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Julie Andrews and Bamboo Underwear and Non Essentials

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Is this as good as it gets in the afterlife??? On-line shopping for underwear. We’re in the middle […]

April 14, 2021 Covid, Death, depression, Health, Home, Shopping, Smoking, Wine, writing

Wine to Water

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A crisp sunny autumn afternoon. Sunday drive weather. Winding up through the vines of Sancerre then twisting down […]

October 18, 2020 Boats, countryside, deepest france, driving, Environment, France, French, Landscapes, Motoring, photography, Provincial France, Road trip, Sailing, Sancerre, sunday, vines, Wine

Warhol’s Banana Tin (and other doodles)

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No two ways about it. No matter how hard I try, I just can’t draw. I admire people […]

August 25, 2020 Art, summer, Wine

Corona Words

The world has gone mad.  Media-fuelled panic on Corona virus creating public fear and leading governments across the […]

March 15, 2020 depression, France, French, Health, Museum, Paris, Shopping, Television, Uncategorized, Wine

Naked in the Vines

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In a couple of days, we will be sloshing out the old year and toasting in the next. […]

December 29, 2018 Alcohol, countryside, deepest france, driving, Landscapes, New Year, photography, Road trip, Sancerre, TRAVEL, Uncategorized, vines, Wine

It’s a Saturday Thing

Snug under the duvet, you open one eye and stare lazily at the world. Slowly wake up and […]

January 27, 2018 drifting, Ex-pat, Family, Home, Life, Saturday, Uncategorized, Weekend, Wine

Within Pissing Distance of the Motorway

Back on the road for work next week … A long way from home. A lost, single soul […]

November 19, 2017 cheap hotels, Edgelands, Road trip, TRAVEL, Wine

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

Of Satellite TV, Advertising, Barbecues, German supermarkets French Wine, Napoleon, British Bangers and the Metric System

I love my satellite TV – over 300 channels and I can still say (hand on heart) that […]

June 18, 2017 Alcohol, Barbecue, Brexit, Britain, Culture, deepest france, Economy, Europe, Ex-pat, Food, France, French, History, summer, Time Travel, Weather, Weekend, Wine

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

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