My turn to do a blog update, and seeing as it’s today, I shall take the opportunity to wish one and all a very joyeuse Fête Nationale! This entry might ... Read more
It’s Monday, and I’m on time with my post. I don’t have tons to report since it’s been fairly quiet around here, which is a welcome change. The weather has ... Read more
I took Mom to Angouleme on Monday afternoon, where she got a refund for her cancelled train. I left her there a bit early since we had dinner plans that ... Read more
The story continues! On Wednesday, we finally had our long-planned fete des voisins, with Lucien & Mauricette, Daniel & Odille, and Bryan & Carol all joining us for a soirée. ... Read more
I am days late writing this but with good reason, as you shall soon see. Mom arrived on Wed afternoon after spending a night in Paris where she saw cousin ... Read more
First, a few updates since Will’s last post. We did get everything planted on Monday, which was our last sunny day. Since then, we’ve had some really fierce storms, complete ... Read more
As I write this, we are without power, so I hope my battery holds out. This is a planned outage and we’re meant to be wired again by 1pm. The ... Read more
Matt’s been erratic with the timing of his posts of late. This is my bid to get us back to Monday blogging – which means I’ve only a half-week to ... Read more
As much as I approved of the idea of Matt dedicating an entry entirely to the French elections, I realise this has left me with the job today of covering ... Read more