Bonjour!

Welcome to my blog. I want to own a house in France and I'm going to write about what I think and plan and do towards that end.

I expect to elaborate on this theme in the days and months and blog posts ahead, but for now, here is a rough rundown of what drove me to my current state:

1) After several vacations in France I identified an attraction more profound than, "I like France."
2) I started cooking seriously when I was about 10, and French food has consistently interested me more than that of any other country or culture.
3) The sound of the French language is pleasing to my ears.
4) I love do-it-yourself projects, and spending my time and energy on such a project overseas, over a long period of time, is an attractive prospect.
4) Finally, as several shrinks have said to me when I've expressed seemingly far-fetched wishes: "Why CAN'T you do it?"