This is a special holiday edition of the Frog Blog that is being brought to you live from the Gard, where it is I can assure you, really rather hot. ... Read more
We started our “come back” tour with Musique en Herbe last Saturday. The rehearsal went about as well as expected, which is to say, not very well. To be fair, ... Read more
It doesn’t seem possible that it has happened again. For the third time in 18 months, buildings the world over are being lit up in the colours of the Tricolore, ... Read more
Well, that was unexpected. We went to bed last night feeling cautiously optimistic, based on the final polls, and the betting markets, which both gave Remain a slight edge. We ... Read more
The weather stayed nice for a few days after we returned, then turned rainy and cool on Saturday, and has stayed that way since. We even lit the fire one ... Read more
Today it is a very welcome 24 degrees and (currently at least) we have clear blue skies. I’d like to be able to report that this presages the start of ... Read more
Welcome back to the Frog Blog for what is likely going to be a long entry, so I’d best get stuck right in. We had a really lovely afternoon round ... Read more
We left for England last Thursday around 8 and arrived at Anne & Andrew’s in the late afternoon after an uneventful journey. We had a nice meal of homemade pizzas ... Read more
Well, what a terrible year 2016 has been for celebrity deaths. First we had to cope with my personal god, Bowie, dying of cancer aged just 69. One week later ... Read more