Do you continue to make New 12 months’s resolutions? I am sorry to say that I do not. Name it laziness, name it lack of willpower or just me being practical about what I’m able to sticking too!
There was a time once I would declare resolutions to “bathroom remodeling Orlando”, or “hand over wine” or “resign desserts” and every useless promise would final a sizzling minute. At my age it is extra dignified to be pragmatic, do not you assume?
So this can be a resolution-free zone, however I do no less than love to make use of these final days of the 12 months to mirror, to take inventory and to plan for the months forward.
On a private degree, and having simply spent a fairly boisterous Christmas with the entire household, together with our first grandchild, I’m decided to see extra of everybody in the course of the 12 months forward. I’m so pleased to see the mutual love and encouragement that abounded right here. I feel we might all agree {that a} household is not made for judgment or competitors, there’s sufficient of that elsewhere. A household is made for honesty, for help, for serving to to thrash via concepts and for cheering one another on when instances get much less simple. And largely for having enjoyable collectively.
So far as my home right here goes, I’ve some thrilling initiatives within the backyard for subsequent 12 months, and we’ll quickly be planting some new options. I’m grateful to Philippe Dubreuil for his beneficiant and well timed recommendation.
And right here at MFCH, we’re taking inventory of the 12 months behind us, and feeling extraordinarily lucky and grateful for our wonderful readers, subscribers, shoppers and visitors. With out your enthusiasm, your customized and your help, our work right here could be pointless. Un grand merci!
The MFCH Crew has seen some adjustments this 12 months. We waved farewell and Merci to Alice and Ally who’ve labored on the journal because it was launched, and we welcomed two new writers, Nicola and Maddy; in addition to Ani and Olivia.
Sarah nonetheless manages the Field and Boutique, and Natalie takes care of the journal buyer care, and likewise liaises with our tour shoppers.
I’m grateful for this small dynamic workforce, and looking out ahead to being courageous on new adventures collectively within the 12 months to come back.
The MCH Journal
Our journal subscribers within the USA will hopefully discover that their copies arrive extra rapidly this 12 months. We’ve got modified our printer to 1 with a extra centralized delivery hub, and it looks as if most of our common subscribers acquired their January concern earlier than Christmas. We even have some jaw-dropping content material for the 2023 editions, and I am unable to wait so that you can see the photographs.
The MCH Excursions
In 2022 we created a brand new MFCH Tour to Dordogne and likewise welcomed visitors to Provence, Normandy and Paris. For 2023 we return to Provence, we go to Dordogne and we usher in a brand new tour to the Loire Valley, in addition to inviting visitors to new locations in Normandy.
I’m significantly excited to have Lucy Hunter with us for 2 of our excursions in 2023, and he or she shall be sharing her floral magic with me and our small group of shoppers as we keep in a chateau in Provence and in Normandy.
The MFCH Field & Boutique
In February our first MFCH Field of the 12 months shall be very particular. We’ve got invited photographer, creator and artist Jamie Beck to curate the February field and we will not wait to share her choice with you, together with the theme An American In Provence!
For the approaching 12 months, we’ve some very thrilling new manufacturers and merchandise lined up for the Bins but additionally for our on-line Boutique. We’ll be operating common giveaways in the course of the 12 months, and introducing our shoppers to the perfect of France.
New for 2023 – MFCH Journey
And our massive information firstly of the 12 months shall be our new MFCH Journey part. We all know that not everyone seems to be in search of a gaggle tour, however that lots of people would love a hand creating their very own journeys to France, and we’re right here to assist. I will carry you all the small print in January, so watch this house.
In February 2023 I will have fun the thirteenth birthday of My French Nation Dwelling. MFCH shall be a teen! It began out as a easy weblog, churned out on a steam-driven laptop, and I had no concept that the weblog would result in books, {a magazine}, a field and excursions. That is fully because of you!
To you our readers, our followers and our shoppers, we want you a really Blissful New 12 months, and peace and laughter within the twelve months forward. Keep secure, be properly and see you subsequent 12 months!