JanetJoanouWeiner
Nazis in St. Hippolyte du Fort
I'm immersed in research for my next historical novel in the Huguenot Resistance series. The third book will take place during World War...
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JanetJoanouWeiner
Apr 134 min read
Caves, Camisards, and Clandestine Church
The Light Shines Through, The Huguenot Resistance Series Book 2, will be available in May. Wohoo! I can't wait to share the story with...
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JanetJoanouWeiner
Mar 115 min read
Life in the Town of Dead Waters
We recently visited the charming medieval town of Aigues-Mortes, about an hour south from our home. Set in the Camargue region, this...
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JanetJoanouWeiner
May 13, 20233 min read
Les Casernes of St. Hippolyte du Fort
In our little town, St. Hippolyte du Fort, there exists an impressive limestone building. Within its walls, we find our Silk Museum,...
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JanetJoanouWeiner
Jul 9, 20224 min read
So Many Sundials
Our little town is uniquely blessed with not one or two, but 21 sundials. Perched here and there on various homes and buildings, they add...
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JanetJoanouWeiner
May 21, 20223 min read
The Tower Around the Corner
One of the most iconic structures in St. Hippolyte is an ancient limestone tower, just across the bridge and around the corner from my...
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JanetJoanouWeiner
Apr 23, 20223 min read
A Museum of Silk
Surprise! Our tiny little town has a museum. It’s small but nicely done and follows the history of the significant silk industry in our...
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JanetJoanouWeiner
Feb 26, 20223 min read
The "Other" Château
On one of my daily walks, not long after we moved here ten years ago, I came to the end of a path and…voilà! Seemingly out of nowhere, a...
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JanetJoanouWeiner
Nov 27, 20213 min read
Le Cengle Mountain Glory
I have written about the mountains of St. Hippolyte du Fort in a previous blog, but majestic Le Cengle calls us to take another look....
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JanetJoanouWeiner
Oct 31, 20213 min read
The Invaders' Route
The Route de Lasalle starts right outside my front door and winds its way up through beautiful Cevenol countryside. I love watching the...
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JanetJoanouWeiner
Sep 18, 20214 min read
A Desert Assembly
For over 100 years, on the first Sunday of September, a massive gathering of descendants of the Huguenots (French Protestants) takes...
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JanetJoanouWeiner
May 30, 20216 min read
Château Tour
Bienvenue au Château de Planque! Welcome! Come on in for a tour of the centuries-old château where we work and live. We are situated at...
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JanetJoanouWeiner
Mar 13, 20213 min read
Life and Death
Our little town of St. Hippolyte du Fort boasts not one but two old-fashioned cemeteries. There's a reason for this: one was for...
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JanetJoanouWeiner
Dec 12, 20204 min read
L'Histoire de Château de Planque
Our lives unfold as stories, scenes of seasons, events, places, and people woven into the fabric of our lives. When I think back over my...
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JanetJoanouWeiner
Oct 18, 20203 min read
Les Fontaines
If you took a stroll through our little town, you’d be pleasantly surprised by the sound of water as it spills through fountains on many...
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JanetJoanouWeiner
Oct 11, 20203 min read
Bridges of Life
Our little town boasts many bridges. Since a river–actually two–run through St.Hippolyte du Fort, we need ways to cross over the waters....
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JanetJoanouWeiner
Sep 13, 20204 min read
Why St. Hippolyte du Fort?
For a town of our size, we have had more than our fair share of dramatic events. The population has hovered around 4000 for centuries,...
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