Posts tagged ‘essoyes’
Bastille Day in Essoyes
Bastille Day did not end peacefully in France this year, but it did begin that way, at least in “my” little village of Essoyes…
Summertime in Essoyes
The fields of colza and wheat are continuing to ripen, and all along the edges of the fields, the streets of the town, pushing up through the stones in the cemetery, the wildflowers continue in their subtle, determined progression through the season…
Springtime in Essoyes
…the vines on the surrounding hills are slowly beginning to turn green, and the forested hills, which were a kind of brownish gray in early spring, have already done so…
Q&A with “Anne de Champagne,” a French painter
“My job is to create a wave of happiness around me….” Interview with an Essoyenne painter in pursuit of a beautiful tradition…
Bonne anniversaire, Maurice!
Our oldest citizen is thankfully in good health and good spirits. His cheerful, gentle smile brightens everyone’s day whenever they see him, as he makes the rounds of the village shopping for bread and groceries, always ready with a kind word, often with a mischievous quip and a twinkle in his eye…
The Tour de France is Coming to Essoyes!
The “village Renoir” becomes “village de velo” for part of one very exciting day.
Writing from the Heart in Essoyes
Fond memories of Writing from the Heart 2008…and anticipation of a new adventure in Essoyes!
Essoyes, a wonderful little village in Champagne
…a perfect place to steal away and write from the heart…
What is Writing from the Heart?
What does it really mean, to “write from the heart?” And how does one find the courage, or the stamina, to do so?…”Writing is not about grammar, it is about telling the truth,” says Nancy Slonim Aronie, in her wonderful book…
Writing from the Heart, Reading for the Road 