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This isn't your average newsletter. It’s the honest, occasionally ridiculous, behind-the-scenes look at what it's really like for two Americans and a Golden Retriever to move to France. Whether you’re a daydreamer, a planner, or already knee-deep in French paperwork, this is the one email you’ll actually look forward to.

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Paul Blanchard 9/26/25 Paul Blanchard 9/26/25

Savoring the Chaos: Issue No. 12

It’s not exactly A Year in Provence. It’s more like A Year of Trying to Talk Pascal Into Just One More Project.

Paul Blanchard 9/19/25 Paul Blanchard 9/19/25

Savoring the Chaos: Issue No. 11

In America, living in a cave means you’ve lost the plot. In France, it means you won the lottery.

Paul Blanchard 8/10/25 Paul Blanchard 8/10/25

Savoring the Chaos: Issue No. 9

If Olympic furniture moving were a sport, we’d have medaled that day.