Ah, I'm the opposite (or at least, getting there). I want to write more fiction. The last few years, as I was getting progressively more ill, I've dropped the writing off and it's difficult to get back into it. There's just so much to do (look at/watch) here, that I'm finding it hard to drop into make-believe again.
France is wonderful (or the bit that I wander around is). Trev does the shopping etc. I'm not quite up to doing much and the heat saps my strength too. I hate that I don't have the energy, but there's not much to do about it yet. I'm getting better all the time (just not fast enough for my liking).
Travel while you can! Enjoy it all!
We're around 5 hours from Paris (don't do distance in miles/km these days, it's all time-relative). There's an airport 45 mins from us - Brive - and it does some international flights.
I hope you make it to Amsterdam, I think we're going this year. If only to see how far ahead Hive has gone and how much I don't know.
PS The property prices in France are astonishingly low compared to UK. I wonder how they compare to the US? ;)
I'm sure you'll find your writing groove again. I had horrible writer's block during part of the pandemic but the muse is back now, thankfully.
I bet France is amazing. The only time we were there was for a six hour layover in CDG on our way to Lisbon for SteemFest2. The culture and lifestyle there intrigues me, it's probably the closest to my ideal way of living. Oh wow, you're quite a ways from Paris!
Every day we don't make the arrangements for airfare for AMS it's going to get tougher for us to make it happen. We were optimistic a few weeks ago but it's fading a bit. We're in the process of selling our condo too and finding a new place to live so we're juggling a lot.
To be honest, I would move to France in a heartbeat but Raymi really has no interest in living there. At this point I just want a simple life and the freedom to travel. I'll be sure to let you know if we end up making it to Amsterdam!
The writing is coming, slowly. I'm trying to get back into the groove with posts on Hive.blog and it is starting to work.
France is amazing. It's like going back in time. I have memories from my childhood of endless days of weekends and summer where I would run across the fields to see the ponies every day. It didn't take too much effort to recapture those idyllic days, but I have more aches these days and less energy than I had.
There is a lot of history to be had here, as much as England, if not more. Trev has researched our family tree and I'm sure he'll be sharing some of that on Hive.blog. It makes fascinating reading.
I really do hope you make it to HiveFest. You and Ray are lovely and I enjoyed meeting you both so much.
If the quiet, slow, uncomplicated lifestyle is what you crave, I can't recommend France enough, but try to stick to the countryside, city living is just as hectic as anywhere else.