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A Monday in slow motion 🇫🇷🇬🇧

Posted on October 13, 2025 by admin

A slow start after a night of odd dreams, a coffee taken scandalously late, and two Tanguy & Laverdure comics devoured under the autumn sun. Read more

Posted in Daily life | Tagged Coffee Break, Comics, French Life, Indian summer, Light Humor, Monday Mood, Tanguy & Laverdure | Leave a comment

The week wot was – 41/2025 🇬🇧🇫🇷

Posted on October 12, 2025 by admin

A sunny Indian Summer week in the South of France — good food, a Narbonne buffet adventure, upcoming travels, and the joys of proving I’m still alive. Lovely jubbly!

Posted in Weekly Journal | Tagged * Indian Summer, Autumn in the South, Bureaucracy Blues, Certificate of Life, Cockney in France, Del Boy Style, Everyday Humour, Food Lovers, French cuisine, Holiday Prep, Home Sweet Home, Les Grands Buffets, Lovely Jubbly, Narbonne, Overindulgence, Road Trip, South of France, Sunshine Life, Thanksgiving 2025, Travel planning, Visitors, Week 41 2025 | Leave a comment

The great pillbox mystery 🇫🇷🇬🇧

Posted on October 12, 2025 by admin

Numbers never lie, except when it comes to medication

Posted in Reflections & Mood | Tagged aging gracefully, Daily life, doctor visits, health with humour, Humour, medical arithmetic, Nostalgia, Pagnol style, pharmacy adventures, pillbox, provençal spirit, reflection, routine, small joys, Sunday ritual | Leave a comment

77 days till Christmas 🇬🇧

Posted on October 9, 2025 by admin

London, Hannover, and Ryanair luggage limits: my festive shopping strategy (or lack thereof)

Posted in Seasonal musings | Tagged * Christmas 2025, Comic books, Hannover, Hergé, Holiday shopping, London trip, Tintin | 1 Comment

Une journée Gargantuesque 🇬🇧🇫🇷

Posted on October 8, 2025 by admin

What happens in Narbonne stays on the scales — a Gargantuan day at Les Grands Buffets.

Posted in Food & Drinks, Life in France | Tagged * Les Grands Buffets, All-you-can-eat, Carcassonne, Culinary adventure, Feasting, Fine dining, Food humor, Food pilgrimage, French cuisine, Gargantua style, Gargantuan appetite, Gastronomie française, Gourmet experience, I did it my way, Joy of eating, Life’s little pleasures, Marseillais flair, Minervois, Narbonne, Occitanie, Oh fan de chichourle!, Overindulgence, Train travel, Weekend outing, Witty storytelling | Leave a comment

🎶 Flashmob 🇬🇧🇫🇷

Posted on October 6, 2025 by admin

Watch the magic unfold here — spontaneous music, pure joy! 🎶

Posted in Music | Tagged * Flashmob, Bohemian Rhapsody, Feelgood, France, Julien Cohen, Music Ambush, Street Music, Surprise Performances, TV Shows, Unexpected Joy, Vivaldi | Leave a comment

Day 1 Breaking news: Haribo gummy bears reunited with their cousins in Uzès 🫟🫟🫟 Day 2 Markets, wine fails, cousin chaos — click to see how Day 2 delivered more drama than your favorite soap opera. 🫟🫟🫟 Day 3 Goats … Continue reading →