I Have “Fixed” the Lawn Mower

30/04/201416/05/2023 Fooood, Socialising, The Garden, Work

In other words, I fixed it so it no longer works at all. It was on its last legs anyway, so I don’t feel too bad. Recently, it would run ... Read more

Two Overdue Catch-ups

21/04/201416/05/2023 Fooood, Red Wine, Socialising, The Garden

As much as I approved of the idea of Matt dedicating an entry entirely to the French elections, I realise this has left me with the job today of covering ... Read more

Voting in France

13/04/201415/05/2023 Life in France

It’s rare to have something other than our daily activities to discuss on the blog these days. As Will mentioned, we recently participated in our first municipal elections, giving me ... Read more

Cyril’s Visit & Bidding Farewell to Françoise

08/04/201415/05/2023 Fooood, Socialising, Visits

This entry’s a bit late, sorry about that. I was trying to coerce Matt into doing it but I’ve been overruled so I’d better get on with it before another ... Read more

Nan’s 80th Birthday Bash

28/03/201415/05/2023 Our Travels, Socialising

It’s a double-entry day on the Frog Blog! Here’s my recent trip to the UK, and underneath is the story of Matt’s week. The boys dropped me at Angouleme station ... Read more

Kevin’s Visit and a Few Days Alone

28/03/201415/05/2023 Fooood, Socialising, The Garden, Visits, Work

Apologies for the lateness of this entry. I blame work. We had a lovely visit with Kevin, who arrived Wed of last week. Will collected him from Limoges, and they ... Read more

Hoping David Makes a Speedy Recovery

17/03/201409/05/2023 Fooood, Socialising, The Garden, Visits, Work

We had a bit of a shock on Friday when Will received a Facebook message from David’s father. He was getting in touch with all of David’s friends to find ... Read more

The Return of Spring

10/03/201415/05/2023 Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising, The Garden, Work

I’m pleased to report that the weather has stayed true to forecasts and it feels most spring like outside. It peaked at a high of 20 degrees yesterday, and like ... Read more

Will’s Birthday, Featuring a Visit from David C.

04/03/201415/05/2023 Birthdays, Fooood, Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising, The Garden, Visits, Work

We had a few days of downtime last week between our trip and our next visitor. On Wednesday, we had an apero with Josiane and Cami to deliver some items ... Read more

Feeling So Much Better in So Many Ways

25/02/201415/05/2023 Our Travels, Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising

The title of this blog post is a quote from Matt which he uttered soon after our arrival in Amsterdam, and what prompted it will soon become clear. But first ... Read more