When life cancels your concert, have a cassoulet instead — here’s how my week turned out deliciously different. Read more.
The week that was 42/2025
Posted in Weekly Journal
Tagged * Toulouse, Autumn, Brasserie des 4 Temps, BritFloyd, Cassoulet, Comics, Comte Roger, Daily life in France, Family time, Good food, Sunshine, Weekend getaway
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The great wine & Guinness experiment 🇫🇷🇬🇧
When your evening starts in France and ends in Dublin — without ever leaving town. Read more
A stone’s throw from the moon 🇬🇧
🚀 Kidney stones or moon stones? My body and brain can’t seem to agree. Read more.
Posted in Random musings
Tagged * kidney stones, AI art, dreams, Humour, imagination, life’s little dramas, midnight thoughts, moon, Sleepless night, SpaceX, surreal, weird dreams
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A twinge too far 🇬🇧🇫🇷
When your kidneys start whispering secrets, it’s time to listen — preferably with a glass of water in hand. Read more
Posted in Health & Wellness
Tagged aging gracefully, body maintenance, Daily life, health, Humour, hydration
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A Monday in slow motion 🇫🇷🇬🇧
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
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The week wot was – 41/2025 🇬🇧🇫🇷
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
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The great pillbox mystery 🇫🇷🇬🇧
Numbers never lie, except when it comes to medication
77 days till Christmas 🇬🇧
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
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Une journée Gargantuesque 🇬🇧🇫🇷
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
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🎶 Flashmob 🇬🇧🇫🇷
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
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