Well! It’s December already – bloody hell, did November fly by. Seems strange to think that we have already been out here one full month, but then again, looking back, ... Read more
Hah! 2 weeks to the day after I started to try and learn the finger-picking song “Faust Arp”, today I finally nailed it! I can’t do it every time yet, ... Read more
This Thursday is the US holiday of Thanksgiving (a sort of warm-up for Christmas, where you get to eat roast turkey, stuffing and other yummy treats). As we knew quite ... Read more
It is SOOOOO very lovely out here at the moment! For about the last week and a half, it has been well above 10 degrees and mainly sunny – and ... Read more
We have our own car at last! Sharon got back to France on Sunday evening, having had a successful trip to the UK, and was kind enough to run us ... Read more
We were both a little worried that spending a year out in France, the land of fine food and wine, especially with us not working, would result in us putting ... Read more
Yep, you may not be surprised to learn that we have been far from idle in our search to find the ultimate red. We are looking for the best-tasting bottle ... Read more
This, and all other entries in the “guitar” category are going to be a little boring so sorry about that. They are more for me so that I can chart ... Read more
So, I hear the weather has been a little iffy back home in Blighty lately (snigger, snigger). Down here, the temperature has shot up from 6 to a whopping 16 ... Read more
Oh yes, one other thing to pass on: we have gotten ourselves a Skype account, so have a landline of sorts – but via the internet only. It’s a very ... Read more
