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Category Archive: Spring

Millenials, Black Blocs and Baby Boomers. Where is the spirit of 1968? (and who cares?)

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There was a momentary whiff of « revolution » in the spring air – demonstration, dissent and even destruction. Was […]

May 10, 2018 1968, Ageing, Crime, Culture, France, History, Paris, politics, Revolution, Spring, Time Travel, Uncategorized

ALL CHANGE NO CHANGE – NEWS DE FRANCE

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A few collages and photos for present and past times. What’s new in France? Seems like we are […]

April 21, 2018 Art, collage, Culture, Education, Employement, France, French, Gardening, History, Holidays, Pesidential Election, photography, politics, Revolution, Spring, Time Travel

Back from the road

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Back on the blog and back from a long road trip to those parts of France where tourists […]

April 15, 2018 Bourges, drifting, driving, France, Holidays, Motoring, photography, Road trip, Spring, Time Travel, TRAVEL, Uncategorized, Weekend

Rock In Spring and Thoughts on Bands

A Sunday morning stroll down the supermarket. God might give us this day our daily bread, but he […]

April 10, 2016 Barbecue, Bourges, Café, Culture, France, French, Life, Military, Music, Rock 'n' Roll, Shopping, Small town, Smoking, Spring, Tourism, TRAVEL, Weather

Of Elephants and Autumn Leaves

I love a good elephant joke, though considering the current plight of the poor pachyderm very soon there […]

October 27, 2015 Autumn, Gardening, Philosophy, Spring, Weather

Train Times

In the wake of yesterday’s  national train strike in France, a few thoughts on train journeys on various […]

December 13, 2013 France, Life, Paris, Spring, TRAVEL, Weather

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

Culturally Enriching Elelctro Shock

I would qualify the last few days in London as  a culturally enriching, electro shock visit back to […]

April 28, 2013 Spring, TRAVEL

Burning Thoughts

More warm weather forecast in France this weekend, so definitely time to fire up the BBQ. Come early […]

April 19, 2013 Barbecue, Food, Spring

The Flymo Theory

Spring and the onset of some reasonable weather and a few public holidays (in France at least) – […]

April 17, 2013 Home improvement, Life, Spring, Weekend

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