Happy Anniversary Mum & Dad!

21/05/201811/06/2023 Fooood, Socialising, The Garden, Visits, Work

It’s a beautiful day here in Mazeroux although a storm has been threatening for days now so it may not last much longer. We’ve taken advantage of the recently-improved weather ... Read more

May Holiday Week

15/05/201823/12/2023 Fooood, Life in France, Socialising, Work

May is bank holiday month in France, some of which are always on the same date, and others change depending on Easter. Last week had two holidays, one on Tuesday ... Read more

The Cat Formerly Known as Fats

07/05/201822/12/2023 Brantôme Spring Fair, Fooood, Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising, Work

After a dicey few days, the good weather returned to Mazeroux yesterday, and despite the threat of a storm, it stayed with us today too. It’s hard to say how ... Read more

My Trip to MN etc.

30/04/201816/05/2023 Brantôme Spring Fair, Fooood, Life in France, Our Travels, Red Wine, Socialising, Work

I had a lovely time in MN, and a largely hassle-free journey. I got caught out by the train strikes, so spent an extra night in Paris. I arrived at ... Read more

A Slice of July in April

23/04/201811/06/2023 Fooood, Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising

In my last entry, I moaned about how spring had failed to yet materialise. As if in response, we have just exprienced a week that would have been well at ... Read more

Waiting for Spring to Spring

16/04/201823/12/2023 Socialising, The Garden, Work

Welcome back to the Frog Blog. We had quite a full week last week so I shall get stuck right in. First off, the weather continues to be cool and ... Read more

Le Repas de Chasse

09/04/201816/05/2023 Fooood, Life in France, Red Wine, Socialising

Not much happened during the week except work, and usual activities. It was warm and sunny for a few days for a nice change. I took advantage by mowing the ... Read more

Easter weekend 2018 in Milhac

04/04/201822/12/2023 Socialising, Work

The 27 degree sunshine and blue skies of Cap Verde feel very far away now. It’s been largely unpleasant here since our return with a quantity of rain that has ... Read more

Our Honeymoon

23/03/201806/08/2025 Fooood, Our Travels, Photos, Socialising, Visits, Work

We’re back from a lovely week of sunshine and relaxation. We left early Thurs morning and drove to Bordeaux airport, without hitting too much traffic on the way. We arrived ... Read more

We’re Ready for our Holidays Now

12/03/201816/05/2023 Socialising, Work

Our 2018 so far can be summed up as a constant flood of work, and this past week has been no exception. Hot on the heels of our big push ... Read more