The Writer’s Retreat & the First Fire of the Season

10/10/201616/05/2023 Music, Rants and Nonsense, Visits, Work

Welcome back to Mazeroux, where it’s a clear and sunny day, but rather more crisp than it was a week ago. It was in the mid-20s at the start of ... Read more

A Rocky Start and Nice Start

03/10/201625/01/2024 Fooood, Life in France, Music, Socialising, Visits

It was another quiet week, with one exception that I shall get to in a moment. I made it to the pool twice, and went to my usual weekly activities. ... Read more

A Quiet September Week

26/09/201625/01/2024 Music, The Garden, Work

Well, it’s been a quiet one in Mazeroux this last week so this should be brief. Matt’s just getting started on his big new project for Abby and will be ... Read more

Is this the end of the Heatwave?

11/09/201625/01/2024 Music, Sausage & the Smoo, The Garden, Work

It is, yet again, another hot one here in Mazeroux today, and we’re due for two more days of 30 degrees before it all comes collapsing down on us this ... Read more

Viva El Presidente

28/08/201625/01/2024 Fooood, Music, Socialising, The Garden

Well, this is the first entry I’ve done on my new laptop! My previous one was nearly 5 years old and was in a dire state – buttons were missing, ... Read more

Summer Rolls Along

21/08/201625/01/2024 Fooood, Music, Socialising, The Garden, Work

We took it easy after our visitors left. I’d run into Lewis and Pary in Nontron earlier in the week and we talked about getting together. I rang them on ... Read more

Blogging from the Gard

29/07/201615/05/2023 Music, Our Travels, Socialising

This is a special holiday edition of the Frog Blog that is being brought to you live from the Gard, where it is I can assure you, really rather hot. ... Read more

A Mostly Quiet Week

22/07/201627/02/2024 Fooood, Music, Socialising, The Garden

We started our “come back” tour with Musique en Herbe last Saturday. The rehearsal went about as well as expected, which is to say, not very well. To be fair, ... Read more

A Long-Overdue Visit from Anne & Andrew

08/07/201616/03/2026 Fooood, Gigs, Music, The Garden, Visits, Work

First of all, Happy Birthday Dad! We had our last concert of the summer season on Saturday night. This was at our friend Benoit’s place down the road in a ... Read more

Rain, Rain, Rain, Arcachon

07/06/201606/08/2025 Life in France, Music, Our Travels, Photos, Socialising

It falls to me to do this entry as Matt’s got lots of work on and I unfortunately still do not. Jan got here a week ago for her annual ... Read more