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

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

Spring is Here

22/03/201624/12/2023 Fooood, Music, Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising, The Garden, Work

It’s officially Spring, and not just because the calendar says so. Lucien came by with his tractor the other day and tilled the veggie plot. He’ll be back a couple ... Read more

La Soirée Espagnole

08/03/201623/12/2023 Fooood, Music, Socialising, Work

We really only had one event last week, the Soirée Espagnole, which was put on by Milhac Loisirs. I had a meeting on Tues afternoon at Jo’s to finalise preparations. ... Read more

Thirty Bloody Five

01/03/201616/05/2023 Birthdays, Fooood, Socialising, Work

I should really have done this entry yesterday to get us back to the beginning of the week but I forgot. Actually, I’m blaming it on the leap year which ... Read more

Some new Local Friends

17/02/201627/02/2024 Fooood, Music, Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising, Work

Well, I’ve gone and ballsed up Matt’s effort to get us back to Monday blogging. It was entirely accidental: I just clean forgot on Monday and then yesterday evening we ... Read more

Back to Monday Blogging

08/02/201616/03/2026 Fooood, Music, Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising, Work

Another quiet week, although a bit more social than last. Not much happened until Friday night. We feared rehearsal was going to go badly, and we were right. The 80’s ... Read more