It’s been a quiet week, so I’ll keep this short. Nothing of note happened during the week except for work. We’re both fairly busy, although Will made time to redo ... Read more
It is now official: yesterday, Emmanuel Macron was sworn in as the 8th President of the 5th Republic. He and his newly formed party, La République en Marche now faces ... Read more
Finally, an election has turned out as we’d hoped. After Brexit and Trump, we didn’t want to get our hopes up about the French presidential election. Not only was Le ... Read more
We’ve had lovely weather for the past week, with highs of 25C yesterday. All the trees are in bloom, as is the wisteria which is giving off a lovely odour. ... Read more
We’ve decided to get married. I guess you could say we’re engaged, but no one proposed. It’s mainly for legal and not romantic reasons, but there will be a party ... Read more
Welcome back to Frog Blog. First, the sad news. Chuck’s partner Marilyn died on Thursday last week, at the age of 86. She’d had a few health issues in recent ... Read more
We’ve just returned from Perigueux for Will’s citizenship ceremony which took place at the Prefecture. There were 70 people from all over the department, representing 28 countries. The Prefet gave ... Read more
I’ve still got a bad back. In fact, I would say it’s worse. After visiting the docs last Monday, it was getting better thanks to the anti-inflamatories he prescribed me. ... Read more
I’m still reeling from the election. Much like Will on the morning after the Brexit vote, I couldn’t sleep and got up around 5:30 to check the results. By then, ... Read more
