Welcome to Day Five of my
#FrenchVillageBookworm Advent Calendar. It is the weekend and my post today is
a little different. The only thing I missed last December with my A to Z of French Foods Advent posts was writing about daily life in the village. This
year, every weekend I will spotlight some special books and tie them in with
what is going on with real village life.
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| #FrenchVillageBookworm Advent Calendar Day Five |
Today I am featuring a series of books set in a small mountain community in the Pyrenees, The Fogas Chronicles by Julia Stagg. I’ve enjoyed all of these books and I think the main reason is because Julia has perfectly portrayed the life in a small, rural French commune that is inhabited by some real characters. There is village politics, the inevitable bickering that occurs when everyone knows everyone else’s business, but there is also community spirit and the teamwork that is required to make a village a special place to live. Fogas felt so real I could imagine living there myself.
If you haven’t yet experienced
life in Fogas you can read my reviews below and you can read my France et Moi
interview with Julia here.
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| French Village Christmas Elves |
In my small French village, this
week has been Christmas decoration week. Our community has come together over
the last three weeks, volunteering time and resources to make some very
special, bespoke decorations. Ideas were discussed, money was found, materials
were bought, designs were perfected and production began. While some cut,
drilled, sanded and glued, others painted, wrapped and decorated. This week the
finished project was unveiled to the villagers who were amused to see clumps of Christmas trees popping up all over the village. I’m proud to have been part
of the team and very pleased with what we have all achieved.
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| French Village bespoke Christmas trees |
Last year many people thought it
was a shame the village didn’t look very festive. This year, and hopefully for
many years to come, we have our own, very special community decorations. I can
imagine the residents of Fogas doing a similar thing.
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| Sapins de Noel |
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| A French Village at Christmas |
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| Christmas in France |
This post has been linked to All About France run by Lou Messugo Click on the link to read more posts all about France.
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