Les Fêtards!

29/08/201207/06/2023 Fooood, La Fête de St. Augustin, Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising, Work

Bonjour all. An entry’s due and as Matt is busy working towards a deadline, I am afraid you’re getting a second one in a row from me. I actually have ... Read more

A Midweek Holiday

15/08/201208/05/2023 Fooood, Life in France, Socialising, The Garden

It’s a public holiday today in France so I am not avoiding work by writing this post. It’s called Assumption Day which is really just the end-of-summer-holiday here but I ... Read more

Jan’s Visit: the Conclusion

21/07/201208/05/2023 Fooood, Socialising

Ok, so we’re getting better at regular updates. Brevity however, still seems to be an issue so I shall make no promises this time to keep it short. To continue ... Read more

Mom’s Visit – Part 2

14/07/201206/08/2025 Fooood, Our Travels, Photos, Socialising, The Garden, Visits

Since we are trying to do more frequent, shorter entries, Will strongly suggested that I do one today. We had a lovely meal on Sunday with Mike & Jean and ... Read more

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

27/06/201219/05/2023 Fooood, Socialising, Work

I know this is long overdue but I have the excuse of being very busy. The day Will left, an arbitrary deadline fell out of the sky meaning I had ... Read more

No More Bloody Bunting!

24/06/201208/05/2023 Fooood, Our Travels, Socialising

Salut à tous. I’ve been back a few days from my 9-day trip to the UK, so I’d best get on and blog about it I suppose! I left early ... Read more

A Visit From Mary Carol, David, Alice and Maeve

09/06/201208/05/2023 Fooood, Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising, The Garden, Visits, Work

Calm and tranquility have been restored to Port 80 after a great visit from our friends Mary Carol and David and their two girls Alice (age 4) and Maeve (10 ... Read more

A Sunny Parental Visit

30/05/201219/05/2023 Fooood, Sausage & the Smoo, Visits

Bonjour. We have a few days’ gap between visits: an ideal moment for a quick Frog Blog update. We just had a highly enjoyable few days with my parents and ... Read more

May is a Good Month to be Employed in France

25/05/201208/05/2023 Fooood, Socialising, The Garden, Work

Right now is the start of the last holiday weekend in May. In France, May has 4-5 public holidays, two secular and two religious. There former are May 1st (Labour ... Read more

Iain’s Visit in the Rain

30/04/201219/05/2023 Fooood, Sausage & the Smoo, Visits, Work

We’re just a bit waterlogged here in Mazeroux since it’s been raining virtually non-stop since the end of March. We did have an exceptionally dry winter so from a gardening ... Read more