Blog in France

There’s a lot happening in the book world in France at the moment. Next week sees the Salon du Livre in Paris, France’s equivalent of the London Book Fair that I have been to several times. I’m sorely tempted to go. It runs from 18th to 21st March at Paris...

Back to school today after two weeks’ holiday. It wasn’t a great fortnight – the weather was grim for the first twelve days of it, and there’s very little going on. However, the kids kept busy, and the time passed pleasantly enough. Benj mainly revised for his Bac Blanc exams...

It’s taken nearly five years, but now most of the major renovation work has been done, and Chris and I have spare energy to start having a life outside Les Fragnes. It’s time to start giving back. I’ve been on the ‘bureau’ of the informal parents’ associations for the co-operative...

My quest to be better organised continues (inspired by www://orgjunkie.com). The latest thing I’ve tackled is the ‘library’ in our holiday cottage. When we used to go on holiday, pre llamas, I was always delighted to find a shelf of books offering some entertainment for quiet half hours, or if...

There’s a very persistent cormorant hanging around Alder Lake (the biggest of our three) this year. Just one, but one is more than enough. Fishery owners don’t like cormorants. They can do a lot of damage to valuable fish. Cormorants are protected so you can’t do anything drastic to make...