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

Back on the Chain Gang

24/03/201208/05/2023 Life in France, Socialising, The Garden

I’ve now completed two weeks at my new job and I’m happy to report that the transition back to full-time work has gone much more smoothly than anticipated. My hours ... Read more

Work work work

16/03/201218/05/2023 Fooood, Life in France, Socialising

Bonjour all. I realise an entry is due and as I am at a temporary stopping point in between my chores, I thought I’d take myself out into the sun ... Read more

An Impetuous Weekend Precedes a Lifetime of Prudence

07/03/201208/05/2023 Life in France, Our Travels, The Garden

If you saw our last entry, you’ll know we went away for the weekend. Will and I used to do an annual pilgrimage to Amsterdam, usually for one or the ... Read more

France Wants Us to Stay

06/09/201108/05/2023 Fooood, Life in France, Socialising

Although I’ve not been down about living here, I had started to question the decision, given our financial situation and lack of work prospects. So a few things happened today ... Read more

Licenced to Drive

04/09/201108/05/2023 Life in France

My last entry ended a little abruptly, but there was a reason for it. On Tuesday this week, I took my driving test. I have to say I was still ... Read more

Apples and Peaches and Pears – Oh My!

24/08/201108/05/2023 Fooood, Life in France, Socialising, The Garden

(or When it Rains, it Pours) If it’s not completely obvious, today’s post is appropriated from the Wizard of Oz except there, it’s “Lions and Tigers and Bears” and is ... Read more

La Crém(aillèr)e Anglaise

29/05/201108/05/2023 Fooood, Life in France, Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising, Visits

Today’s title is in reference to our housewarming party which was last night. In France, having a housewarming is called “pendaison de Cremaillere”, literally “hanging a chimney hook” and is ... Read more

Coming back from Darkness

08/05/201107/06/2023 Fooood, Life in France, Socialising, The Garden, Visits

Bonjour à tous. Yep, we are connected again: both landline (+33 5 53 56 99 70) and internet operational again. It shouldn’t surprise anyone that it hasn’t gone smoothly and ... Read more

Unamused. Unsurprised, but Unamused

14/04/201109/05/2023 Life in France, Rants and Nonsense

This is a rant. A while ago, I decided that France should just face up to the fact that it couldn’t organise a piss-up in a brewery and outsource. Everything ... Read more