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Sunday Stroll

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A break from the rain. Blue skies and sunshine. Time for a stroll around town .   Mid […]

February 18, 2018 Café, deepest france, drifting, faith, France, Heritage, History, photography

Make mine a Doner

Just finished painting the bathroom, and I now finally have time for a “photographic” post. The theme is […]

July 27, 2017 Bourges, Britain, Café, Cooking, Food, London, photography, Small town

The Ghosts of Deepest France

In my pursuit of chartering those unchartered parts of France. Those towns and villages where the dead seem […]

March 11, 2017 Ageing, Café, Cemetery, countryside, deepest france, drifting, Economy, Employement, France, French, Ghosts, Heritage, History, Military, Money, photography, Provincial France, Rural Life, Small town, Time Travel, TRAVEL

The Joys of Summer

Summer Sludge A Discourse on Shorts Summer Pleasures and Holiday Colours Summer is … A word on the […]

July 24, 2016 Ageing, Alcohol, Barbecue, Café, Culture, France, French, Fun, Holidays, Life, summer, Tourism, TRAVEL, Weather, Wine

Looking for Luçay le Libre

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After the events on Bastille Day in Nice, I decided to head off into the French countryside and […]

July 20, 2016 Café, countryside, Culture, Death, deepest france, drifting, driving, Economy, Environment, Farming, France, French, French Village, History, Life, Rural Life, summer, TRAVEL

Rock In Spring and Thoughts on Bands

A Sunday morning stroll down the supermarket. God might give us this day our daily bread, but he […]

April 10, 2016 Barbecue, Bourges, Café, Culture, France, French, Life, Military, Music, Rock 'n' Roll, Shopping, Small town, Smoking, Spring, Tourism, TRAVEL, Weather

Four German Maidens, Burnt Toast and Burt Reynolds

Avant Propos Yes, I have been away for a while, real life catching up with me, a touch […]

February 15, 2016 Alcohol, Café, Culture, Family, Food, France, French, Motoring, Music, Religion, Rock 'n' Roll, Sex, Smoking, summer, Time Travel, Toilets, TRAVEL, Wine

Days

The festive frolics over: the magic of Christmas melted away faster than a snowball in a microwave oven. […]

January 5, 2016 Café, Christmas, Death, France, French, Small town, TERRORISM

Business as Usual?

In the wake of recent events, we will live to regret words and actions born of haste and […]

November 15, 2015 Café, Crime, Death, France, French, Life, Paris, Religion, TERRORISM, Weekend

Why They Don’t Burn Guys in France

Of Christmas Lights and Flip Flops An unseasonably warm late autumn weekend in small-town France – a brief […]

November 8, 2015 Café, Christmas, France, French, Heritage, History, Military, Paris, Religion, summer, TERRORISM, Weather, Weekend

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