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Category Archive: Gardening

The Leaf, the Witch and the Hedgehog (A “neighborly” autumn tale)

The old lady across the road stares at me with autumn acrimony, holding me in her leafy gaze […]

October 29, 2017 Ageing, Autumn, Bourges, Environment, Gardening, Halloween, Life, Small town, Weather, Weekend

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

Unfinished Doctor’s Office Magazine Thoughts

Might finish this one day, and I might even tell you why I went to the doctor’s; A […]

January 20, 2016 Ageing, France, French, Fun, Gardening, Health, Heritage, History, Home improvement, Life, Motoring, Philosophy, Shopping, Time Travel, TRAVEL

The Gardener (Up to the compost heap in the snow.)

« What a drag it is getting old. » The opening line of the Rolling Stones song; “Mother’s Little Helper”. […]

January 18, 2016 Ageing, Gardening, Health, Life, Weather

Of Christians and Cabbages and Manure

12th November (I should have posted this yesterday but never got round to it.) Incoherent ramblings on those […]

November 13, 2015 Autumn, Cooking, Food, France, French, Gardening, History, Religion

Of Elephants and Autumn Leaves

I love a good elephant joke, though considering the current plight of the poor pachyderm very soon there […]

October 27, 2015 Autumn, Gardening, Philosophy, Spring, Weather

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

Jammin’ and Getting Stoned.

Hey man! I’ve bin jamming all weekend. Cherry jammin’ or in proper English – the making of cherry […]

June 7, 2015 Cooking, Food, Gardening, Shopping, summer, Uncategorized

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

The Satisfaction of Reclaiming a Lost World

Have no shame. Let it all hang out. This isn’t Copacabana or Bondi or St Tropez, although you’ll […]

May 23, 2015 Barbecue, Education, Gardening, Health, language lessons, Life, Weekend

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