Tag Archives: Emmanuel Macron

Post Easter and elections

Posted on 23 April, 2022 by candawalley

We hope you have had a good Easter. At Holy Trinity Cannes we were pleased to see numbers up to around 90, which is down slightly from 2019 but obviously very much better than the last two years. Mind you, … Continue reading →

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Gilets jaunes

Posted on 8 December, 2018 by candawalley

As most of you will probably be aware, France is passing through a period of considerable turbulence. Somehow, seemingly out of a clear blue sky, an enormous groundswell of negative opinion has erupted about the government and specifically about M. … Continue reading →

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Climate Change(s)

Posted on 14 April, 2018 by candawalley

Chris came across some discussion on the web this week about whether it was better to talk about Global Warming or Climate Change. He cautiously prefers the term “climate change” because it carries with it the idea that global warming … Continue reading →

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Christmas preparations, a death and a president

Posted on 16 December, 2017 by candawalley

Rather to our surprise we suddenly find ourselves less than a dozen days to Christmas. No less surprising is the fact that, at the end of December, we will have been in our house here in Taradeau for three years. … Continue reading →

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Chill winds

Posted on 6 May, 2017 by candawalley

Those of you who have been shivering in the UK may be comforted to know that it’s not been very warm here. On the contrary! With exception of a couple of decent weeks we’ve had a lot of cloud, rain … Continue reading →

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The French elections part one

Posted on 29 April, 2017 by candawalley

We promise to return to pretty pictures fairly soon but given the significance of the French presidential contest we thought it might be worth making some observations from down here. The ‘down here’ bit is significant because most of the … Continue reading →

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Selective visions of France

Posted on 15 April, 2017 by candawalley

We have had number two son and family here last week. Their first child, Thomas, is three and of an age where all he wants is to go to the beach. And so for six days we obliged, including Cannes, … Continue reading →

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