Milking the Last Drops of Summer

04/09/201625/01/2024 Fooood, La Fête de St. Augustin, Socialising, Work

It was another busy week socially speaking. On Sunday, we went to Villebois for the Fete de St Augustin, their annual end-of-the-summer festival. Lee and Richard organised a dinner for ... Read more

Summer Rolls Along

21/08/201625/01/2024 Fooood, Music, Socialising, The Garden, Work

We took it easy after our visitors left. I’d run into Lewis and Pary in Nontron earlier in the week and we talked about getting together. I rang them on ... Read more

The Gard Part II

05/08/201606/08/2025 Fooood, Life in France, Our Travels, Photos

We spent Sat and Sun at the house, enjoying the downtime. Despite the rosy forecast, we actually had a shower on Sat morning, and it rained on and off most ... Read more

A Mostly Quiet Week

22/07/201627/02/2024 Fooood, Music, Socialising, The Garden

We started our “come back” tour with Musique en Herbe last Saturday. The rehearsal went about as well as expected, which is to say, not very well. To be fair, ... Read more

A Long-Overdue Visit from Anne & Andrew

08/07/201616/03/2026 Fooood, Gigs, Music, The Garden, Visits, Work

First of all, Happy Birthday Dad! We had our last concert of the summer season on Saturday night. This was at our friend Benoit’s place down the road in a ... Read more

Oh F*ck!

24/06/201609/05/2023 Fooood, Gigs, Life in France, Socialising, The Garden, Visits, Work

Well, that was unexpected. We went to bed last night feeling cautiously optimistic, based on the final polls, and the betting markets, which both gave Remain a slight edge. We ... Read more

Mom’s Visit Part II feat. La Fete du Club 2016

16/06/201624/12/2023 Fooood, Gigs, Socialising, The Garden, Visits, Work

The weather stayed nice for a few days after we returned, then turned rainy and cool on Saturday, and has stayed that way since. We even lit the fire one ... Read more

Rehearsals, Rehearsals, Rehearsals

20/05/201624/12/2023 Music, The Garden, Work

We’re back to our usual routine this week, meaning not much happened. We’re mainly occupied with rehearsals, which are getting more serious with our many concerts fast approaching. We had ... Read more

Dave & Amy Tie the Knot

05/05/201606/08/2025 Fooood, Our Travels, Photos, Socialising

We left for England last Thursday around 8 and arrived at Anne & Andrew’s in the late afternoon after an uneventful journey. We had a nice meal of homemade pizzas ... Read more

Rain, Music and Work

18/04/201619/05/2023 Fooood, Music, The Garden, Work

Up until today, we’ve had lousy weather. It’s been stormy, wet and grey, with rare patches of sun. The temps have been in the teens, so at least it’s not ... Read more