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Camera’s been on the back seat of the car all week – a few clichés of my smalltown […]

February 3, 2018 Art, Bourges, deepest france, drifting, France, Gardening, photography, Provincial France, Small town, TRAVEL, Weather, Weekend

Red white and blue and blue white and red

This year that I am French Is nationality a pièce of paper or a state of mind ?– as […]

January 7, 2018 Brexit, Britain, Culture, deepest france, Europe, Ex-pat, France, French, Heritage, Life, nationality, Provincial France, Small town, Weather, Work

Misty Mountain Hop

So, we packed our bags for the Misty Mountains and went over the hills and far away – […]

January 4, 2018 Bourges, cheap hotels, deepest france, drifting, driving, driving home, France, French, Holidays, New Year, photography, Provincial France, Road trip, rubbish, ski, TRAVEL, Weather

Of Holy Farts and Sperm Whales

Of Holy Farts and Sperm Whales. I’m not a particularly religious person. Certainly not a regular church-goer, but […]

December 22, 2017 Bourges, Christmas, Culture, deepest france, faith, Family, France, Provincial France, Religion, Small town

Back in Time

In praise of rainy autumn Sundays with cups of tea, roaring fires and toasted muffins – in praise […]

October 29, 2017 Ageing, Autumn, Culture, Philosophy, Provincial France, TRAVEL

Heading Home (Looking for lunch)

Heading home after a walk in the woods, entering Bourges from the north east through the Edgelands – […]

October 28, 2017 Art, Autumn, Bourges, Culture, deepest france, DIY, drifting, driving, driving home, Life, Motoring, photography, Provincial France, Shopping, Small town, TRAVEL

Autumn Drive

When it feels like my small town is getting smaller, there is only one solution – ESCAPE – […]

October 22, 2017 Boats, countryside, deepest france, drifting, driving, France, French, French Village, Life, Motoring, Provincial France, Sancerre, Small town, St Satur, The Loire, Tourism, TRAVEL, vines, Wine

Forgotten Soldier

It’s one of those  airless,  hot summer Sundays. The world is on holiday, deepest France is in full […]

July 17, 2017 Culture, Death, deepest france, driving, French, French Village, Heritage, History, Military, photography, Provincial France, summer, Time Travel, Weekend

On the Run in the Edgelands

The Edgelands – that parallel peripheral sub world that marks the transition from civilization to nowhere, from riches […]

July 9, 2017 Art, Bourges, Culture, Death, drifting, Economy, Environment, French, Life, photography, Provincial France, Shopping, TRAVEL

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

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    • Bourges – My Accidental Place of Exile
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    • On The Edge of Nowhere
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    • Earning a Crust in Deepest France
    • Meet Mr Beef the Butcher
    • Going Smokeless In the Heart of France
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    • Weaving Wedding Dreams
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    • On The Fiddle In Bourges
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