Bonjour. Yep, September has been visitor month! We collected Kevin from Limoges at around 1pm on Thursday, with me making my first of what will no doubt be many drives ... Read more
I realise this entry is way overdue but we’ve been very busy since I last posted, mainly wtih visitors. The first was my dad who arrived on Wed from Minneapolis ... Read more
We had the mother of all storms on Tuesday night with gale force winds and loads of rain. In the early evening, the sky started going black and then very ... Read more
Will informed me today that he is on strike with regards to writing blog posts so I’m afraid you’re stuck with my ramblings for another week. My mom arrived on ... Read more
Well, nearly 2 weeks after moving in to Port 80, it is now (mostly) furnished. Recent acquisitions include a fancy new flat-screen TV and blue-ray DVD player, both installed in ... Read more
Hello and greetings from Port 80! Oh my God does it feel good to have internet again! We just had three very isolated, insular days indeed, even by our normal ... Read more
“Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a function.” This one of my favourite funny quotes, by the US author Garrison Keillor. However, Garry, you ... Read more
We’re currently in La Seyne sur Mer, a suburb of Toulon, and we’ve got a bit of spare time before we set off to meet the kittens (and their current ... Read more
Well, not every mountain but I find it envigorating to climb one every ten years or so. After Will’s early start, I got up and eventually we visited the man ... Read more
We’ve just returned from our trip to Biarritz, which was enjoyed by all. We left on Wed morning and stopped off for some food for the journey, then had a ... Read more
