A Visit From Mary Carol, David, Alice and Maeve

09/06/201208/05/2023 Fooood, Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising, The Garden, Visits, Work

Calm and tranquility have been restored to Port 80 after a great visit from our friends Mary Carol and David and their two girls Alice (age 4) and Maeve (10 ... Read more

A Sunny Parental Visit

30/05/201219/05/2023 Fooood, Sausage & the Smoo, Visits

Bonjour. We have a few days’ gap between visits: an ideal moment for a quick Frog Blog update. We just had a highly enjoyable few days with my parents and ... Read more

Iain’s Visit in the Rain

30/04/201219/05/2023 Fooood, Sausage & the Smoo, Visits, Work

We’re just a bit waterlogged here in Mazeroux since it’s been raining virtually non-stop since the end of March. We did have an exceptionally dry winter so from a gardening ... Read more

Meanwhile, at Port 80…

29/02/201219/05/2023 Birthdays, Fooood, Music, Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising, The Garden

I am afraid I have been rather ‘deleterious’ (a fabulous malapropism I heard recently – the offender believes it means ‘tardy’) with my blog entries of late – sorry about ... Read more

Siberia Visits the Dordogne

09/02/201208/05/2023 Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising

First off, I want to wish a happy birthday to our boys who turn 2 today. They are none the wiser of course but it’s notable so thought I’d mention ... Read more

Winter is Here

29/01/201207/06/2023 Fooood, Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising

We’re getting our first real taste of winter, mainly in terms of temperature which is 2C (36F) today and this is expected to be the highest reading we’ll see for ... Read more

While Will is Away

08/01/201218/05/2023 Fooood, Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising

Will is back in England, visiting family and friends so it’s been just me and the cats for the past few days. I’ve been keeping busy but doing what, I’m ... Read more

Is Anybody Out There?

15/12/201115/05/2023 Sausage & the Smoo

Hello. Thought I’d do an entry as I am casting around for distractions, and in any case, one is (over)due. So, since the last post, we had a few quiet ... Read more

It’s Beginning to Feel a Lot Like Winter

07/12/201108/05/2023 Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising, The Garden

The cold and grey have finally arrived in the northern Dordogne, although it’s still not too bad out there. We had a lovely November with temps in the high teens ... Read more

Sure Is Quiet Around Here

26/10/201130/04/2025 Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising

It’s my turn to do a post but there’s not an awful lot to report so this is likely to be a short entry. I enjoyed my birthday celebration and ... Read more