Port 80 Épanoui

05/04/201115/05/2023 Fooood, Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising, The Garden, Visits

Meaning “in bloom”. Because it is – in several ways. First, the garden is really beginning to look lovely now. We have a wisteria vine creeping up over one half ... Read more

At Last – A Furnished Home

29/03/201108/05/2023 Life in France, Socialising, The Garden

I am writing this while sitting at our new dining table, gazing out at a furnished room. Until yesterday, we still had lots of stuff in boxes, some of which ... Read more

Un Mardi Merveilleux

23/03/201106/05/2023 Life in France

Hello. It’s not been that long since the last entry, but one is nonetheless definitely due. Sometimes, we can go weeks at a time out here when essentially, nothing happens. ... Read more

A Dull Week With A Few Bright Spots

20/03/201106/05/2023 Fooood, Socialising

It’s already been a week since my last entry and I’ve not got much to report. Will has done many more posts than I have so he insisted I do ... Read more

How Does Your Garden Grow?

11/03/201106/05/2023 Sausage & the Smoo, The Garden

Very well, we hope. Due to the continuation of our amazing weather, we’ve spent most of the past week gardening. With the exception of yesterday, it’s been at least 15C ... Read more

From one Extreme…

05/03/201106/05/2023 Life in France, Our Travels, Sausage & the Smoo, The Garden

Hi. After a week of sheer bedlam back in the UK, things are back to their usual snail’s crawl of a pace for us out in France. Well, there actually ... Read more

It’s Been a Long Time

03/03/201106/05/2023 Birthdays, Our Travels

Please forgive us, dear reader, this long delay between posts. There wasn’t much to report in the run up to our trip and we’re only now settling back in after ... Read more

Horses in the Mist

19/02/201106/05/2023 Life in France, Our Travels

Well, thought we’d best do an entry before we head back to the UK next week, so here it is… though what to say? Things have been typically slow and ... Read more

Il Fait Beau

10/02/201106/05/2023 Fooood, Sausage & the Smoo, Socialising, The Garden

I know many of you are enduring a harsh winter so I am not writing this to rub it in your faces. For us, the blog is our diary and ... Read more

A Far More Civilised Approach…

03/02/201106/05/2023 Our Travels

Bonjour. I am back from my 9-day trip to the UK and very pleased to be here. Not that I didn’t enjoy myself- I had a blast – but I ... Read more