Spardos 2017

31/07/201706/05/2023 La Fête du Spardos, Music, Socialising

Today we’re recovering from a fairly big weekend that included La Nuit du Spardos, St Pardoux’s boozy annual festival. Prior to that, our socialising kicked off on Wednesday when we ... Read more

Anne and Andrew Are French Home Owners (Again)

25/07/201727/12/2023 Fooood, Fromage, Life in France, Socialising, The Garden, Visits

Congratulations to Anne and Andrew who now own a home in France. This is actually their second time, having previously lived here in the late 80’s. Despite all the problems ... Read more

Making Hay While the Sun Shines

22/07/201723/12/2023 Socialising

This entry’s very late as we just had a busy week with my Dad during which lots of progress has been made on my parents’ move to France. The house ... Read more

A Bit of a Scare

10/07/201727/12/2023 Fooood, Socialising, The Garden

We had a bit of excitement on Tuesday. It was the last Milhac Loisirs event of the year – an apero dinatoire / choir concert at Sophie’s. It being the ... Read more

A Roundup and A Rant

03/07/201716/05/2023 Rants and Nonsense, Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising, Work

Well, the weather out here in SW France has officially lost the plot. We’ve gone from a 35 degree heatwave to highs of 18 degrees and torrential rain. Hell, we ... Read more

Back to the Grind

26/06/201723/12/2023 Fooood, Socialising, The Garden, Work

We’ve been back for ten days and it feels as though we never left. This is mainly due to my work load, which should start to improve a bit now. ... Read more

Part II: The Bar Mitzvah to Back Home

18/06/201727/12/2023 Our Travels, Socialising

The story continues. The next day was the day of Bradley’s Bar Mitzvah. We got dressed up and then set off for the synagogue, collecting Chuck en route. The service ... Read more

The Trip Part I: Iceland to the Italian Restaurant

15/06/201706/08/2025 Our Travels, Photos, Socialising

Well, this is going to be a long one so I best get cracking. We set off from Port 80 after lunch on Tuesday, leaving behind us two very forlorn ... Read more

Getting Ready to Go

05/06/201727/12/2023 Birthdays, Fooood, Socialising

We’re in the final stages of preparing for our upcoming trip to MN via Iceland. We leave tomorrow afternoon, get an early morning flight to Reykjavik on Wed, leaving the ... Read more

Hot, Hot, Storm, Crap

29/05/201727/12/2023 Socialising, The Garden, Work

That about sums the weather here of late, and for the month of May in general. We get one or two nice days in a row and then a storm ... Read more