167: My Good Life in France: Author Janine Marsh
The Simple Sophisticate - Intelligent Living Paired with Signature Style
Shannon Ables
4.7 • 944 Ratings
🗓️ 7 August 2017
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Author and now full-time resident French blogger Janine Marsh joined me on The Simple Sophisticate podcast today, and I must say, it was a most enjoyable conversation. I could have easily talked another hour or so just asking more questions about her life in France. But the good news is I can hop over to her blog The Good Life France at any time which is a wealth of a resource for all things France. My Good Life in France: In Pursuit of the Rural Dream is Marsh's first book which is a detailed memoir of her journey from being a full-time Londoner, to buying a rundown barn in the northern countryside of France to refurbish and visit on weekends and holidays, to eventually becoming her and her husband's full-time residence. The writing offers vivid imagery and insightful life revelations. All of this and more is discussed in today's interview. Below are a few images of the small town she now calls home along with a handful of the many animals who make their residence on her property: chickens, ducks, a cockerel named Gregory Peck who has an adventurous welcome story to their home which Janine shares in her book, as well as one of her many dogs, Bruno. I think you'll enjoy and get swept up in dreams of France. Thanks for stopping by and tuning in. Show Notes (details shared in the conversation):
- How to say "I am lost" in French: Je suis perdu.
- The travel app Janine uses for her extensive and frequent travel throughout France: Google Maps
Janine Marsh's book My Good Life In France: In Pursuit of the Rural Dream
- Visit Janine's blog The Good Life France
- Twitter: @frenchjanine
- Facebook: Good Life France
- Instagram: @thegoodlifefrance
~Note: Readers in the US, the publishers have pushed back the release date to August 25, 2017, which was originally set for August 7th.
~Janine with her black Labrador Bruno~
~The refurbished farm house~
~Janine with Gregory Peck, the cockerel~
TSLL 2017 French Week continues through August 12th. Amusez-vous bien!
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the simple Sophisticate Podcast, where intelligent living is paired with signature style. |
| 0:16.3 | I'm your host, Shannon Ables. |
| 0:18.8 | And whether you're listening on your commute, exercising, working in the garden, or sitting down with a hot cup of tea or a |
| 0:25.0 | cafe ole, thank you for tuning in. Let's get started. Welcome to the one hundred and sixty seventh episode of the simple |
| 0:47.4 | Sophisticate and today we're kicking off French week our annual tradition and |
| 0:52.3 | this year we have multiple episodes of the |
| 0:55.7 | podcast all around the theme of France and this is our first one of the week. |
| 1:02.6 | I have an author and blogger who is living in France, |
| 1:05.8 | who's joining me today. |
| 1:07.1 | Her new book is dropping today, right now, August 7th, |
| 1:11.5 | and it is a memoir of taking a rundown barn and making it her dream |
| 1:17.8 | home. I think you'll enjoy our conversation. Janine Marsh takes us through her every days. She talks about how she |
| 1:25.9 | decided to make the decision to move from London to France and she will walk us |
| 1:32.1 | through one day of her life waking up in the morning, greeting your animals, heading to the market, |
| 1:38.0 | as well as reassuring all of us that traveling alone is a very good idea. |
| 1:43.1 | She'll give us her tips and tricks |
| 1:44.4 | as she does this kind of travel all the time |
| 1:47.4 | throughout France. |
| 1:48.8 | I hope you enjoy this interview. |
| 1:50.3 | I know I enjoyed having her on, |
| 1:52.0 | and let's escape to France shall we here is my interview with |
| 1:56.6 | Janine Marsh. |
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