Our other life in France. #1 It's a sunny May day here in Beaulieu sur Dordogne and in truth I should be soaking up some rays as tomorrow...

L' Autre Vie- By Rae-Helen Fisenden ourcottageinfrance.com May 22/2022 After a scenic 90 minute drive west from Beaulieu sur Dordogne...

"L' Autre Vie" By Rae-Helen Fisenden ourcottageinfrance.com May 17th 2022 And so- after one thousand days of Covid induced separation...

I realised tonight, as I reclined, potato-like on the couch, (while quietly stalking people on FB and finding an old blog I'd written)...

With the French Festival “Paris to Provence” only one week away ( Nov 29th to Dec 1st) we wanted to invite you to pop into Como House and...

L' Autre Vie- My other life in France By Rae-Helen Fisenden Catchy little song isn’t it? "My Favourite Things." Probably one of the most...

By Rae-Helen Fisenden This is an article featuring some "top secret" information about three fascinating places we've found and explored...

This blog helps explain a rather fascinating real estate option here in France known as "viager" and also a little story to go with it...

L'autre Vie Blog by Rae-Helen Fisenden My experience of cooking in France I quite like to cook. And, although I do get a tiny bit anxious...

In this blog I sought out a guest who, along with her husband, stayed in both of our properties located in the Dordogne Valley in the...

I was having lunch with a friend recently and during conversation my widely travelled friend said that she’d NEVER book a house overseas,...

L'autre Vie #12 My Other life in France. The very beginning of our french adventure. By Rae-Helen Fisenden ourcottageinfrance.com We'd...

L'autre Vie #11 ( My other life in France ) A blog about choosing between our two french cottages located in the South West of France in...

L' Autre Vie #10 By Rae-Helen Fisenden. Kind of funny really. I’m writing this whilst travelling at 35,000 feet at the moment between...

L'Autre Vie #9 By Rae-Helen Fisenden. One of our favourite past times when we're in France is to indulge in a leisurely picnic. We've...

L’ Autre Vie ( My other life in France ) #8 By Rae-Helen Fisenden ( photos by Neil Fisenden ) 10 Very Good Reasons to explore the...

It was one of those spur of the moment decisions that Neil and I make which often lead to a surprisingly lovely experience. People call...

"Tuesday night dinner in a small french village" -by Rae-Helen Fisenden. Warning! Food photos abound in this blog and they will make you...

Our "other" life in France. "Laundry and pizza" by Rae-Helen Fisenden I just finished watching a rather boring video on a very old...

Our other life in France. "The Royal Weeding?" by Rae-Helen Fisenden Saturday the 19th of May dawned with delightful sunshine pouring...