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Category Archive: Culture

Frontline France, Bread and the Contents of a Woman’s Handbag

More simplistic and misspelt ramblings of life in France. It was French playwright, Jean Anouilh, who, in an […]

November 20, 2015 Christmas, Crime, Culture, Death, Employement, Family, France, French, Heritage, History, Life, Paris, politics, Religion, TERRORISM, Time Travel, Uncategorized

The Café Pump.

Out and about again on an autumn drive looking for clichés of real France – Here is the […]

October 31, 2015 Autumn, Café, Culture, France, French, Heritage

The Slow Decline Into Christmas

Don’t know about your part of the world, but Christmas seems to come earlier every year. We get […]

October 25, 2015 Christmas, Culture, France, French, Heritage, History, Religion

Of revolution and Global Warming.

Ah, the French summer is in full swing – the Tour de France and Bastille Day. There was […]

July 14, 2015 Barbecue, Culture, Food, France, Fun, Gardening, History, Holidays, Shopping, summer, Weather

Napoleon Wins Waterloo

As we prepare to mark the two hundredth anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, I am pondering the […]

June 14, 2015 Culture, Education, Food, France, History, Holidays, language lessons, Military, politics, Tourism, Wine

A Wheel-Less Giveaway.

My poor old wheel barrow. It had served me well, and now it was unfit for use. The […]

May 25, 2015 Culture, Economy, France, French, Gardening, Money, Philosophy, Shopping, Wine

When May Cometh, Do what Thee Liketh

Another public holiday (hooray). The French get no less than four publicholidays in May May 1st – May […]

May 14, 2015 Culture, Economy, Employement, France, French, Fun, Holidays, Home improvement, Religion, Shopping, Teaching

Memories Of A Rock and Roll Journalist

Or « I’m only here for the free drinks » For the purpose of what follows know that Amongst my […]

May 2, 2015 Culture, Fishing, France, Fun, Music, Rock 'n' Roll, Toilets, Work

Parisian Daze

Paris, City of light, city of love, us poor provincials do occasionally manage to get up to the […]

March 14, 2015 Ageing, Culture, France, French, Fun, Life, Music, Paris, Philosophy, Rock 'n' Roll, Tourism, TRAVEL, Wine

Back to Normal – (unfinished flag-waving thoughts)

Back too normal? We’re not all as « Charlie » as we were. In the wake of the Charlie Hebdo […]

January 30, 2015 Culture, Food, France, French

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