Retiring from Musique en Herbe/Entertaining the Goonans

14/08/201627/02/2024 Gigs, Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising, Visits

It’s a hot one here in Mazeroux today. In fact, barring the weird blip the day we got back from our trip when it was 18 degrees and rainy, August ... Read more

Blogging from the Gard

29/07/201615/05/2023 Music, Our Travels, Socialising

This is a special holiday edition of the Frog Blog that is being brought to you live from the Gard, where it is I can assure you, really rather hot. ... Read more

Our gig with the Nontron Dance School

24/07/201617/05/2023 Gigs

Just a quick entry to post video evidence of what was supposed to be our last gig with Musique en Herbe. This was with the local danse school at the ... Read more

A New Low for the Worst Year Ever

16/07/201627/02/2024 Gigs, Life in France, Socialising

It doesn’t seem possible that it has happened again. For the third time in 18 months, buildings the world over are being lit up in the colours of the Tricolore, ... Read more

Worst. Year. Ever.

01/07/201609/05/2023 Gigs, Life in France, Rants and Nonsense

There is a curse – I think it’s supposed to be Chinese – that goes: “May you live in interesting times”. I now fully appreciate the sentiment of this. What ... Read more

An EU Referendum Special

20/06/201625/10/2025 Rants and Nonsense

As I earlier did two entries in a row, it’s Matts turn to blog again this week and bring you all up to date. But in the interim, I felt ... Read more

Rain, Rain, Rain, Arcachon

07/06/201606/08/2025 Life in France, Music, Our Travels, Photos, Socialising

It falls to me to do this entry as Matt’s got lots of work on and I unfortunately still do not. Jan got here a week ago for her annual ... Read more

The Great Karaoke Disaster of 2016

27/05/201624/12/2023 Music, Socialising, Work

Today it is a very welcome 24 degrees and (currently at least) we have clear blue skies. I’d like to be able to report that this presages the start of ... Read more

Rocamadour and a long overdue Grasse Matinée

13/05/201606/08/2025 Music, Our Travels, Photos, Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising, Work

Welcome back to the Frog Blog for what is likely going to be a long entry, so I’d best get stuck right in. We had a really lovely afternoon round ... Read more

Rest in Peace, Purple One

25/04/201614/05/2023 Music, Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising

Well, what a terrible year 2016 has been for celebrity deaths. First we had to cope with my personal god, Bowie, dying of cancer aged just 69. One week later ... Read more