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Was It Ever Like That?

Was It Ever Like That? Ex-pat reflections on the Christmas that never was gleaned from collective memy The […]

December 22, 2017 Britain, Christmas, Ex-pat, France, Fun, Ghosts, Life, London, Music, rubbish, TRAVEL, Uncategorized

Festive Journeys

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Christmas used to be a true destination. A gaudy, magic, tinsel town. A place of glistening, snow-covered, candy […]

December 22, 2017 cheap hotels, Christmas, drifting, driving, Edgelands, Road trip, TRAVEL, Uncategorized

Running Down A Dream

So this is a kind of rambling post about my clichéd American dream in the light of recent […]

October 8, 2017 drifting, driving home, Ex-pat, Film, Ghosts, Life, Mobile homes, Motoring, Rock 'n' Roll, Small town, Time Travel, Uncategorized, Work

Small Day Hot Town Blues- No Road Trip this Summer

“I got those small day hot town blues baby …” Yep, temperatures are starting to soar again on […]

July 29, 2017 Art, Bourges, Culture, deepest france, drifting, Holidays, photography, Small town, summer, TRAVEL, Uncategorized, Weather

London and the New Blitz

25 years ago, when I moved from London, to my provincial French bubble, keeping up with events in […]

June 17, 2017 Bourges, Brexit, Britain, deepest france, Ex-pat, History, London, Paris, Small town, TERRORISM, Uncategorized

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

Be Kind, Random or Otherwise.

Everyday is a national or international day. Every lobby or interest group has its day. One American website […]

February 17, 2017 driving, France, Life, Uncategorized, Wine

OF RESOLUTIONS AND REVOLUTIONS

Possibly my last post about New Year (promise) A GOOD RESOLUTION, A LIFE-CHANGING REVOLUTION, RESOLVING TO DO GOOD […]

January 3, 2017 Christmas, Culture, faith, Life, New Year, Philosophy, Religion, Revolution, Stress, Uncategorized, Work

THOU SHALL HAVE FUN (but without fireworks) OR “Making the Party Playlist”

Thou Shall Have Fun New Year’s Eve – party time – « Thou shall have fun » resounds the First […]

December 31, 2016 Ageing, Alcohol, Culture, Death, deepest france, France, Fun, Life, Music, photography, Rock 'n' Roll, Uncategorized

Back to Blighty 1

YEEEEES!!!!!!!! Official break off or break up from work is 16th December and (there is or there isn’t, […]

December 30, 2016 Uncategorized

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