Note: I started this a few weeks ago, and finally had time to finish it today. Our eight weeks of confinement comes to an end tomorrow. I’ve spent a lot ... Read more
My alternate title for this post is “The Winter that Wasn’t”, although Will wouldn’t agree. It was the warmest winter on record, although that’s not saying much since it’s the ... Read more
We moved into Port 80 on 7 Jan, 2011, so this is another anniversary entry of sorts. This is the longest I’ve ever lived in the same place, beating my ... Read more
We’re slowly recovering from Thanksgiving weekend. We changed the format slightly and instead of hosting 10 people at the house, we had 60+ people at the Salle des Fetes in ... Read more
Wow. We’ve been in France 10 years. That’s the longest I’ve spent in a single place my entire life and the longest I’ve lived in any one abode. Will and ... Read more
October started with a bang. The 1st is Virginie’s birthday, and they were having a party for her at the weekend, which we couldn’t attend. So Benoit called us on ... Read more
With the passing of Marilyn and Chuck, we’ve lost nearly half our readership in the past year. And since there really isn’t that much to say these days, we’ve decided ... Read more
Please excuse our long absence. There’s been a lot going on and I’ve not been in the mood. Picking up where we left off, it was a largely quiet week ... Read more
I started writing this post shortly after I arrived in Mpls but haven’t had the time to continue it until now. Since Will has been diligent in keeping the blog ... Read more
Summer finally arrived last week with a vengenance. Records were broken in the south of France in the Gard, the department where Nadine and JC moved to, where it reached ... Read more