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The week that was 49/2025 🇬🇧🇫🇷

Posted on December 7, 2025 by admin

December kicked off with a bruised rib, nightly pilgrimages to the Christmas market, enough mulled wine to forget the pain, and one unforgettable cassoulet eaten under the bittersweet news that my favourite restaurant is soon closing. If you enjoy laughter-through-the-winces, … Continue reading →

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A yearly tradition 🇫🇷🇬🇧

Posted on December 6, 2025 by admin

Every year in early December, our quiet corner of Occitanie suddenly fills with Spanish laughter, overflowing shopping carts, and enough Catalan energy to power Carcassonne’s Christmas lights — all thanks to a holiday most French people forget exists. Why exactly … Continue reading →

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Paris rules the world (again) 🇬🇧🇫🇷

Posted on December 5, 2025 by admin

Paris has just been crowned the world’s best city for the fifth year in a row — but of course! — while London politely shuffles backward in the rankings. With a dose of French pride, a few well-aimed jabs, and … Continue reading →

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Missing years 🇬🇧🇫🇷

Posted on December 2, 2025 by admin

How I Accidentally Became a 3 A.M. Addict to French Cinema — and Recovered Four Lost Decades in the Dark. Read more…

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The curious case of the missing decades

Posted on November 30, 2025 by admin

After 44 years abroad, I’m rediscovering a France I completely missed — especially its music. Iconic bands I never heard of, hits everyone knows except me, and weekly surprises as I catch up on four lost decades. It’s like being … Continue reading →

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The month that was – November 2025

Posted on November 30, 2025 by admin

November was meant to be quiet… instead it turned into a marathon of musicals, mulled wine, and mysterious back pain. Read more…

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An early case of Christmas fever 🇬🇧

Posted on November 26, 2025 by admin

Christmas seems to have ambushed me early this year—blame the sudden cold, the town’s over-enthusiastic lights visible from space, or the shops that think I came in for Santa mugs instead of water glasses. With the First Advent still days … Continue reading →

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The missing turkey 🇫🇷🇬🇧

Posted on November 26, 2025 by admin

Start your day with my daily dose of chaos, coffee and comedy: from misbehaving cars to disappearing turkeys, nostalgic mornings, wild errands, creative struggles and the small triumphs that keep life entertaining. One click, one laugh — bienvenue dans mon … Continue reading →

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My daily rendez-vous with caffeine 🇬🇧🇫🇷

Posted on November 26, 2025 by admin

Start your day with a laugh: join me for a caffeine-fueled tour of world headlines, wild ideas, vintage pyjamas, and the noble struggle of writing one page a day. A mix of wit, routines, nostalgia and chaos — all brewed … Continue reading →

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The week that was 47/2025 🇬🇧🇫🇷

Posted on November 23, 2025 by admin

Winter barged in like an uninvited guest this week, the Tramontane tried to blow me into Spain, and my monthly injection needle seems to be training for a bodybuilding contest — but between a divine Tartiflette in Ortaffa, a nostalgia-packed … Continue reading →

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