Gavin Pays Us A Visit

10/05/201006/08/2025 Fooood, Photos, St Jean de Côle Floralie, Visits

We’ve spent the last few days hanging out with Gavin who arrived here on Thursday. We picked him up from Limoges around 1:30 (thanks Ryanair for making the daily flight ... Read more

Satori, Bliss & Nirvana all at Once

26/04/201006/08/2025 Life in France, Photos, The Garden

I am in a state of advanced bliss today. On Friday of last week, I woke up feeling a little bit off, and over the course of the day, this ... Read more

Chuck & Marilyn Visit Part II – Sated in Sarlat

15/04/201006/08/2025 Fooood, Our Travels, Photos

L’histoire, ça continue! So, picking up where Matt left off, Tuesday saw us all up, showered and ready to go by 10 am. We piled into Lola and, guided by ... Read more

Chuck and Marilyn Visit – Part I

12/04/201006/08/2025 Fooood, Photos, Visits

My dad, Chuck and his friend, Marilyn arrived on Thursday afternoon. They flew into Paris on Monday so had a few days of sightseeing in the city before hanging out ... Read more

Our Trip to Bene(-lux)

26/03/201006/08/2025 Our Travels, Photos

A ‘Stodyssey’ (ie, a Stoner’s Odyssey) with Matt & Will We had a really enjoyable trip and everything apart from the return journey was a great success. We set off ... Read more

Big D Pays A Visit

21/03/201006/08/2025 Fooood, Photos, Visits

The weather has turned spring-like which is good timing on its part. We had glorious sun during the week (see photos) but now it’s turned overcast with a few showers. ... Read more

The Pitter Patter of Tiny Paws!

08/03/201006/08/2025 Photos, Sausage & the Smoo

Well, you can call me a convert of thought manifestation! After hours and hours of searching, I have struck gold – 2 beautiful, charming Devon Rex kittens! I had tried ... Read more

Cat Manifestation and Dog Consolation

05/03/201006/08/2025 Photos, Sausage & the Smoo

Salut tout le monde. This is my 29th entry – apt given that it is my first since turning 29. Yes, that’s right, Anna: 29, not 30… I haven’t begun ... Read more

Sat Nav: Useful Device or Potential Death Trap?

20/02/201006/08/2025 Our Travels, Photos

Driving in rural France at night is not for the feint of heart, even on the paved main roads. Yesterday, we had the nerve-wracking experience of driving 100K in pitch-black ... Read more

Sitges Carnival

16/02/201006/08/2025 Our Travels, Photos

We’re freshly back from our trip to Sitges. We had a really great time and I’m happy to say, all went according to plan. We left just before 8 on ... Read more