Another week has passed and there isn’t a whole lot to report. We’re now well into August meaning we’ve got less than three months left of our planned year off. ... Read more
Good morning, all. We are damaged goods today here in the Dordogne: last night, we went to our first ever marché nocturne (night market). It was in a nearby village ... Read more
Playing the guitar has something in common with working out, I have learned: if you keep doing it very regularly, it gets easier – but if you stop for a ... Read more
Another long period between entries because there’s not much happening out here in the country. It’s been cool with a bit of rain over the past week but it’s on ... Read more
Time for another brief update from the Dordogne dwellers. I am writing this one in the garden, where it is already hotting up nicely and the sky is gloriously blue. ... Read more
As promised in an earlier post, here’s an account of my trip to Mpls. Despite the early start, the trip out was largely painless. The flights were both slightly late ... Read more
Just a quick, special entry – and don’t worry, Matt and I aren’t adopting; the cats will do us just fine. No, Sharon and I just had a visit from ... Read more
Don’t ask why, but Anna calls me the Goon and she is often known as Spanna, so there you go. So, picking up where Matt left off, Monday morning saw ... Read more
This blog post is brought to you from suburban Minneapolis, MN. I am here for my dad’s 80th birthday celebration and to catch up with friends and family. But I’m ... Read more
(Shame you never requested one!) Yes, we are up at the “crack of sparrows”, to borrow a Kath & Kim malapropism. For the last couple nights, we have needed the ... Read more
