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Category Archive: Weather

Why They Don’t Burn Guys in France

Of Christmas Lights and Flip Flops An unseasonably warm late autumn weekend in small-town France – a brief […]

November 8, 2015 Café, Christmas, France, French, Heritage, History, Military, Paris, Religion, summer, TERRORISM, Weather, Weekend

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

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

Missing the Plot/Vacuuming the Garage Door/God Doesn’t Deliver Bread on Sundays.

« Another pleasant valley Sunday, » as was harmoniously warbled by the Monkees back in the sixties – all the […]

July 26, 2015 Ageing, Home improvement, Stress, Uncategorized, Weather, Weekend

Of revolution and Global Warming.

Ah, the French summer is in full swing – the Tour de France and Bastille Day. There was […]

July 14, 2015 Barbecue, Culture, Food, France, Fun, Gardening, History, Holidays, Shopping, summer, Weather

SUMMER IS …

Summer all about BBQs Summer is … And …

July 12, 2015 Barbecue, Holidays, summer, Weather

Dog Daze

It’s been 38°c in my corner of France today, that’s probably well over 100°f where you live. Dog days […]

June 5, 2015 Music, summer, Weather

I Hate November

November 17, 2014 Death, Weather

Where to put the stiffs in a heatwave

Climbing into the car like stepping into a sauna. The dashboard thermometer reads 42°c. The car has been […]

July 18, 2014 Ageing, Death, France, French, Holidays, Weather, Wine

More Fun with Less. The joys of driving a Crap Car and Thoughts on Downsizing

First, some thoughts on downsizing Downsizing – consumming less, spending less, the adoption of a more modest lifestyle […]

June 13, 2014 Motoring, Philosophy, TRAVEL, Weather

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