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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

Junk

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More junk on the blog, following on from yesterday’s post, entitled “Remnants” in which I speculated as to […]

November 5, 2017 Bourges, deepest france, Environment, photography, rubbish

Heading Home (Looking for lunch)

Heading home after a walk in the woods, entering Bourges from the north east through the Edgelands – […]

October 28, 2017 Art, Autumn, Bourges, Culture, deepest france, DIY, drifting, driving, driving home, Life, Motoring, photography, Provincial France, Shopping, Small town, TRAVEL

Walk In the Woods

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Misty autumn morning  a perfect time for a walk in the woods around Bourges  

October 28, 2017 Autumn, Bourges, countryside, deepest france, drifting, photography, TRAVEL, Weather

Autumn Drive

When it feels like my small town is getting smaller, there is only one solution – ESCAPE – […]

October 22, 2017 Boats, countryside, deepest france, drifting, driving, France, French, French Village, Life, Motoring, Provincial France, Sancerre, Small town, St Satur, The Loire, Tourism, TRAVEL, vines, Wine

Small Day Hot Town Blues- No Road Trip this Summer

“I got those small day hot town blues baby …” Yep, temperatures are starting to soar again on […]

July 29, 2017 Art, Bourges, Culture, deepest france, drifting, Holidays, photography, Small town, summer, TRAVEL, Uncategorized, Weather

Forgotten Soldier

It’s one of those  airless,  hot summer Sundays. The world is on holiday, deepest France is in full […]

July 17, 2017 Culture, Death, deepest france, driving, French, French Village, Heritage, History, Military, photography, Provincial France, summer, Time Travel, Weekend

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 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

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