A Winter Fairytale, With Kings
It was the first time I'd ever seen anything like it. It had been snowing all night, and the ground was covered in a thick blanket of white. [...] continue reading
The Quest For Lady Luck In 2021
The first week of 2021 is here! It feels really good to say that, even though I have no idea what lies ahead. Here in our SW corner of France we [...] continue reading
The End Of 2020 Is Nigh (And I Am Ready For It)
Only 5 days left until the end of 2020! And what a year it's been! I think most folks will say "good riddance" and sing for 2021, hoping for [...] continue reading
It’s Beginning To Feel A Lot Like…?
Changes....changes happening everywhere. It seems to be the word of the week for me and it's got me thinking. It all started with the weather, [...] continue reading
Winter, Christmas Trees And Re-Opening Snags
Winter has arrived in SW France! It all came this week in a mighty blast from the Pyrénées, a front of cold, wet and biting weather that rolled down [...] continue reading
Re-Opening, Thanksgiving And A Half Century Of Time
Another week gone, and voilà....all of a sudden a whole month of French lock-down is over. Well that, and Thanksgiving and a half century of my life [...] continue reading
Making Connections
Et ce nouveau arrêté, c'est fou non? (this new rule, it's crazy isn't it?) I was chatting to the pork lady at the market, with whom I [...] continue reading
Plunge, Check, Rinse & Repeat (Week 1, Lockdown #2)
Back in the groove, home on the range, living la vida loca. Yup, it's all happening right here in our exciting little 1km radius. I guess the [...] continue reading
France In Full Lockdown…..Again
We seem to be running in circles these days, taking four steps forward and then ten back, the entire world stuck in some crazy 2020 time-loop warp. [...] continue reading
Montségur, The Last Stronghold Of The Cathars
It was said that it could never be taken, and in truth it almost never was. It was a stronghold, the shining star of the Cathars, a refuge, a village, [...] continue reading
Life Within, And Building Anew
For hvert et tab ingen erstatning findes Hvad udad tabes, det skal indad vindes (For every loss there is no compensation What is lost externally [...] continue reading
Mountain Air, Fall Colors & Joy
We went on a road trip, or rather a drive Into the mountains, and through the clouds To search for colors, and calm the mind (Nina Fussing, Oct [...] continue reading
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