through the weekend, leaving my birthday getaway stranded on a tiny deserted midweek island, without a bridge.
Meanwhile, I'd already been wondering how to cram in all the nearby villages I was hoping to explore -- both for my book research and for pure wanderlust.
Luckily, after a month of delays, I finally had my own wheels again.
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