Category Archives: Life

Death in the Afternoon?

Posted on 3 September, 2010 by Val

Well hello again everybody. I’m afraid My Muse is still on vacation, but someone has to write a post, so I thought I’d try to manage without its (his? her?) help. Oops… nearly got endlessly distracted by the question of … Continue reading →

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Ticked Off

Posted on 27 August, 2010 by Simon

This year is becoming one that I shall remember for the medical consequences of animal bites. In March, I had the rare but painful experience of being bitten by a llama. In June, I was bitten by a tick, and … Continue reading →

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Empty Post

Posted on 24 August, 2010 by Val

Aargh! It seems that I have forgotten how to write. Or maybe I have just forgotten how to think of things to write about. Or actually, maybe I have forgotten how to think of interesting things, to write about entertainingly. … Continue reading →

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And we’re back . . . . .

Posted on 14 August, 2010 by Simon

Val and I have just had our first week away from home together since we moved to France 2½ years ago. Thanks to good friends who came out from England to ‘farm sit’, we were able to leave the animals … Continue reading →

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Bridge building

Posted on 29 July, 2010 by Simon

Val wrote about the flooding effect of the unseasonable rain in June. This episode was a forceful reminder of my long-standing wish that there was a bridge over the stream capable of allowing a tractor and mower to pass. To … Continue reading →

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Bliss and Chips

Posted on 27 July, 2010 by Val

It’s a funny thing how putting the word ‘should’ before an action immediately turns it into something to be postponed. Indefinitely. The mere thought that ‘I really ought to… ‘ is sufficient to send my brain scurrying in the opposite … Continue reading →

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