Blog in France

It can only be a bank holiday weekend. We’ve had the fire going all day today and we got completely and utterly soaked when we nipped out for a walk after dinner. We thought it was brightening up but it wasn’t. Still, the exercise blew the cobwebs away and the...

It’s turkey time again. May is the month I pick up my poults from the market, having put in my order in March. It’s actually meant to be April when they’re ready, but for the last few years the deliveries have been delayed by a few weeks for whatever reason. They’re a little later than...

She’s here. She’s arrived. French Anna. Here’s her predecessor, Irish Anna. The French edition of Anna’s Secret Granny – La Mamie de Rêve – is in my hands at last. It was published on Friday May 10 so I only needed to wait a day but if felt like a...

Our two-day bank holiday fest hasn’t quite gone to plan. First up the weather was bank holidayish. We have had a few gorgeous days but the rain and greyness came back especially. But we still got out for bike rides, walks and did some gardening. We were sure our menagerie would...

This week is party week. It got off to a good start on Saturday with World Naked Gardening Day that I always participate in. It’s all about feeling close to nature and engendering a healthy attitude to bodies and the natural environment. Plus it’s a bit of fun.  It was nice and warm this...