Blog in France

Today I have a guest post from Chris! He went on a pig-keeping course at the weekend and here’s what he has to say about it. As visitors to our gite and fishing lakes will be aware, we are building up an old style farm with a selection of animals....

A slightly snowy scene OK, Snow White first. The first proper snow of this winter has started to fall. It’s rather slushy snow and I can’t see it hanging round long, but at least it’s snow. Rors is delighted, the youngest cats are puzzled, since it’s the first they’ve seen,...

You may recall that back in July last year I was totally, but delightedly, gobsmacked when my 10 year old, long suffering Fiat Stilo with its part-time electronic dashboard passed its Contrôle Technique. I think I may know why. Now, you know how those 5 minute jobs never turn out...

At last the unsold Galettes des Rois that filled the shops at the beginning of January for Twelfth Night celebrations have reached their sell-by dates and are being flogged off cheap. Time for the Dagg family to swoop! We love these frangipane pies, and I always do a homemade one...

Yes, I know I keep saying I’m going to do Boursin next, but Rors came out with a joke the other day on seeing some Petit Suisses in the fridge. Here it is: Comment fait-on les petits suisses ? – Comme les petits français ! It doesn’t quite translate exactly...