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French Nationality and the Norman Yoke

It was the standard government bad news envelope – « Republique Française » stamped high up in the left hand […]

July 12, 2017 Brexit, Britain, Culture, Europe, Ex-pat, France, French, Heritage, History, Life, nationality, Religion, Revolution, Work

Of Satellite TV, Advertising, Barbecues, German supermarkets French Wine, Napoleon, British Bangers and the Metric System

I love my satellite TV – over 300 channels and I can still say (hand on heart) that […]

June 18, 2017 Alcohol, Barbecue, Brexit, Britain, Culture, deepest france, Economy, Europe, Ex-pat, Food, France, French, History, summer, Time Travel, Weather, Weekend, Wine

London and the New Blitz

25 years ago, when I moved from London, to my provincial French bubble, keeping up with events in […]

June 17, 2017 Bourges, Brexit, Britain, deepest france, Ex-pat, History, London, Paris, Small town, TERRORISM, Uncategorized

The Election After the Night Before

Personal ramblings and flawed analysis on the Presidential blip in France and scares of a right wing victory Monday […]

April 24, 2017 Barbecue, Brexit, Employement, France, French, Hangover, Paris, Pesidential Election, politics, Weekend

Freedom?

FREEDOM!  screams a huge banner headline from the front page of the Daily Mail. Freedom ? Freedom from what ? […]

March 29, 2017 Brexit, Britain, Death, Economy, Employement, Europe, Ex-pat, France, History, nationality, politics, Shopping, Tourism, TRAVEL, Wine

Breakfast With(out) Donald

  It’s that Saturday morning thing – catching up on neglected household chores,the dirty washing piling up and […]

November 12, 2016 Bourges, Brexit, Death, deepest france, drifting, Food, France, French, Gardening, Life, Music, politics, Religion, Shopping, Uncategorized

Coming Home

There are those times, when current times, retrench you back into old and reassuring books to cope with […]

July 3, 2016 Brexit, Britain, Culture, Ex-pat, History

Anarchy in the UK or Is there Eurovision after Brexit?

Bored of the Brexit? YES – wall-to-wall news coverage of nothing else for the last week., and of […]

July 3, 2016 Brexit, Culture, Economy, Europe, Ex-pat, Heritage, History, Holidays, Music, Revolution, Rock 'n' Roll, Time Travel

Hats Off to Happy Chatty Civil Servants.

So, my offspring is eighteen, that age at which I said I would enquire into getting her British […]

June 30, 2016 administration, Brexit, Culture, Europe, Ex-pat, Family, France, French, Heritage, Life, nationality, Uncategorized

Gentlemen and Hooligans

Gentlemen and Hooligans Or Unstructured Thoughts on a Very British Exit 23 June 2016 Britain votes to leave […]

June 25, 2016 Brexit, Culture, Employement, Europe, Ex-pat, France, French, Health, Heritage, History, London, nationality, Religion, Revolution, TERRORISM, Time Travel, Uncategorized, Work

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