Feeling So Much Better in So Many Ways

25/02/201415/05/2023 Our Travels, Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising

The title of this blog post is a quote from Matt which he uttered soon after our arrival in Amsterdam, and what prompted it will soon become clear. But first ... Read more

Happy 4th Birthday Pusses!

10/02/201409/05/2023 Fooood, Music, Our Travels, Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising, Visits, Work

First off, this post is dedicated to the pusses, who yesterday turned 4 – happy birthday boys! Can’t believe it’s been that long since they came into our lives. It’s ... Read more

Three Weeks ’till Showtime!

27/01/201415/05/2023 Fooood, Music, Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising

Time for our weekly update. We’ve just had a semi-successful band practise this morning, to make up for having a bit of a lost day yesterday. In general, we’re definitely ... Read more

Car-less in Mazeroux

17/11/201315/05/2023 Music, Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising, Work

I’m a little jaded this morning, but it’s my turn to update the frog blog, so I will do my best. We’ve had a more-than-normally insular week due mainly to ... Read more

Medicating Cats & Saying Bye to Chuck

03/10/201315/05/2023 Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising, Visits, Work

To conclude Chuck’s visit: we had a lovely and very copious meal at Les Saveurs that evening – 3-4 courses apiece, all washed down with some tasty wine. Afterwards, we ... Read more

Dad’s Visit with a Stop in Normandy

24/09/201315/05/2023 Fooood, Our Travels, Sausage & the Smoo, Visits, Work

The few days after our return from Greece were largely uneventful. I am working on a site for Vortex, our local transport client, to allow them to manage their work. ... Read more

Dave and Amy Pay a Visit

04/08/201315/05/2023 Fooood, Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising, Visits, Work

It’s been another busy week here, both work-wise and socially. Dave and Amy arrived on Monday early afternoon. They got the ferry the day before and spent the night in ... Read more

A Crazy Week…

28/07/201315/05/2023 La Fête du Spardos, Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising, Work

It’s been bedlam at Port 80 this week, both on the work and social front, culminating with the annual Spardos festival at St Pardoux last night. Our crazy week kicked ... Read more

Summer Continues Unabated

21/07/201315/05/2023 Fooood, Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising, The Garden, Work

We’ve been enjoying the same weather since the start of July with an average temp around 30 and high teens at night. It’s been sunny nearly every day although we ... Read more

Summer Arrives at Last

06/07/201315/05/2023 Fooood, Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising, The Garden, Work

We’ve both been feeling a bit cheated by the weather until now. It’s one of the main reasons we moved to France and although we had a mild winter, we’ve ... Read more