Many years ago, shortly after I arrived in London, I was having a drink with Mary Carol and Abby along with a friend of Abby’s who was visiting from the ... Read more
Today’s title is in reference to our housewarming party which was last night. In France, having a housewarming is called “pendaison de Cremaillere”, literally “hanging a chimney hook” and is ... Read more
It’s 8:15 am and I’m sitting on a very uncomfortable bench in St Pardoux while Will does his driving lesson. The teacher is going on holiday starting tomorrow so this ... Read more
My aunt Mimi arrived on Friday. When we were young, she was called Tante Mimi since she was too young to be anyone’s aunt when my older brother Ben was ... Read more
It’s been a long time since our last post and it’s not entirely our fault. We’re currently without Internet since we’re in the process of switching providers. So far, we’ve ... Read more
Ever since moving into our new place, a question that had been on our minds, and undoubtedly on yours too, is who our first visitors would be. For a long ... Read more
I am writing this while sitting at our new dining table, gazing out at a furnished room. Until yesterday, we still had lots of stuff in boxes, some of which ... Read more
It’s already been a week since my last entry and I’ve not got much to report. Will has done many more posts than I have so he insisted I do ... Read more
Very well, we hope. Due to the continuation of our amazing weather, we’ve spent most of the past week gardening. With the exception of yesterday, it’s been at least 15C ... Read more
Please forgive us, dear reader, this long delay between posts. There wasn’t much to report in the run up to our trip and we’re only now settling back in after ... Read more
