Round as the moon, soft as a Sunday, a pancake tells stories we almost forgot.
Click gently — syrup may spill, memories may stick.
Pancakes 🇫🇷🇬🇧
Posted in Celebrations & Special Days, Food & Drinks
Tagged Chandeleur, Crêpes, Pancakes, Shrove Tuesday
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A syringe and an umbrella 🇬🇧🇫🇷
A syringe, an umbrella, and a social life temporarily on life support: welcome to week three of my latest attempt at doing the right thing. No miracle promises, no influencer nonsense — just weight loss, rain, closed restaurants, and the quiet heroism of saying no to a drink. Click at your own risk.
Posted in Health & Wellness
Tagged * wonder molecule, diabetes journey, healthy living, weight loss, winter blues
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In Defense of Purple Ink and Imperfect Paragraphs 🇬🇧🇫🇷
Forget perfect prose and boring black fonts — there’s a riot of charm brewing in the margins of chaos. I take on the grammar bullies, celebrate the scribbles that refuse to be tamed, and make the case that creativity doesn’t live in the perfectly polished but in the beautifully flawed. If your inner rebel has ever cringed at a red line or raised an eyebrow at a “that’s not how we do it,” then this one’s for you. Click through and let’s stir up a little literary mischief together.
J’ai le même à la maison🇫🇷🇬🇧
Ever had that strange feeling that life is playing reruns… in your own living room? 🤔 J’ai le même à la maison is a light, witty dive into déjà vu, domestic echoes, and those moments when reality smirks at you. Click in—you might recognize more than you expect.
The week that was 03/2026 🇬🇧🇫🇷
A perfectly ordinary week featuring heroic data deletion, medical technology with opinions, the death of a beloved restaurant, bureaucratic waiting as a lifestyle, alcohol for strictly medicinal purposes, and DIY that exists mainly in theory. Click in — it all makes sense. Eventually.
Posted in Weekly Journal
Tagged * The week that was, bourbo, Bureaucracy, DIY in theory, everyday absurdity, Friends, glucose monitoring, Good food, health tech, injections, irony, long lunches, medical routines, personal observations, sarcasm, small victories, waiting games, weekly journal, whisky
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The week that was 02/2026 🇬🇧🇫🇷
Seven days flew by, leaving behind a neat pile of small victories, mild surprises, and at least one moment that made me raise an eyebrow and mutter “well, that was unexpected.” Curious? Click through for The Week That Was (02/2026)—a compact tour of thoughts, observations, and detours that prove even an ordinary week rarely is.
Posted in Weekly Journal
Tagged * week in review, 2026, daily reflections, everyday life, Humour, observations, personal thoughts, small moments, surprises
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The great winter escape 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇪
They say timing is everything. Whoever ‘they’ are clearly weren’t talking about my recent departure from Germany – which happened to be exactly three days before Mother Nature decided to dump enough snow on Hannover to make front-page news. Coincidence? Probably. Annoying? Absolutely. Read more …
Posted in Seasonal musings, Travel
Tagged * Germany, Carcassonne, Christmas, cold weather, Cozy reading, France vs Germany, Hannover, Missing out, Pyrenees, Snow, Winter, Winter 2025
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My ridiculous ambitious writing plan 🇬🇧🇫🇷
Every year starts with good intentions. This one starts with an ambitious writing plan and a strong suspicion that reality may object. Click in for the details.
January sport
January delivers wall-to-wall sport and the perfect excuse to stay comfortably seated. I’ve analysed performances, criticised technique and celebrated victories — all while firmly planted in my armchair. Click in to discover why this might be the fittest I’ll feel all month.
The week that was 01/2026
My luggage divorced itself at Charles de Gaulle, I won a music quiz without answering a single question correctly, and I’m about to start a diet that nobody asked for. If this is what 2026 looks like, buckle up—it’s going to be entertainingly chaotic. Read more…
Posted in Lifestyle, Travel
Tagged AdultingFails, AirportStories, Carcassonne, CDGAirport, ChristmasMarket, FamilyTime, FirstWorldProblems, FoodieLife, France, FrenchCuisine, FrenchLife, Germany, GinAndTonic, Hannover, HolidayTravel, LostLuggage, LuggageWoes, NaillouxOutlet, NewYearsDay, NewYearsEve, NewYearsLunch, NoResolutions, RealLife, SouthOfFrance, Toulouse, TravelFails, TravelHumor, WeekInReview, WeeklyRecap
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