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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

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

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

Road Trip from Cabourg to Quiberon

Last leg of our road trip along the north and north western coast of France. From the English […]

August 15, 2017 driving, France, French, Fun, Holidays, Motoring, photography, seaside, summer, Tourism, TRAVEL, Weather

Heading For the Normandy Beaches

French holiday road trip from Calais to Cabourg. We leave the UK from Dover; which is a town […]

August 15, 2017 drifting, France, Holidays, photography, summer, Time Travel, Tourism, TRAVEL, Weather

Down to the Sea in Ships

Back from my brief summer road trip – a short tour of historic sights (sites) in Nprmandy and […]

August 13, 2017 Boats, drifting, France, photography, Sailing, summer, The Loire, Tourism, TRAVEL

Walking Paris in the Walker Evans spirit

C C Read More

It all started in the summer of 2003, with breakfast on a cross Channel ferry, plying that grey […]

July 15, 2017 Culture, France, Life, Paris, photography, Tourism, TRAVEL

Bastille Day

First and foremost, a big warm wordpress THANKYOU to all those who viewed and liked my last photographic […]

July 14, 2017 France, French, Military, Paris, photography, Revolution, summer

French Nationality and the Norman Yoke

It was the standard government bad news envelope – « Republique Française » stamped high up in the left hand […]

July 12, 2017 Brexit, Britain, Culture, Europe, Ex-pat, France, French, Heritage, History, Life, nationality, Religion, Revolution, Work

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

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    • Bourges – My Accidental Place of Exile
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    • Earning a Crust in Deepest France
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