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A Trip to the Land of Cheese and Potatoes

09/06/201506/08/2025 Fooood, Fromage, Our Travels, Photos, Sausage & the Smoo, Visits

We’re in the midst of Jan’s visit and it’s been an eventful week so far, so I shall get stuck right into the narrative. First off, the Smoo. Having initially ... Read more

Home Improvements, featuring Anne and Andrew

05/05/201506/08/2025 Brantôme Spring Fair, Fooood, Photos, Red Wine, Socialising, Visits

Quite a lot has changed here at Port 80 during the past week. Much of this was made possible by Will’s parents, Anne and Andrew who arrived last Tuesday. Will ... Read more

La Soirée Britannique 2014

17/11/201406/08/2025 Fooood, La Soirée Britannique, Life in France, Photos, Socialising

Barry came over to rehearse last Saturday, bringing the remnants of a cold with him. On Sunday, I had a scratchy throat and by Monday, it was a confirmed cold. ... Read more

A Tale of Two Cities, Part 2: Lyon with Chuck

16/09/201406/08/2025 Fooood, Our Travels, Photos, Socialising, Visits

We arrived in Lyon around 4, having made good time from Paris. Dad had a nap while Will and I wandered into town where we found a nice cafe and ... Read more

A Tale of Two Cities, Part 1: Paris

12/09/201406/08/2025 Our Travels, Photos

This entry is overdue as we’ve been off gallivanting across France for the last few days and only returned yesterday afternoon. Our eventful trip away was preceded by a largely ... Read more

A Visit from Nan, Dave and Amy

23/06/201406/08/2025 Fooood, Life in France, Music, Photos, Socialising, Visits, Work

I took Mom to Angouleme on Monday afternoon, where she got a refund for her cancelled train. I left her there a bit early since we had dinner plans that ... Read more

Our Kefalonian Pilgrimage

14/09/201306/08/2025 Our Travels, Photos, Socialising

Well, this is a rare pleasure. These days, the job of updating the Frog Blog has become something of a chore and there rarely seems to be anything exciting to ... Read more

Mom’s Visit Part II and a New URL

21/06/201306/08/2025 Fooood, Our Travels, Photos, The Garden, Visits

NOTE: The blog has moved to http://frog-blog.port80services.com. Please update your bookmarks. We left for Bordeaux on Friday morning and made good time getting there. It would have been even quicker ... Read more

Jan’s Visit Part 1 (including The Concert)

13/06/201306/08/2025 Fooood, Gigs, Music, Photos, Socialising, The Garden, Visits

Mom arrived on Thursday afternoon via train to Angouleme. I mowed the front lawn in the morning, then left a bit early to do a few chores on the way. ... Read more

Gatecrashing a Peters Family Reunion

05/05/201306/08/2025 Fooood, Our Travels, Photos, Red Wine, Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising, Visits, Work

As Matt foretold, here is part 2 of the saga, following hot on the heels of part 1. Matt is writing at his usual place in the kitchen and I ... Read more