Sitting Still And Biding Time
10 days of winter and then it was over. We saw the last of the snow this week. A brilliant play as it shone in the sun and then slowly melted [...] continue reading
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
Joyeux Noël!
Just a quick note for all my dear readers today. We're gearing up for our little 3-person Christmas Eve, with risalamande already made, the [...] continue reading
The Puzzle Of Language, Life And Me
Votre Gras de Noël est arrivé! (your Christmas fat(?) has arrived!) I was at our usual Thursday open-air market, and the signs were everywhere. [...] 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
Reaching Limits
Nous avons besoin d'un permis de construire???? (We need a building permit????) The moment had been 4 months in the making, maybe 6 if you put it [...] 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
