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Author: Nick Rowswell

A Public Day of (b)Re(a)st

It’s All Saints’ Day (or All Hallows’ Day as it is also referred to) – And what is […]

November 1, 2014 Culture, Death, Economy, Employement, Food, France, French, Holidays, Life, Weekend

Pay Up!

Well, we’ve hollowed out the pumpkin to make the traditional Jack o’Lantern, we’ve got a huge bowl of […]

October 31, 2014 Death, Heritage, History, Life, Poetry, Religion, Shopping, Wine

My Treasures, Your Rubbish.

It’s that hard realisation. Your cherished possessions, your gadgets, your technological toys, your digital cameras, your i-pods, i-phones […]

October 26, 2014 Economy, Heritage, Life, Mobile homes, Shopping, TV

Goodbye My Old Friend

« Goodbye my old friend, » I whispered, gently patting him on the shoulder and then stroking his sleeve. I […]

October 25, 2014 Ageing, Culture, Death, Fashion, Heritage, History, Life, Music, Smoking

Advice to the author on his birthday

Go well but go gently into this eve of your half century. Cease all those smoky and licentious practices […]

October 14, 2014 Uncategorized

On the banks of the Loire

I’ve been away for a long time, but I have been finishing my book. When it gets like […]

October 12, 2014 Uncategorized

Thoughts on Writing

I thought that I had written myself out. I thought that there was nothing left to write. I […]

September 12, 2014 Uncategorized

The Death of a Flip Flop

I have (with deepest sympathy and regret) just consigned my flip-flops to the dustbin. I appreciate that I […]

September 12, 2014 Death, Fashion, Gardening, Holidays, Life, TRAVEL

Next Holidays

This morning, 820,000 teachers in France, crawled back to the classroom. Tomorrow they will be followed by 12 […]

September 1, 2014 Uncategorized

Twisted First Day Work Thoughts

Monday 1st September – first day back at work for many French people. Some first day back thoughts […]

August 31, 2014 France, Stress, Work

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  • THE MEMORIES OF A ROCK AND ROLL JOURNALIST
    • Chapter One
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  • CHEZ MOI
    • Bourges – My Accidental Place of Exile
    • Slipping into my small town
    • On The Edge of Nowhere
  • MEET THE LOCALS
    • Earning a Crust in Deepest France
    • Meet Mr Beef the Butcher
    • Going Smokeless In the Heart of France
    • Ah, le P’tit Kawa
    • The Man In the Van
    • A Hunting We Will Go
    • Slaughter In St Just
    • Getting Horny
    • Small Town Sex – Meeting Madame Eva
    • Provincial Pleasures
    • The Confessions of Father B
    • Weaving Wedding Dreams
    • Now The Music’s Over …
    • On The Fiddle In Bourges
    • Hats Off to the Hatter
    • Meeting the Goatman
    • Double Johnny
  • ESCAPE
    • Thoughts on Travel Writing
    • Holidays – The Usefulness and Purpose Of
    • We’re All Bloody Tourists
    • Advice on Holidays abroad
    • Packing
    • Brief Thoughts on Hotels
    • Festive Journeys
    • Going Nowhere
    • On The Way To a Funeral
    • London Pleasures
    • The Seventh Circle of Hell
  • FRENCH LESSONS
    • Lesson One – Merde en France
    • Lesson Two – On est dans la merde
    • Lesson Three – Sacré Bleu!
    • Lesson Four – C’est con
    • Lesson Five – Je m’en fous
    • Lesson Six – Mustn’t grumble (Bof)
    • Lesson Seven – Brothels and Bicycles
  • RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE
    • Faith
    • Bible Class
    • Losing My Religion
    • Serial Killer Kid
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