Tag Archives: Humour

Settling back 🇬🇧🇫🇷

Posted on December 30, 2025 by admin

Freshly home from Germany, the bed is blissful, the coffee is sacred—and the suitcase is still on holiday. Between lost luggage, administrative adventures, creative bursts and a medically questionable reliance on whisky, this is a gentle, humorous return to routine … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily life | Tagged * coming home, daily routines, Humour, Lost luggage, modern inconveniences, post-holiday blues, reflections, small joys, technology and life, Travel mishaps, Writing life | Leave a comment

Dick Whittington 🇬🇧

Posted on December 13, 2025 by admin

Last night we travelled 20 km, crossed a linguistic border, laughed our way through an English pantomime in the middle of French vineyards… and discovered what might be the only truly undrinkable wine in the region. A full house, forgotten … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture & Arts, Life in France, Local events | Tagged amateur theatre, Cornèze, cultural surprises, Dick Whittington, English theatre, Expat Life in France, French countryside, Humour, live performance, Occitanie, pantomime, village life, wine mishaps | Leave a comment

Crise Dominicale 🇫🇷🇬🇧

Posted on December 7, 2025 by admin

What happens when a quiet Sunday turns into a rescue mission involving a leaky vinegar barrel, a heroic ladle, a pot of jam, and a venerated vinegar “mother”? Dive into my latest domestic saga — proof that even a tiny … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily life | Tagged cooking essentials, DIY fix, domestic adventures, Humour, kitchen emergency, kitchen tools, silicone stopper, Sunday crisis, vinaigrier, vinegar, vinegar mother | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged * Spain, Carcassonne, Catalans, Christmas season, Constitution Day, Cross-border tourism, Cultural quirks, December 6, Humour, Local life, Neighbours, Occitanie, Shopping trips, Weekend getaway | Leave a comment

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 →