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An Update

Posted on January 16, 2023June 19, 2025 by Rose Joly

Hello everyone, I am writing to let you all know that I am still here! Yes, I have been a bit lax and have let FCG go over the last year; however, it was for good reason, I swear! What could be more important than FCG and you, I hear you asking?! Firstly, my health….

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Salut! I’m Rose.
I’m an American married to a Frenchman living in the countryside of France. I’m here to fill you in on life here, from administrative paperwork to weird customs to underrated places to visit.

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The other side. c. 1230 South portal. #cathedral The other side. c. 1230
South portal.

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The beauty of Bourges (Cathedral). South portal. The beauty of Bourges (Cathedral).

South portal. c. 1230

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My husband loves how you can see the little "ears" My husband loves how you can see the little "ears" of the cathedral from so far away. He makes it a point to mention them every time we are in approach of Chartres.

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Where do the letters end up once they pass through Where do the letters end up once they pass through the slot? Another country? Another universe? You decide.

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A different kind of château. 

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