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

Will is Street Legal

03/09/201417/03/2026 Fooood, Red Wine, Socialising, The Garden, Work

The title is my clever attempt at saying that Will is no longer an apprentice driver as of Saturday. It has been three years since he passed his test, so ... Read more

Bordeaux with the Boys (and Glenda)

02/06/201409/05/2023 Music, Our Travels, Red Wine, Socialising, Visits

Well here we are: gig week! I’m surprised I’m not in a greater state of anxiety, but then again we’ve been fairly distracted lately, so perhaps it has yet to ... Read more

Our Annual Pilgrimage to the Brantôme Spring Fair

05/05/201406/05/2023 Brantôme Spring Fair, Fooood, Life in France, Red Wine, Socialising, Work

Matt’s been erratic with the timing of his posts of late. This is my bid to get us back to Monday blogging – which means I’ve only a half-week to ... Read more

Two Overdue Catch-ups

21/04/201416/05/2023 Fooood, Red Wine, Socialising, The Garden

As much as I approved of the idea of Matt dedicating an entry entirely to the French elections, I realise this has left me with the job today of covering ... Read more

Praying at the Altar of Bowie

21/05/201314/05/2023 Our Travels, Red Wine, Socialising, Work

Now I am back home safe and sound at Port 80, it’s time for me to recount the story of my recent trip to the UK. All in all, I ... 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

The Richter Scale of Hangovers

07/10/201208/05/2023 Rants and Nonsense, Red Wine

This is another entry from me that won’t advance the narrative at all. It is being written under the influence of a fairly comprehensive hangover, as a means to distract ... Read more

La Nuit du Spardos

29/07/201206/05/2023 La Fête du Spardos, Red Wine, Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising, The Garden

I am writing this with a slight hangover that I’m trying to slay with headache tablets and tea. I hope to have it under control by the time I finish ... Read more

Educating Gary (AKA Dave, Gary & Lit’s Visit)

09/04/201208/05/2023 Fooood, Our Travels, Red Wine, Socialising, Visits

Hello all. I am slowly returning to a state of normality after a boozy few days entertaining my bro and his two best mates, Gary Brown and Andrew Little. Dave ... Read more