Thieves oil has a traditional reputation for having an all round protection with powerful antiviral and anti bacterial properties. Here's what I'm using to help protect my family in these difficult times.
Author: Nikki McArthur
I'm a busy British mother of 5, living the dream in rural South West France since 2004. Writing books and a blog on family life in France.
Did you know, today is International Women's Day? Today is particularly significant for me and another twenty women in the writing group "Women's Voices", because this is the day we are launching our very first Anthology "I've got something to say!". You can read all about it in my post "Book Launch - International Women's … Continue reading International Women’s Day
Women’s Voices South West France will launch their new book – “I’ve got something to say” - on International Women’s Day, 8 March 2020 at 3pm at Cinema Lelano, Lalanne-Trie 65220.
On Saturday 23rd March 2019, I got up at 3am to get the 7am flight from Toulouse to London to participate in the march for a People's Vote. You could say "why", you could say "would they have noticed if there was just one less person?" Sometimes you have to stand up and be … Continue reading A Mother in France marches for a Peoples Vote
I’m often asked what my day job is (even my kids aren't sure) and each time I stumble to answer that question. I have so many it’s difficult to say which is the main one and my role in each of these enterprises is somewhat diverse…. So, to help me answer this question, I’ve tried … Continue reading What does “A Mother in France” do for a living?
I’m British and I live in France – how can I not have an opinion on Brexit? No matter whether you voted for Brexit or not, I don’t think anyone can deny that it is breaking Britain in two. Just the mention of “The B Word” really does fire people up with either dread, fear … Continue reading The B Word
A few years back our French neighbour introduced us to the humble Chayote, a funny, knobbly, oval shaped, green vegetable (which I think is actually a fruit) with a tough, difficult to peel skin. It tastes of hmmm, well... nothing really. “What do we do with it?”, we asked, but were secretly thinking “Why on … Continue reading Why the Chayote isn’t Shite
A little over ten years ago, we were busy preparing for our big move. We were full of anticipation and raring to go. We had battled our way through huge obstacles in selling our property in the UK and it felt we would never achieve our goal of moving to France. Despite the difficulties though, … Continue reading 10 TIPS I’D GIVE MYSELF BEFORE MOVING TO FRANCE
When we first moved to France back in 2004 we didn’t miss much, but we did crave for Branston Pickle. However, since discovering this delicious recipe, Branston no longer makes it onto our wish lists of goodies to ask for when we have visitors from the UK. In fact I struggle to think of anything … Continue reading The Best Fig Chutney in the World……ever!
As a responsible parent, we all strive to give our children the best start in life we possibly can. I think sometimes though we tend to focus too much on certain aspects of the process without stepping back and considering the wider picture. It seems that Education is the number one concern of parents with … Continue reading There’s more to Life than Education
