FRENCH LETTER: Summertime and the living ain’t (always) easy in sweltering France
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FRENCH LETTER Summertime and the living ain’t (always) easy in sweltering France A roofless roof wetting in the relentless heat of the French summer of 2026, ‘with frills’ – Camembert with biltong, anyone? By Marita Van der Vyver 24 Jul 2026 When France is hot and dry, South Africans living there maak 'n plan... (Photo: Marita van der Vyver) Dive Deeper Speed Read Summary Listen Dive Deeper Oops. This fortnight break is the longest I’ve been away since I started regularly posting on Substack last year.
- ▪FRENCH LETTER Summertime and the living ain’t (always) easy in sweltering France A roofless roof wetting in the relentless heat of the French summer of 2026, ‘with frills’ – Camembert with biltong, anyone?
- ▪By Marita Van der Vyver 24 Jul 2026 When France is hot and dry, South Africans living there maak 'n plan... (Photo: Marita van der Vyver) Dive Deeper Speed Read Summary Listen Dive Deeper Oops.
- ▪This fortnight break is the longest I’ve been away since I started regularly posting on Substack last year.
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FRENCH LETTER Summertime and the living ain’t (always) easy in sweltering France A roofless roof wetting in the relentless heat of the French summer of 2026, ‘with frills’ – Camembert with biltong, anyone? By Marita Van der Vyver 24 Jul 2026 When France is hot and dry, South Africans living there maak 'n plan... (Photo: Marita van der Vyver) Dive Deeper Speed Read Summary Listen Dive Deeper Oops. This fortnight break is the longest I’ve been away since I started regularly posting on Substack last year. What can I say? It’s summer and the living is easy?No, in fact the living has been quite hectic this summer. I don’t think we can even call it a succession of heat waves rolling over us any longer.
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