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Goodbye Chuck

A few thoughts on the passing of the great (now late) Chuck Berry. Is it too much to […]

March 19, 2017 Culture, Death, History, Rock 'n' Roll

The Ghosts of Deepest France

In my pursuit of chartering those unchartered parts of France. Those towns and villages where the dead seem […]

March 11, 2017 Ageing, Café, Cemetery, countryside, deepest france, drifting, Economy, Employement, France, French, Ghosts, Heritage, History, Military, Money, photography, Provincial France, Rural Life, Small town, Time Travel, TRAVEL

Pistols in Paris and thoughts on Punk.

Punk Rock – forty years young this week – the release of Anarchy in the UK by the […]

November 27, 2016 Ageing, Culture, Fashion, France, French, History, Music, Paris

The Fate of Dictators and Revolutionaries

  Is this the fate that befalls all dead dictators and revolutionaries ? – to become a fashion statement […]

November 27, 2016 Ageing, Fashion, History, politics, Rock 'n' Roll

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

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

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

Looking for Luçay le Libre

C C Read More

After the events on Bastille Day in Nice, I decided to head off into the French countryside and […]

July 20, 2016 Café, countryside, Culture, Death, deepest france, drifting, driving, Economy, Environment, Farming, France, French, French Village, History, Life, Rural Life, summer, TRAVEL

Coming Home

There are those times, when current times, retrench you back into old and reassuring books to cope with […]

July 3, 2016 Brexit, Britain, Culture, Ex-pat, History

Anarchy in the UK or Is there Eurovision after Brexit?

Bored of the Brexit? YES – wall-to-wall news coverage of nothing else for the last week., and of […]

July 3, 2016 Brexit, Culture, Economy, Europe, Ex-pat, Heritage, History, Holidays, Music, Revolution, Rock 'n' Roll, Time Travel

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