A break from the rain. Blue skies and sunshine. Time for a stroll around town . Mid […]
Category Archive: History
In this current spell of cold weather, I am always starving and I hanker after a slice of […]
A few ghosts of Christmas past – for mum and dad who always laid themselves out for a […]
It’s one of those airless, hot summer Sundays. The world is on holiday, deepest France is in full […]
It was the standard government bad news envelope – « Republique Française » stamped high up in the left hand […]
I love my satellite TV – over 300 channels and I can still say (hand on heart) that […]
25 years ago, when I moved from London, to my provincial French bubble, keeping up with events in […]
After 26 years living in France, I can confirm that joie de vivre is not a French thing […]
FREEDOM! screams a huge banner headline from the front page of the Daily Mail. Freedom ? Freedom from what ? […]
A few thoughts on the passing of the great (now late) Chuck Berry. Is it too much to […]
Chez Nick 