The time of my life or welcome to the wilderness........ Oh my, what a trigger the news has been lately and it's been all over the news,...

This is the May of my life. Dear 50 plus, the blossom years, no you are not just a number, you really are a collection of ailments! I was...

please Facebook. Yes, I'm double blogging! It's a rare occurrence indeed, but sometimes I just have more to say. As many of you already...

Thank goodness France voted in favour of M. Macron, just enough to save our souls from Le Pen and we now can rest a little easier for the...

and then some....... The thing about inheriting a mature garden, is that one can feel the soul of the gardener gone before. It's been an...

Thank you for all your support! Gumption......I use that phrase a lot, I know, but I really think it sums me and my good friends up, we...

I've been knee deep, covered in flour in my kitchen again! It's like they never left! 4 adults and 3 dogs, with the youngest on her way...

I've been scrolling again but not on social media! I know! Result! Haha! No, I've been trying to keep busy in order to help me stop...

We had some fabulously exciting news yesterday! Our little boy, all 32 years of him, finally popped the 'love me forever' question to his...

Hello again! I've been so discombobulated lately, especially with the big kids here and an extra dog! My son thinks he's home to be...

Tad Dah! ...back in Blighty, Madame spring was certainly showing her pretty face yesterday. This morning it's a little cloudy, but I have...

here Days to do here.....are getting few, just washed my knickers in the sink! LOL! We've been driving around with a brand new washing...

Never....... Monday again folks and we aren't that far from Mid March already, what a year so far! I have to say this, our latest trip to...

The birds are pretty noisy this morning in rural France, spring is really trying to get a foothold, but mainly it's been grey, damp and...

just another manic Monday! .........And just like that it's the last day of February!......2022 sure is turning out to be another...

WW3 incoming? Christ, do we ever learn? The answer is very obvious really, it's NO! I mean, half the western world does business with him...

Blimey we are mad for it aren't we? Renovating French Wrecks! I mean seriously why? I do wonder! After a lot of negotiation with Him in...

I will get to that very leading question in a tick, I promise. I'm finally back in France folks! YEAH! I feel properly manky! I look like...

I find myself writing today, to the very welcome dulcet tones of banging, crashing and drilling! Yeah, the carpenter is here and building...

Dear Olive.... There's been a sudden death in the family and its so very sad, Olive the Olive tree who came with us from South West...