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You Unlock this Door with the Key of Imagination.

Been out of town all week, working down in Toulouse – not that I actually saw much of […]

November 23, 2013 Culture, France, French, Life, Philosophy, Shopping, TRAVEL, Weather

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How the Old Die In bed. Incoherent. Incontinent. In geriatric wards. In bedlam. In death bedlam. Hospital bed, […]

October 12, 2013 Ageing, Death, Life

The October Country

« … that country where it is always turning late in the year… » Ray Bradbury’s October Country. « That country […]

October 12, 2013 Ageing, Autumn, Christmas, Life, Philosophy

Don’t Brussel Sprout Your Kids, or, F***ing Up your Kids in Larkin Mode with badly-cooked offensive veg

This is a reflective and rambling post that contains strong language and brussel sprouts. You have been warned. […]

October 11, 2013 Ageing, Health, Life

Small Money,Big Happiness

A headline in a French weekly news magazine caught my attention this week “Third World France” screaming from […]

September 15, 2013 Life

Christmasizacomin’

Just wanna punch the f***ing radio. Put my fist right through the mesh covered speaker. Just wanna thrust […]

September 1, 2013 Christmas, Life, Shopping

Time for harvesting crap food

Whether it “lies wanking on the floor” à la David Bowie, or it is “on our side” (Mr […]

July 8, 2013 Culture, Food, Life

How do you feel?

How do you feel today?

June 12, 2013 Life

Everybody happy?

Who’s happy? Possibly not François Hollande. The French president is still the most unpopular ever in the history […]

June 3, 2013 Life

Barefoot Bridging Day

It was a rare moment – Monday morning walking barefoot in the grass – a luxuriant green carpet […]

May 6, 2013 Gardening, Life, Spring

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