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Category Archive: Europe

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

Presidential Crystal Ball gazing

After 26 years living in France, I can confirm that joie de vivre is not a French thing […]

April 30, 2017 Employement, Europe, Ex-pat, France, French, Hangover, History, Life, Military, Paris, Pesidential Election, politics, TERRORISM

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

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

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, Culture, Europe, Ex-pat, Family, France, French, Heritage

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

Stranger on a Wet Tuesday Morning.

Long time, no blog. Caught up with work and life and such like. Casting a dubious eye across […]

April 5, 2016 administration, Culture, Europe, Ex-pat, France, French, Life, nationality, Work

In The S***, Sex Friends and Fig In The Channel

Absent from the blog again. Two weeks away. Reasons? A spot of serious paid writing and a few […]

March 4, 2016 Culture, Economy, Employement, Europe, Farming, Food, France, French, Life, Money, politics, Sex, Small town

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