My French-themed Pinterest board: A la Francais
Facebook Group:
Our Trip to Paris:
French Friday Posts:
- July 11, 2014 – Forever Chic (Chapter 6)
- June 13, 2014 – Forever Chic (Chapter 5)
- January 31, 2014 – Forever Chic (Chapter 4)
- January 17, 2014 – Forever Chic (Chapter 3)
- January 3, 2014 – Forever Chic (Chapter 2)
- October 25, 2013 – Forever Chic (Chapter 1)
- October 18, 2013 – Book Club
- September 20, 2013 – Take a Walk
- September 13, 2013 – Designing My Life
- September 6, 2013 – Aging Gracefully
- July 19, 2013 – Girls Movie Afternoon
- June 14, 2013
- June 7, 2013
- October 15, 2010 – While you were sleeping
Favorite French-themed Films:
- Amélie
- La Vie En Rose
- The 400 Blows
- Jean de Florette
- Manon of the Spring
- Le Divorce
- Sabrina
- My Father’s Glory
- My Mother’s Castle
- Chocolat
- Le Bonheur
- Henry and June
- Blue
- Le fils de l’épicier (The Grocer’s Son)
- The Double Life of Veronique
Favorite French-themed books:
- French Women Don’t Get Fat by Mireille Guiliano
- French Women For All Seasons by Mirielle Guiliano
- All You Need to Be Impossibly French by Helena Frith Powell
- French or Foe? by Polly Platt
- Entre Nous by Debra Ollivier
- When in France, Do As The French Do by Ross Steele
- Chic and Slim by Anne Barone
- Chic and Slim Encore by Anne Barone
- Chic and Slim Techniques by Anne Barone
- Joie de Vivre by Robert Arbor
- Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik
- French Impressions by John S. Littell
- Almost French by Sarah Turnbull
- French Spirits by Jeffrey Greene
- A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle
- Encore Provence by Peter Mayle
- French Lessons by Peter Mayle
- The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
French book wish-list:
- Women, Work and the Art of Savoir Faire by Mireille Guiliano
- Lessons From Madame Chic: The Top 20 Things I Learned…by Jennifer L. Scott
- French By Heart by Rebecca S. Ramsey
- Fatale: How French Women Do It by Edith I. Kunz
- Lunch in Paris by Elizabeth Bard
- French Women Don’t Sleep Alone by Jamie Cat Callan
- Pardon My French: Unleash Your Inner Gaul by Charles Timoney
- Chocolate and Zucchini: Daily Adventures in a Parisian Kitchen by Clotilde Dusoulier
- Words in a French Life by Kristen Espinasse
- Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky
- True Pleasures: A Memoir of Women in Paris by Lucinda Holdforth
- At Home in France by Ann Barry
- The Art of French Country Living by Jean Naudin and Colette Gouvian
- Bringing it Home: Creating the Feeling of France…by Cheryl MacLachlan
- A Well-Kept Home: Household Traditions…by Laura Fronty
- We Could Almost Eat Outside by Phillippe Delerm and Sarah Hamp
French Links:
French Blogs:
The blogs below are partially or entirely dedicated to some aspect of French living. A few are no longer being updated yet still have lots of good material in their archives. If you have other favorites which are missing from this list, please share!
- Bonjour Paris
- Polly-Vous Francais?
- Secrets of Paris
- Hip Paris Blog
- Parisienne Farmgirl
- My French Corner
- Tongue in Cheek
- Just Another American in Paris
- Chic Mummy
- how to be chic
- Une femme d’un certain age
- Paris on the Cuyahoga
- Une Vie Chic
- A Woman’s Paris
- French Essence
- Parisian Fields
- Ann Mah
- French Word-A-Day
- David Lebovitz
- Mais Oui Paris
- My French Country Home
- Paris Amour
- Prêt à Voyager
- Mademoiselle Poirot
- The Daily Connoisseur
- Classy Local
- Belle Provence Travels
- The Simply Luxurious Life
- France Travel Blog
- Karen Le Billon
- A Well Styled Life
- Chic Provence