Category: France

It’s true what they say

Moving house is widely regarded as one of life’s major stressors. It’s something which Michel and I have never really done. Not in a conventional sense of packing up one house and moving straight...

The mountains called

For the dogs, our van trips are a chance to loaf around not doing much, but with the thrill of new smells wherever we stop. I am sure they don’t care whether they’re on the move in the van or walking familiar trails at home. So long as we’re all together, that, I am certain, is what matters most. To the dogs, and us.

Visiting a tourist trap

Normally we avoid going anywhere with crowds of people. But January in France is a great time to explore normally busy places. Like Rocamadour.

As the year closes

I wrote this two years ago. It was minus six degrees this morning as Albert Claude and I went up the lane and round the pond in time to see the Winter Solstice sun...

One is not the same as another

I swing between wishing to leave social media entirely and enjoying it’s better nature and the positives that it offers. This morning I’m reminded of one. Facebook Memories and the random photos it throws...