We love living in the north of France and after seven sometimes turbulent years would not dream of living anywhere else – but lets have a realistic look at how this can be achieved, and at what cost – and we are not just talking money!  We are going to look generally at the overall subject of settling and living in Normandy hoping to provide you with a positive slant on solutions to ensure that you can plan and effectively deal with different events… yes, surprising as it may seem, life goes on the same in France just as it did in the UK, and at some point you might have to take off those rose tinted glasses and deal with day to day matters.