Jeremy Clarke Jeremy Clarke

We’ve gone from summer to winter in the course of an afternoon

In sunless Provence, locals switch from semi-nudity to dressing like Nanook of the North

Would his shoes hurt? Would he make friends? Would people be kind? In the end, football saved the day for my grandson's entry into the brave new world of a new school. Credit: davidf/iStock
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