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An early case of Christmas fever 🇬🇧
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
Posted in Daily life, Seasonal musings
Tagged * Christmas, 70s music, Advent, Blog Life, Christmas Lights, Christmas Markets, cold weather, Early Christmas Feeling, Everyday Adventures, Festive Atmosphere, Heart 70, Humour, Seasonal Mood, Shopping, Town Decorations, Water Glasses (yes, why not), Winter
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Retirees and digital IDs 🇬🇧🇫🇷
Between the sudden winter chill, a swarm of hyper-motivated retirees, a Christmas market rising from the ground, and the glorious failure of France’s digital IDs, my morning turned into a full-blown administrative comedy. Come read how, at 72, I managed … Continue reading