

No empty nest, but a pooch in a pouch
Published on MMO 25 July 2023 I should have known better. That’s evident in some of my friends’ reactions: “Whhhat? You have a puppy...?”...

Why I will be voting for Emmanuel Macron this Sunday
Friday, 08 Apr 2022 7:45 AM MYT By Helen Hickey APRIL 8 — Our election cards arrived in the post this week — two neat little envelopes...


Could mindfulness be the answer?
JANUARY 19, 2021 — It’s been a surreal year — a global pandemic, Brexit and the carnage left behind by Donald Trump’s presidency — even...


Teaching about freedom of expression
OCTOBER 30 ― I am a teacher. And like the million other teachers here in France, I am finding it hard to come to terms with the tragic ...


Seeking refuge in the Alps
We headed to the cooler climes of the Alps in early August to try out an idea that’s been brewing for a while: a refuge-to-refuge trek....


Bees are brilliant
Mornings were challenging enough getting four kids up for school plus Tom and myself to work. Then the animals started to arrive. Days...


Giving back during a gap year
JANUARY 16 ― When someone mentions taking a gap year, visions of backpacking around the world absorbing different cultures, sights and...


‘Vive La France’ and ‘Vive Emmanuel Macron’
Relieved and overjoyed. That’s how many are feeling right now in France, safe in the knowledge that the Republic is in the right hands,...


It’s a Macron versus Le Pen final
France’s progressive and most promising candidate Emmanuel Macron has made it through the first round of the French elections. Many have...


The French need a Revolution, not crisis
Just when you think it can’t get any worse, this global disorder, this downward spiral ― Brexit, Donald J. Trump’s victory, Russia’s...