Les Sapins de Mai (Seront Plantés en Août)

19/05/201416/05/2023 Life in France, Socialising, The Garden, Visits, Work

Which means “The May Pine Trees (will be planted in August)”. That sentence will currently be utterly meaningless to you – but not for long should you choose to read ... Read more

Our Annual Pilgrimage to the Brantôme Spring Fair

05/05/201406/05/2023 Brantôme Spring Fair, Fooood, Life in France, Red Wine, Socialising, Work

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

Voting in France

13/04/201415/05/2023 Life in France

It’s rare to have something other than our daily activities to discuss on the blog these days. As Will mentioned, we recently participated in our first municipal elections, giving me ... Read more

The Cider, the Chestnuts and the Wardrobe

11/11/201208/05/2023 Fooood, Life in France, Socialising

It’s a glorious sunny day here, about 15 degrees: a welcome relief after the cold snap we had recently where we’ve had the log-burner blazing all day long. It’s due ... Read more

Happy Third Anniversary!

01/11/201208/05/2023 Anniversary Entries, Life in France, Socialising, The Garden, Work

We arrived in France three years ago yesterday. Will did the last two anniversary entries so it’s my turn this time around. To recap, the first year entry was a ... Read more

French Efficiency in Action

26/10/201215/05/2023 Life in France, Rants and Nonsense, Socialising, The Garden

Another overdue one – my fault. I was hoping to coerce Matt into doing an entry but failed so am biting the bullet and getting on with it. It’s still ... Read more

Port 80, Winterproofed

12/10/201206/08/2025 Life in France, Photos, Sausage & the Smoo, Visits

Ok, finally an entry to return to the oh-so exciting narrative of events at Port 80. Since the last entry, a lot has happened to get us ready for the ... Read more

Only 2 Things in Life are Certain…

02/10/201209/05/2023 Life in France, Rants and Nonsense

I know we just had an entry, but I feel the need to rant (plus ça change?) so I am using the blog. My beef today is with the French ... Read more

Back to Work and Some Socialising

01/10/201208/05/2023 Fooood, Life in France, Socialising, The Garden, Work

It’s been a busy week and a number of things happened so I will try my best not to ramble. I restarted work on Tuesday and picked up exactly where ... Read more

Chuck’s Visit Part II and Some Unexpected News

16/09/201206/08/2025 Fooood, Life in France, Our Travels, Photos, Socialising, The Garden, Visits, Work

Ever since I moved away from home, my dad has come to visit just about every year. Normally, we spend part of that time exploring a different city for a ... Read more