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

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

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

Will’s Birthday Week

06/03/201817/05/2023 Birthdays, Fooood, Socialising, The Garden, Work

Ok, it wasn’t the whole week, but since Will’s birthday fell on a Wednesday, we had multiple celebrations. Before the festivities began, we had two very busy days getting the ... Read more

Making Vineyards-Bordeaux

26/02/201823/12/2023 Socialising, Work

Both of us have been utterly consumed by our large project this last week. The good news is that it’s more or less done now – well, phase 1 at ... Read more

Andrew’s Visit and a Big Project

19/02/201827/12/2023 Fooood, Socialising, Visits, Work

Andrew arrived on Monday and left yesterday. He got a fair amount of work done this time around, including finishing the kitchen floor. He also ordered some fixtures, and made ... Read more

A Clean Fosse and Lots of Cake

12/02/201823/12/2023 Fooood, Socialising, Visits, Work

It’s a relatively mild and sunny Monday in Mazeroux today as we come out of the cold snap that hit us last week. We’ve a minus 3 tonight but then ... Read more