Cat Flu, Man Flu and the Magic Whip

30/03/201527/02/2024 Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising, Work

Welcome back dear reader. Now it’s officially spring and the clocks have gone forwards, I would like to say that it is nice and sunny out. Unfortunately, it’s been nothing ... Read more

One Week Tobacco-Free

24/03/201517/03/2026 Birthdays, Fooood, Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising, Work

Will and I smoked our last cigarette one week ago. It’s not been too difficult for me, although there are cravings. Will has found it a bit more difficult, but ... Read more

Feeling Spring-like Around Here

09/03/201517/03/2026 Fooood, Fromage, Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising, The Garden, Work

Our mild winter has morphed into an early spring. It was grey and cool last week, but we had a lovely weekend, with temps near 20C both days, and lots ... Read more

Comment on a Fêté mes Trente-quatre Ans

02/03/201511/06/2023 Birthdays, Fooood, Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising, Work

Welcome back to Frog blog. The picture below is of a print that Matt got me for my birthday. If you can’t quite see the detail, it is a series ... Read more

A Sunny Winter’s Week

16/02/201519/05/2023 Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising, Work

And indeed it has been unseasonably warm and pleasant here this last week. We’ve had lots of sunny days and it even hit a high of 12 on Friday. Here’s ... Read more

Nearly There With the New Site

09/02/201517/03/2026 Fooood, Life in France, Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising, Work

UPDATE: The new site is now live. First off, many thanks to those of you who helped test the new site. We’re just in the process of tidying up the ... Read more

Winter has arrived

26/01/201516/05/2023 Sausage & the Smoo, Work

First off, a big thanks to Andrew, who sent as a hand-carved plaque reading “Nous Sommes Charlie” in the tricolores. Jean Claude has purchased us a copy of the issue ... Read more

A Change in the Weather

08/10/201417/03/2026 Life in France, Music, Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising, Visits, Work

Welcome back to Frog Blog and the weekly news roundup from Mazeroux. The first thing to report, as much as it pains me, is that all of a sudden it ... Read more

The Return of Spring

10/03/201415/05/2023 Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising, The Garden, Work

I’m pleased to report that the weather has stayed true to forecasts and it feels most spring like outside. It peaked at a high of 20 degrees yesterday, and like ... Read more

Will’s Birthday, Featuring a Visit from David C.

04/03/201415/05/2023 Birthdays, Fooood, Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising, The Garden, Visits, Work

We had a few days of downtime last week between our trip and our next visitor. On Wednesday, we had an apero with Josiane and Cami to deliver some items ... Read more