Blog in France

There’s an archaeological excavation going on around Nouzerines church at the moment. Or should I say an archaeological devastation, since it appears that it’s being carried out mainly by a digger. See the digger? I had no idea this dig was in the offing. I seem to be rather out...

Treacle, our pretty, fluffy cat with a wonky tail, has been back to the vet’s. Some animals are very cheap to run, remaining steadfastly healthy all their lives. Others aren’t, and Treacle comes into the latter category. Since Chris found her and her three brothers as tiny, shivering bundles in...

There are very few boring days at Les Fragnes, and today certainly wasn’t one of them. First up the bees. Actually, it was just a solitary bee’s nest. But it’s where it was that was significant. And that was? Yes, it was on my coat. I haven’t worn that fishing...

Girls with goodies! We had a great trip to Limoges yesterday. Caiti and her friend Trish had entered the Webgeneration website design competition run by WIF (Webdesign International Festival), way back in January, and on Wednesday we learned that they had won their category (pré-Bac i.e. pre-University). So Thursday saw...

The Baccalaureat 2012 is underway with oral exams starting. Caiti had her first one this morning. She has another next week, a week off for revision, and then faces the main batch of exams, most of them four hours long. She’ll be finished by 22nd June, but some students will...