My Trip to MN etc.

30/04/201816/05/2023 Brantôme Spring Fair, Fooood, Life in France, Our Travels, Red Wine, Socialising, Work

I had a lovely time in MN, and a largely hassle-free journey. I got caught out by the train strikes, so spent an extra night in Paris. I arrived at ... Read more

Le Repas de Chasse

09/04/201816/05/2023 Fooood, Life in France, Red Wine, Socialising

Not much happened during the week except work, and usual activities. It was warm and sunny for a few days for a nice change. I took advantage by mowing the ... Read more

Will’s Birthday Week

06/03/201817/05/2023 Birthdays, Fooood, Socialising, The Garden, Work

Ok, it wasn’t the whole week, but since Will’s birthday fell on a Wednesday, we had multiple celebrations. Before the festivities began, we had two very busy days getting the ... Read more

Andrew’s Visit and a Big Project

19/02/201827/12/2023 Fooood, Socialising, Visits, Work

Andrew arrived on Monday and left yesterday. He got a fair amount of work done this time around, including finishing the kitchen floor. He also ordered some fixtures, and made ... Read more

Food and Work

05/02/201827/12/2023 Fooood, Life in France, Socialising, Work

Winter has returned, not that it was really ever here. It’s gone from wet and warm to cold and windy with a threat of snow later on. We’ve had a ... Read more

Mostly Just Working

24/01/201817/05/2023 Socialising, Work

It’s been a rather crap week, with not much going on apart from work. Both of us have lots of it, and nothing terribly enjoyable. The high point was on ... Read more

Anne & Andrew’s First Visit of the Year

08/01/201827/12/2023 Fooood, Fromage, Visits, Work

Not much happened early last week. We both started work at a leisurely pace, although Will doesn’t have much on at the moment. I finished up some maintenance tasks that ... Read more

Xmas 2017

26/12/201723/12/2023 Fooood, Life in France, Red Wine, Socialising, Work

Only one activity to report during the lead up to the big weekend. We saw the new Star Wars at a cinema on the outskirts of Angouleme. It’s been open ... Read more

On My Own

11/12/201716/05/2023 Fooood, Socialising, Work

It’s been a very quiet week for me since Will has been in England for most of the time. We got haircuts on Tuesday morning and I went to choir ... Read more

Thanksgiving 2017

27/11/201716/05/2023 Fooood, Fromage, Le Tanksgeeving, Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising, The Garden, Visits, Work

Not much happened on Mon and Tues. Andrew has been here working on the house and has made good progress. He fixed the dormer window so it doesn’t leak and ... Read more