La Soirée Britannique 2014

17/11/201406/08/2025 Fooood, La Soirée Britannique, Life in France, Photos, Socialising

Barry came over to rehearse last Saturday, bringing the remnants of a cold with him. On Sunday, I had a scratchy throat and by Monday, it was a confirmed cold. ... Read more

Our 5 Year Anniversary and Some Sad News

02/11/201409/05/2023 Anniversary Entries, Fooood, Socialising, Work

As of Friday, we have lived in France for five years. We decided to go out for lunch to celebrate, and decided on the Charbonnel in Brantome. It is also ... Read more

The website that took 5 Years to Make

26/10/201417/03/2026 Music, Socialising, Work

Welcome back to Frog Blog. Before I get on to the story telling, I have to comment on the weather today, which is just gorgeous for the time of year. ... Read more

Birthday Week

19/10/201416/05/2023 Birthdays, Fooood, Our Travels, Socialising, Work

Lots has happened since our last post, so I’ll aim not to ramble. Last Saturday, we had Nadine and Jean Claude over to dinner. We hadn’t seen them in socially ... 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

New Clients and Staying United

24/09/201427/02/2024 Socialising, Visits, Work

Hello all. Time for the weekly update – although it feels strange to be blogging on a Wednesday. Our recent excursions have messed up timings somewhat. Ok, I suppose the ... Read more

A Tale of Two Cities, Part 2: Lyon with Chuck

16/09/201406/08/2025 Fooood, Our Travels, Photos, Socialising, Visits

We arrived in Lyon around 4, having made good time from Paris. Dad had a nap while Will and I wandered into town where we found a nice cafe and ... 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

Fixing Lola & Finally Some Work for Will

25/08/201419/05/2023 Fooood, Socialising, Visits, Work

This entry is being written from the garage in Nontron, where I’ve been spending quite a bit of time lately. On Tuesday last week I brought the car here so ... Read more

More about the Visit

18/08/201417/03/2026 Fooood, Socialising, Visits

We did have a bbq with Bryan, Carol, Jenny and her boys, Evan and Finn. I started cooking around 6 in time to feed Alice and Maeve, who went to ... Read more