Heat Wave and Eva’s Birthday Weekend

01/07/201907/06/2023 Birthdays, Fooood, Gigs, Music, Socialising

Summer finally arrived last week with a vengenance. Records were broken in the south of France in the Gard, the department where Nadine and JC moved to, where it reached ... Read more

La Fête de La Musique (Sans Musique)

24/06/201921/12/2023 Fooood, Gigs, Music, Socialising, Visits

I’m sure all our dear readers have spent all last week dying to know how our dinner went at Françoise’s last Monday, so I shall keep you waiting no longer. ... Read more

Provence and Weekend of Concerts

17/06/201906/08/2025 Brantôme Spring Fair, Fooood, Gigs, Music, Our Travels, Photos, Red Wine, Socialising, The Garden, Visits

On Tuesday, we carried on exploring Nice on foot. First we visited the apartment where Mom stayed when she was an exchange student in 1958. There is a Russian Orthodox ... Read more

The Brexit That Wasn’t (Yet)

01/04/201904/06/2023 Fooood, Gigs, Music, Our Travels, Socialising, The Garden, Work

Brexit was meant to happen on 29 March and so far, it hasn’t. I won’t even try to explain what’s going on, not that anyone really knows. The latest is ... Read more

Summer Socalising

03/07/201823/12/2023 Gigs, Music, Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising, Visits, Work

Bear with me : we’ve just had a very full week that is going to take some recounting! Before I get to it though, I have a few quick asides. First ... Read more

Welcome Elvie!

26/06/201806/08/2025 Birthdays, Fooood, Gigs, Music, Photos, Socialising, The Garden, Work

I’m pleased to announce the birth of Elvie Roberts, born 25 June at 3am, weighing in at a whopping 8lb 9oz. Both mother and baby are doing well by all ... Read more

Soirée Britannique 2016: The Evidence

30/11/201616/05/2023 Gigs, La Soirée Britannique

As promised, there’s some video evidence of our last gig. For better or for worse, most songs were recorded except for a bit of a gap in the middle.

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Our Last Gig & Entertaining Animal Lover

22/11/201616/05/2023 Gigs, La Soirée Britannique, Music, Socialising, Visits

It’s a bit of a crowded house at the moment here at Port 80. We’re currently hosting Matt’s cousin Addison who along with his two bandmates Evan and Nate, and ... Read more

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

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