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Category Archive: Christmas

Dad’s Story (Looking for Light)

I wanted to write stories for big kids like me. I wanted a story from a dad perspective. […]

December 10, 2020 Christmas, DIY, driving, Family, Home, Kids, Kidults, nonsense, stories, writing

Another Revolution?

More strikes, more demonstrations – this is France, but, it will all be over by Christmas. On Thursday […]

December 8, 2019 Christmas, Culture, Economy, Employement, France, French, Life, Paris, politics, Smoking, strike, Uncategorized, Work

Random Sunday

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Like all good folks in small town France, Sunday morning is a trip down the dumpster and then […]

November 24, 2019 Art, Christmas, Cooking, drifting, Home, junk, photography, rubbish, Small town, sunday, Television

Christmas Story

Once upon a Christmas time, there lived a small boy, who wished it could be Christmas everyday, and […]

December 24, 2018 Christmas, stories, writing

Festive Fotos

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I don’t what Christmas is like in your house. Here are a few “homespun” clichés of Christmas chez-moi.

December 22, 2018 Christmas, Family, photography, Uncategorized

Festive Message

I wrote a few Christmas cards this year and, as usual, with all cards, the “message” inside never […]

December 22, 2017 Christmas, Poetry

Of Holy Farts and Sperm Whales

Of Holy Farts and Sperm Whales. I’m not a particularly religious person. Certainly not a regular church-goer, but […]

December 22, 2017 Bourges, Christmas, Culture, deepest france, faith, Family, France, Provincial France, Religion, Small town

Was It Ever Like That?

Was It Ever Like That? Ex-pat reflections on the Christmas that never was gleaned from collective memy The […]

December 22, 2017 Britain, Christmas, Ex-pat, France, Fun, Ghosts, Life, London, Music, rubbish, TRAVEL, Uncategorized

The Ghosts Of Christmas Past

A few ghosts of Christmas past – for mum and dad who always laid themselves out for a […]

December 22, 2017 Ageing, Britain, Christmas, Culture, Death, Family, Fun, Ghosts, History, London, New Year, TRAVEL

Festive Journeys

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Christmas used to be a true destination. A gaudy, magic, tinsel town. A place of glistening, snow-covered, candy […]

December 22, 2017 cheap hotels, Christmas, drifting, driving, Edgelands, Road trip, TRAVEL, Uncategorized

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