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La Cuvée du Patron or How much will you pay for your wine?

1000 Euros for a bottle of wine! You must be mad. I could get 50 bottle of really […]

November 21, 2016 Alcohol, Barbecue, countryside, deepest france, Economy, Food, France, French, French Village, Heritage, Life, Money, Rural Life, Shopping, Tourism, Wine

Pea Soup and Sacrifice (and shopping)

PEA SOUP « F*** me, it’s a real pea souper this morning. Can’t even hardly see to the end […]

November 13, 2016 Autumn, Bourges, Cemetery, Christmas, Culture, Death, deepest france, Economy, Ex-pat, Food, France, French, Halloween, Holidays, Life, Military, Paris, Shopping, Weather

Breakfast With(out) Donald

  It’s that Saturday morning thing – catching up on neglected household chores,the dirty washing piling up and […]

November 12, 2016 Bourges, Brexit, Death, deepest france, drifting, Food, France, French, Gardening, Life, Music, politics, Religion, Shopping, Uncategorized

Bring In the Clowns

November 9th – driving home through the pouring rain. Progress is slow, there’s a long line of trucks […]

November 12, 2016 Bourges, deepest france, France, French, Fun, Small town

A Few Ghostly Thoughts.

No ghosts? Not even a fleeting phantom? Not even the slightest errant soul? The tour guide shakes her […]

October 31, 2016 Culture, Death, France, French, Ghosts, Halloween, History, Religion

Seasonal Pumpkin Brain Surgery

Here is a Halloween post full of the philosophical musings of an aging dad. Enjoy and Happy Halloween. […]

October 31, 2016 Autumn, Culture, Death, Family, Food, France, French, Halloween, Philosophy

Looking For the Cheap Sweets

‘Tis a time to venture into those dark, forgotten places in search of long lost treasures. ‘Tis time […]

October 31, 2016 Autumn, Death, Food, France, French, Halloween, History

A Shark’s Gotta Make a Living

« Hey, a guy’s gotta make a living, » I didn’t meet the fish guy, but this is probably what he […]

October 27, 2016 Bourges, driving, Economy, Employement, Fishing, France, French, Fun, Provincial France

Vital Vinyl

It is that time of year when the good folks in France clear out their attics, cupboards or […]

October 4, 2016 Culture, deepest france, Economy, French, French Village, History, Music, Philosophy, Revolution, Rock 'n' Roll, Rural Life, Shopping, Weekend

11/9

It happened on Sunday 9th September – my faithful old Macbook pro just decided to give up. Monday […]

September 30, 2016 Ageing, Alcohol, Autumn, Bourges, Culture, deepest france, Economy, Food, France, French, Life, Religion, Shopping, Small town, Teaching, TV, Weekend, Wine, Work

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    • Bourges – My Accidental Place of Exile
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