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MAN 68

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Looking back through old adverts from May 1968. Here are a few of those ads you could have […]

May 1, 2018 1968, Alcohol, Culture, DIY, France, French, Gardening, Heritage, History, Home improvement, Life, nostalgia, Revolution, Smoking, Time Travel, Uncategorized, underwear, Weekend

1968 AND ALL THAT

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Riot, revolt, rebellion, revolution – still difficult to qualify those happenings of May 1968 that the French still […]

May 1, 2018 1968, Ageing, Alcohol, Art, Family, France, French, gastronomy, Heritage, History, Holidays, Home, Money, nostalgia, Polaroid, Revolution, Time Travel, Uncategorized, underwear

ALL CHANGE NO CHANGE – NEWS DE FRANCE

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A few collages and photos for present and past times. What’s new in France? Seems like we are […]

April 21, 2018 Art, collage, Culture, Education, Employement, France, French, Gardening, History, Holidays, Pesidential Election, photography, politics, Revolution, Spring, Time Travel

Is There Life on Mars?

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There’s no life on Mars. I know. I’ve been there. Photos of those parts of France that the […]

April 15, 2018 administration, Cemetery, countryside, Death, deepest france, drifting, Economy, French Village, Ghosts, Life, Paris, photography, politics, Provincial France, Road trip, Small town, Time Travel, TRAVEL, Uncategorized

Back from the road

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Back on the blog and back from a long road trip to those parts of France where tourists […]

April 15, 2018 Bourges, drifting, driving, France, Holidays, Motoring, photography, Road trip, Spring, Time Travel, TRAVEL, Uncategorized, Weekend

The Mystery In Space Adventure – a nonsense story

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Drifting round a downtown bookshop, looking for something to read. « The Mystery In Space Adventure. » The title screams […]

March 4, 2018 Cheap flights, DIY, drifting, driving, Holidays, seaside, Tourism, TRAVEL, Uncategorized

Gardening Shoes

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Totally random photo of my neighbour’s garden – a pair of pink gardening shoes. I love random photos.

March 3, 2018 Gardening

Time

Today I have time. Time to think; time to dream; time to do nothing, time to kill time […]

March 2, 2018 Ageing, Philosophy, Time Travel

A Rose For Winter

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Thought I’d give you all a rose for winter, and a few tulips.

March 1, 2018 Art, photography

Old Warriors

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Rusting away in different corners of deepest France,  old warriors Old warriors have their stories of of bravery, […]

February 27, 2018 Art, Cemetery, Military, photography

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