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Category Archive: Heritage

Seasonal Pumpkin Brain Surgery

Here is a Halloween post full of the philosophical musings of an aging dad and plenty of spelling […]

October 30, 2015 Ageing, Autumn, Cooking, Death, Family, Food, Halloween, Heritage, History, Life, Uncategorized

The Slow Decline Into Christmas

Don’t know about your part of the world, but Christmas seems to come earlier every year. We get […]

October 25, 2015 Christmas, Culture, France, French, Heritage, History, Religion

Goodbye old Friend

It was an emotional moment. As the plumbers ripped out my old toilet, I too felt a part of […]

October 23, 2015 Ageing, Death, Heritage, Home improvement, Philosophy, Toilets

European Road Trip – On the Road to Amsterdam

Written between May 4th – 8th 2015 Roads – those arteries that take us from one place to […]

May 11, 2015 France, Heritage, History, Holidays, Military, Motoring, Tourism, TRAVEL

What did you do in the War Dad?

Marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two – well not really. We are « celebrating » […]

May 10, 2015 Family, Heritage, Life, Military

1905 And All That – or – Jesus Mary Joseph, Vegetairains with Crew Cuts and Free Thinkers

Thoughts on the “F” Word and some seasonal religious rantings So, what’s in a creche? (Or Nativity scene) […]

December 14, 2014 Christmas, Culture, Education, Fashion, France, Fun, Heritage, History, Holidays, Philosophy, Religion, Teaching

Pay Up!

Well, we’ve hollowed out the pumpkin to make the traditional Jack o’Lantern, we’ve got a huge bowl of […]

October 31, 2014 Death, Heritage, History, Life, Poetry, Religion, Shopping, Wine

My Treasures, Your Rubbish.

It’s that hard realisation. Your cherished possessions, your gadgets, your technological toys, your digital cameras, your i-pods, i-phones […]

October 26, 2014 Economy, Heritage, Life, Mobile homes, Shopping, TV

Goodbye My Old Friend

« Goodbye my old friend, » I whispered, gently patting him on the shoulder and then stroking his sleeve. I […]

October 25, 2014 Ageing, Culture, Death, Fashion, Heritage, History, Life, Music, Smoking

Of War Service and Jigsaw Puzzles and what we tell our kids

More of my unchecked weekly ramblings.  What we tell our kids about ourselves. What we choose to tell […]

June 8, 2014 Ageing, Death, Education, France, French, Heritage, History, Life, Military, Philosophy

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