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Road Movie Biker Wanderlust and Swedish Furniture

Unstructured ramblings on over 50’s wanderlust, Swedish furniture and sympathies for all you poor bastards with hybrid cars […]

May 2, 2017 Ageing, countryside, Culture, DIY, drifting, driving, driving home, France, French, Life, Philosophy, Retirement, Rock 'n' Roll, Shopping, Small town, summer, Tourism, TRAVEL, Uncategorized

Freedom?

FREEDOM!  screams a huge banner headline from the front page of the Daily Mail. Freedom ? Freedom from what ? […]

March 29, 2017 Brexit, Britain, Death, Economy, Employement, Europe, Ex-pat, France, History, nationality, politics, Shopping, Tourism, TRAVEL, Wine

PTSkiD or Getting Off a Mountainside with Fred and Ginger and Nancy

SLIP SLIDING AWAY Slip slidin’ away Slip slidin’ away You know the nearer your destination The more you’re […]

February 26, 2017 deepest france, France, Fun, Holidays, Life, Music, Philosophy, ski, Sport, Tourism, TRAVEL, Weather

Up through the vines

Blue skies, brilliant sunshine, crisp and invigorating cold, a hint of frost on the ground – a perfect […]

December 4, 2016 canals, countryside, deepest france, drifting, driving, Farming, France, French, Ghosts, Motoring, Rural Life, Tourism, TRAVEL, Weather, Wine

La Cuvée du Patron or How much will you pay for your wine?

1000 Euros for a bottle of wine! You must be mad. I could get 50 bottle of really […]

November 21, 2016 Alcohol, Barbecue, countryside, deepest france, Economy, Food, France, French, French Village, Heritage, Life, Money, Rural Life, Shopping, Tourism, Wine

The Joys of Summer

Summer Sludge A Discourse on Shorts Summer Pleasures and Holiday Colours Summer is … A word on the […]

July 24, 2016 Ageing, Alcohol, Barbecue, Café, Culture, France, French, Fun, Holidays, Life, summer, Tourism, TRAVEL, Weather, Wine

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

Thoughts on Holidays in the Vendée or Sitting In An Aquarium as the Good Lord Mocketh

After crossing a creative desert, an encouter with the Messiah in a traffic jam during a deluge has […]

August 22, 2015 Autumn, France, Holidays, Motoring, Religion, summer, Tourism, TRAVEL, Weather

The Lost Post

A few lost thoughts Lost is Not knowing where you are: having gone astray or bewildered as to […]

August 1, 2015 Holidays, Life, Motoring, Paris, Philosophy, Shopping, summer, Tourism, TRAVEL, Work

Drifting

Drifting into a book like drifting into summer. It wasn’t a conscious choice; there I was, drifting around […]

July 12, 2015 Death, France, Life, Paris, photography, Stress, summer, Tourism, TRAVEL, Uncategorized

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