A Lovely Visit from Messieurs Jones and Clarke

29/05/201315/05/2023 Fooood, Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising, The Garden, Visits

On Wed of last week, we were invited to dinner at Nadine’s, Françoise’s sister who lives just around the corner from us. Nadine and her husband were away, scouting out ... Read more

Gatecrashing a Peters Family Reunion

05/05/201306/08/2025 Fooood, Our Travels, Photos, Red Wine, Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising, Visits, Work

As Matt foretold, here is part 2 of the saga, following hot on the heels of part 1. Matt is writing at his usual place in the kitchen and I ... Read more

Another Roberts Working Holiday

10/04/201315/05/2023 Fooood, Socialising, The Garden, Visits

Afternoon all. A slightly late entry this time round, because we have been busy entertaining my parents who came over for a long weekend. We had a lovely time with ... Read more

Gavin’s Visit and Some Work

14/02/201315/05/2023 Sausage & the Smoo, Visits, Work

Happy Valentines Day and also, a happy birthday to Gavin who left us on Monday. After Will’s operation, we all returned home from Perigueux and got caught up with Gavin ... Read more

January is not my Friend

26/01/201315/05/2023 Socialising, Visits, Work

Here’s the weekly update from Mazeroux. First off, the long and tedious saga of my hand continues. We did indeed see the specialist in Périgueux on Monday as arranged, but ... Read more

The Annual Post-Birthday Entry

16/10/201208/05/2023 Birthdays, Fooood, Socialising, Visits, Work

I’m writing this in my usual spot on the sofa, enjoying the glorious warmth given off by our newly-installed wood-burning stove. It’s been colder the past few days and we ... Read more

Port 80, Winterproofed

12/10/201206/08/2025 Life in France, Photos, Sausage & the Smoo, Visits

Ok, finally an entry to return to the oh-so exciting narrative of events at Port 80. Since the last entry, a lot has happened to get us ready for the ... Read more

Chuck’s Visit Part II and Some Unexpected News

16/09/201206/08/2025 Fooood, Life in France, Our Travels, Photos, Socialising, The Garden, Visits, Work

Ever since I moved away from home, my dad has come to visit just about every year. Normally, we spend part of that time exploring a different city for a ... Read more

Entertaining Chuck Part I – the Day Trips

11/09/201206/08/2025 Fooood, Our Travels, Photos, Socialising, Visits

As Matt recounted in the last entry, we’ve spent the last week or so playing host to his Dad, Chuck. Despite it only being a flying visit, we managed to ... Read more

A Long Weekend With David C.

06/09/201206/08/2025 Fooood, Photos, Socialising, The Garden, Visits, Work

We continue to be busy, mostly with visitors. After our busy week, we had a few days of quiet before David arrived on Friday afternoon. We invited Lee and Richard ... Read more