Is there a reason why you left France to go and live in Ireland? Do you prefer living in the latter?
My husband and I were working as caretakers for an English couple who had a holiday home in France… We lived in a small cottage on the premises, there was 14 hectares of land mostly untouched forest…
Two months after my husband died ( after a year long battle with cancer ) the husband of the couple called me and asked what my plans were? I replied that I was told not to make any plans for the first year - to which he said - well that won’t do I hired a couple I expect a couple! These were people who I thought were our friends! We were with them for 6 years!
My mother-in law and most of my husbands family lives here in Ireland so being in the state of Shock and Grief that I was in I decided to come here rather than trying to find a new place to live in France… I did look at a few rentals in the area where we were living, but they weren’t suitable and there wasn’t much of anything available…I also would have had to get a second job because I was only working part-time in a garden centre… Here in Ireland I was able to get a Widows pension and now at almost 70 I have a State pension…
If I had had More time and money I definitely would have done things differently… I don’t regret coming to Ireland it has given me a decent existence, I could Never have afforded to go back to my native Northern California!
When I first arrived in France in 1987 I felt like I had found my Home… I love the culture, the language the land and even the people… There’s a lot I don’t like - such as the hunting, the smoking etc… For me living as a Vegan was So easy because of the fresh local produce… And I Really miss the climate!
Although, finally it is beginning to feel like Spring here! Today is the third day in a row of Sunshine!! Yesterday it was lovely because it was Calm, once again today the winds are forecast to blow which means it will feel cooler…
