Another Visit from The De Zutter Family

11/08/201417/03/2026 Life in France, Socialising, Visits

Ok, here’s the weekly round-up from Mazeroux city. As Matt said in his last post, it has indeed been somewhat busier here compared to last week. We took the car ... Read more

This Will Be Short

04/08/201417/03/2026 Fooood, Socialising, The Garden, Work

It was an uneventful week, so this should be brief. We decided to get the car fixed, so we called the insurance company and made an appointment at our local ... Read more

Our Fifth Spardos!

28/07/201406/05/2023 La Fête du Spardos, Socialising, The Garden, Work

I can’t believe that this entry marks our fifth year of attending La Nuit du Spardos, St Pardoux’s annual night market/music festival which took place on Saturday. Our first Spardos ... Read more

Back to Being Busy

21/07/201417/03/2026 Fooood, Socialising, The Garden

Lots to report so I’ll start in. The weather improved a bit during the week and we had a couple of days in the 30s. It’s back to stormy and ... Read more

An Overcast Bastille Weekend

14/07/201417/03/2026 Fooood, Socialising, Work

My turn to do a blog update, and seeing as it’s today, I shall take the opportunity to wish one and all a very joyeuse Fête Nationale! This entry might ... Read more

Our Last Gig of the Summer (hopefully!)

30/06/201416/05/2023 Gigs, Music, Socialising, The Garden

After our visitors left us on Monday, we found ourselves quickly thrown into last-minute rehearsals for what is – for now at least – our last gig of the year. ... Read more

A Visit from Nan, Dave and Amy

23/06/201406/08/2025 Fooood, Life in France, Music, Photos, Socialising, Visits, Work

I took Mom to Angouleme on Monday afternoon, where she got a refund for her cancelled train. I left her there a bit early since we had dinner plans that ... Read more

Jan Visit II – Scorching in Sarlat & lots more Socialising

16/06/201409/05/2023 Fooood, Our Travels, Socialising, The Garden, Visits

The story continues! On Wednesday, we finally had our long-planned fete des voisins, with Lucien & Mauricette, Daniel & Odille, and Bryan & Carol all joining us for a soirée. ... Read more

Jan’s Visit Part 1 Including the Gig

13/06/201417/03/2026 Fooood, Gigs, Music, Socialising, The Garden, Visits, Work

I am days late writing this but with good reason, as you shall soon see. Mom arrived on Wed afternoon after spending a night in Paris where she saw cousin ... Read more

Bordeaux with the Boys (and Glenda)

02/06/201409/05/2023 Music, Our Travels, Red Wine, Socialising, Visits

Well here we are: gig week! I’m surprised I’m not in a greater state of anxiety, but then again we’ve been fairly distracted lately, so perhaps it has yet to ... Read more