Dear Mum and Dad,
I have found my spiritual home, there’s no doubt about that.
It’s 10.30am Wednesday morning and the sun is shining, the birds are singing (even a cuckoo I’m pretty sure) and all’s right with the world.
France
Taking on technology – the saga continues
DIY Woman has now fixed her internet problems…and this time it’s personal.
With a little (a very little help) from Orange France, a wi-fi extender (not at all like seafood extender) and the National Australia Bank, your intrepid correspondent has prevailed over the technology that’s been out to get her from Day One. Not that she’s paranoid: she’s just very, very tired. Continue reading
Ten things I’ve learned about France in no particular order
OK – DIY Woman has only been in France for a month but she’s already made a list.
Here are 10 things she’s learned about French culture so far:
1. France and wine go together like drill bits and champagne.
In rural France you can buy local wine at the hardware place which is a marriage made in heaven for your average DIY Woman.
DIY woman takes on technology…and wins
It’s once more into the breach for DIY head girl.
And here is my absolute most brilliant bit of DIY ever. 
It happened just this afternoon in Seuilly. Yes that’s Seuilly. France. Two days ago I moved from one slice of French paradise to another just five minutes down the road. My current abode is a light-filled self-contained apartment off the beaten track with a view to die for and a cute little bakery van that drops in twice a week with a fresh baguette.It is the perfect setting for a runaway writer except for just one thing: no wifi…
What I’ve learned about travel in no particular order
Travel newbie DIY Woman has just left Australia for the gap year she never had – and she thinks she knows it all…
1.Don’t be fooled into thinking the crazy luggage labels your workmates gave you will be enough to identify your luggage.
2. A loud and lairy luggage belt can be seen from 50 paces, as can a burnt orange suitcase – the choice is yours. Continue reading