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Breaking up with Big Tech
Fed up with Big Tech calling the shots? It’s time to break up and discover life beyond the tech giants.
Ditch Big Tech, take back control.
What to wear 🇬🇧
Shorts or long trousers? The weather can’t decide, and neither can I! Discover the wardrobe dilemma.
Posted in Humour, Life in France, Travel
Tagged Autumn Weather, Carcassonne, Clothes, everyday life, French lifestyle, Humour, JJ, Packing, South of France, travel, Turtle, What to Wear
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The week the air con went silent 🇬🇧
Long trousers, a rogue kidney stone, a rabbit stew and a surprise reunion with someone I last met fifty years ago in a Paris nightclub. This week had everything except a quiet moment. Come see how it all unfolded.
Posted in Weekly Journal
Tagged Autumn, Kidney Stone, memoir, rabbit stew, South of France, tongue in cheek, travel vaccinations, Weekly Recap
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The Sunday roast hunt 🇬🇧
🍗 A mission of national importance: finding London’s perfect Sunday roast! Let the roast hunt begin!
Posted in Food & Drinks, Travel
Tagged British Food, British Pubs, British Traditions, Food and Drink, Humour, London, Sunday lunch, Sunday Roast
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At last… Mission de Guerre has landed! 🇬🇧
Three months after pre-ordering it, Volume 8 has finally landed. Was it worth the wait? Absolutely! ✈️📖
Posted in Uncategorized
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The credit card is still smoking… 🔥💳
A week that started with gloom and absolutely nothing planned somehow ended with London, West End shows, good food and a trip to the Pyrénées Orientales.
How did that happen?
Click in and find out — my bank manager may already know. 😜
Posted in Weekly Journal
Tagged Carcassonne, Duchess Theater, Frameless, Good food, London, Pyrénées-Orientales, retirement, The Lion King, Theatre, travel, West End
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Feeling better 🇬🇧
The worst is over… or is it? 👀
Posted in Life in France, Travel
Tagged Autumn, Carcassonne, Christmas Markets, Feeling better, Germany, Hannover, Kidney Stone, London, Occitanie, poolside, travel
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The month that was – September 2026 🇬🇧🇫🇷
Fifty Years of Marriage and Another Kidney Stone
Petit spoiler : ce n’est qu’un caillou, et jamais je n’ai été aussi content de l’entendre.
Le Blues 🇫🇷
Trois mois sans projets, des incertitudes médicales, la pluie et des amis qui disparaissent mystérieusement… Que demander de plus ? Venez partager mon dernier petit coup de blues.
Posted in Life in France, Reflections & Mood
Tagged Autumn, Carcassonne, Daily life, Friendship, Life in France, retirement, South of France, the blues, travel plans, uncertainty
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