Category Archives: Life

Reasons to be Cheerless

Simon has been pointing out to me, at various points since my return a week ago from visiting my children in England, that it was about time that I wrote something on the blog. And, as always, he is right. … Continue reading

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Our farm . . . . . . well, nearly!

At last, we are making progress. The agent has had no success in negotiating for us to buy some additional land, and we have come to a momentous decision – we’ve told him that we are willing to buy the … Continue reading

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Patience Comes to Those Who Wait

It’s quite hard to write interesting blog posts when the only thing that we seem to be doing is Waiting. We are waiting for the snow to melt, so we can go and buy another load of hay for the … Continue reading

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Falling Still

Just a quick update for those of you who, like us, are wondering what is happening about the house we want to buy. Having been expecting a phone call from the agent since Tuesday, we received an email tonight (way … Continue reading

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And Another Year Bites the Dust

So, here we are, on the very last day of the year. And what a funny ol’ year it’s been. But then I say that every year, from which fact I must conclude that it is, quite simply, a funny … Continue reading

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Levels of Enlightenment

Having just read Simon’s post about the process of getting our car registered in France, I sort of wish I hadn’t! Generally, whenever Simon is talking to me about the tedious-but-necessary things he is doing, I am grateful that auditory processing is … Continue reading

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