Life in Rural France

Bonjour Reader, I hope you've had a good couple of weeks. I've had two very busy weeks, and as so many people have been on vacation, I haven't sent my usual newsletters. But, like the rest of France, I'm back with a vengeance. It’s the period in France they call La Rentrée, which means "the return" in French. It marks the end of the summer holidays and the start of the new school year. It happens in early September, with the exact date varying each year. You may not know this, but France...