Beth Haslam

I grew up on a farm estate in Wales. Deep in the countryside, my childhood was spent either on horseback, helping the gamekeepers raise pheasants, or out sailing.

My career was spent working as a Human Resources specialist. As semi-retirement beckoned, my husband, Jack, and I decided to buy a second home in France. This has become a life-changing event where computers and mobile phones have swapped places with understanding French customs and wrestling with the local dialect.

I'm now occupied as never before. Raising and saving animals, writing, and embracing everything that our corner of rural France has to offer.

D'you know? I love it!