Category Archives: Life

Sour Pumpkins

Posted on 31 October, 2010 by Val

I have just returned (late – because of the French strikes) from The Homeland, to a lovely sunny, orange-leafed weekend, where Winter has decided to sneak off again, and wait round the corner for the proper time make its entrance. … Continue reading →

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A Very Winter Arrangement

Posted on 18 October, 2010 by Val

“What do you think about putting the sofa where the table is?” I drag my attention away from the rather complex line of thought I am attempting to develop for a piece of writing about the slippery concept of ‘home’. … Continue reading →

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C’est fait

Posted on 9 October, 2010 by Val

Okay. So I lied about the crying. I may have just done a teeny weeny bit more when the vet was busy locating a vein in Max’s front leg to insert the syringe, and I was stroking his face, and … Continue reading →

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A Date with Death

Posted on 7 October, 2010 by Val

Today is the last day of Max’s life. I’m not sure that he is making the most of it. But then I’m rather hoping he doesn’t understand that it is his last day. Unless he wants it to be. The … Continue reading →

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Cutting red tape sideways

Posted on 4 October, 2010 by Simon

Perhaps I should have come to France long ago . . . As Val says, I am inclined to be a ‘small-print person’. My charitable interpretation of this centres on my ability to unpick something complex, and pull out all … Continue reading →

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Angsty Schmangsty

Posted on 2 October, 2010 by Val

Well. I am alone again for a few days, while Simon is in England, and as usual experiencing the weirdness of the first few hours of solitude. Until I remember how to do ‘being alone’. But, as I sit here … Continue reading →

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