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Tour de France
Today Sumi and I went to see the Tour de France. For me this has become something of an annual event, as it always comes somewhere within easy reach of our village. It’s an amazing mixture of tatty commercialism and … Continue reading
Dog days
It’s very hot. Thanks to my new weather station – a brilliant gift from my son Mike – I know just how overpoweringly hot it is . . . . we thought yesterday was a bit much, but today is … Continue reading
A Midsummer Day’s Nightmare
Yesterday was midsummer’s day. Exactly six years since we bought this house, and set the ball rolling down the slope of fate toward our present destiny. In the evening, as on our very first night here in 2002, the village … Continue reading
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The Waiting is Over
Well. The 17 June arrived and so did the postlady. No post again. Nothing from the Notaire. Nothing from SAFER. Could it really be that this had all been a storm in a teacup? Whilst beginning to believe that maybe … Continue reading
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Another month. Another field to conquer.
Last Friday dawned dull and drizzly. At 11.00am, after our morning visit to the llamas, we called at Mme Burgat’s house as arranged. Despite the less-than-perfect weather, Mme Burgat insisted that we should still go to look at her land, … Continue reading
Expect nothing. Live frugally, on surprise.
I am very fond of passing the odd moment perusing internet sites for interesting quotes about Life, The Universe and Everything. Yesterday, I happened to be reading through a few quotes about Life on http://www.wisdomquotes.com/, searching for a suitably pithy … Continue reading