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The month that was – August 2026 🇬🇧🇫🇷
August in the South of France: temperatures soared, the sun showed off, technology misbehaved, and even an eclipse got involved. Add beaches closing without asking permission, a phone transfer that briefly turned me into a hostage, and enough unexpected drama to fill a soap opera. And that was just August…
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The week that was 35/2026
A week that began with medieval markets and beach days, peaked with the Gipsy Kings at the Feria, and then took a sharp detour through hypoglycaemia, locked email accounts and the occasional very large beer. Add family, food, wine, sunshine and a pool — and you have all the ingredients for another distinctly unpredictable week in Occitanie.
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The week that was 34/2026
The week has had British invaders, new gadgets, a new iPhone, and even a weather ceasefire — what could possibly go wrong?
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Two hours a hostage 🇬🇧🇫🇷
Ever spent two hours trapped in a phone shop with no phone? I have. And I lived to tell the tale…
Posted in Tech & Gadgets
Tagged Apple, Customer service, Data Transfer, Humour, iPhone 17, iPhone Upgrade, Orange, Tech Problems, technology
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Summer files a grievance 🇬🇧
Summer has finally lost the plot — so I’ve decided to file a grievance! ☀️😎
Posted in Travel
Tagged Family, Humour, Mallorca, Restaurants, South of France, Spain, Summer 2026, weather
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My countless notebooks 🇫🇷🇬🇧
I’ve never been able to resist a notebook. Over the years, they’ve multiplied into a small army—full of ideas, memories, journeys, lists, photographs and things I was absolutely convinced I must remember.
Posted in Souvenirs
Tagged blog, carnets de notes, écriture, idées, inspiration, JJ Sauvaget, mémoire, nostalgie, photographie, projets, réflexions, souvenirs, vie quotidienne, voyages
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Mon accent, mes racines 🇫🇷
Pourquoi est-ce que je parle encore Provençal alors que je vis au cœur de l’Occitanie ? Et surtout… où se cache donc le Marseillais dans tout ça ? Entre Pagnol, les souvenirs d’enfance, quelques mots bien de chez nous et une langue occitane qui se décline en mille accents, je me suis posé la question. Deux billets, une petite plongée dans mes racines… et quelques surprises au passage.
Venez découvrir pourquoi, chez moi, les langues du Midi ont tendance à se mélanger joyeusement ! Le Provencal et le Marseillais
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The week that was 33/2026
An eclipse, a birthday, a green swimming pool and a beach lunch — just another perfectly normal week in Carcassonne. Come see what went wrong!
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A good idea ?
First time I come across these pre-mixed small bottles. Is it a good idea? It needs to be tried I think.
