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Horses (or donkeys!) for Courses!
Yesterday was the Fete du Cheval in St Just - our friends helped to organise it. I forgot to take my camera, so have no photos, but I hope that maybe there will be some on FB laterIt is a Good Thing...
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The difference between men and women
...or at least the difference between Mr FD and myself. My watch had been running 10 minutes slow for a few days. To remind myself that it was consistently 10 minutes slow I put little pink sticker...
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Miam, miam! Yummy recipe.
We went to Cathy's yesterday evening for apèros that lasted all evening! She produced a lovely pizza/tart which I thought I would share with you as a simple but delicious thing to make.Get some ready...
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May all our weeds be wildflowers
Hello dear Peeps! I hope you are all well! We have sunny weather here today so I'm feeling quite sunny too!We spent this morning sorting out the courtyard - it's looking good now. Sadly I have lost my...
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Hey - do you want to know a secret?
Well...it's not really a secret...but over at The Teapot there's an A-Z of Me! You can find out a bit more about the enigma they call (suspenseful music...portentous tones...) Fat Dormouse!!!
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Sads and Happies (and Foods!)
One of my Followers has left me: I don't know who, I don't know why. I'm sorry, Unknown Follower that I did not do enough to amuse/interest/entertain you. Still......I'm happy that I still have 127...
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The difference between men and women (2)
Or, as stated before, the difference between MrFD & me!We have visitors coming to stay. They have never been before, so we are eager to make a good impression. the house has truly been given a...
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Catching up with Old Friends.
Hello dear peeps! I hope the sun is shining on you today! It is shining here in the middle of France, although there is a chilly breeze. It's better than Wednesday when it chucked it down, and Thursday...
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An anniversary weekend.
Thank you everyone for the good wishes for our anniversary - actually it's today, 25th May, but we went away at the weekend to celebrate.Mr FD got back from cycling, and after a shower and a quick load...
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Life is so endlessly delicious.*
(* full quotation: "Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us. Life is so endlessly delicious.” from Ruth Reichl)Hello Dear Peeps! I'm back up to 128 Followers again - how exciting! Thank you for...
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Alan Turing & LOLCats: strange bedfellows indeed!
Good morning Lovely Peeps! And - at the moment - it is a good morning, although it will soon be getting a little too hot for me! Yesterday the temperature mid-afternoon, had reached 33°: admittedly...
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Potatoes and Plague Houses (Kind of...)
Hello dear Peeps!Last week we were a bit of a Plague House so the planned menus went rather to pot...Wer had a lovely time with our friends on Sunday - it wasn't too hot but it was hot enough to have...
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Aaargh!
Blatent self-advertising:If you've not read it already my A-Z of Travel is over at The Teapot with thanks to Kezzie for the inspiration.I had a terrible night last night - I'd been for a walk, and had...
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Quick update and TTFN
Hello Dear Peeps!I've just realised I haven't updated you on our menus for this week. I was busy on Saturday (though I'm not quite sure what I was doing!) and yesterday it was the church open-air...
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Just to say...
...after a lovely weekend away with the Cycle Club (I did some enjoyable walks!) I'm off to the UK to work for 5 weeks, and then having 1 week holiday.I'll try to pop by occasionally with news from the...
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Back from my Wanderings...
Hello dear Peeps! It's nice to be back. I hope you are all having a good summer/winter (should you be in southern climes)I have had a busy six weeks - five of them working, one on holiday, and I may...
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Over the Summer
I worked at Summer School teaching English to 8,9 and 10 year olds. I was lucky, as most of the children in my class were a delight! There was one rather spoiled Spanish girl, who got very sulky if...
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Gruffalo Cup Cakes!
I'm already starting to forget some of the things I got up to while in the UK, but I have written about one of our visits which was to The Hawk Conservancy Trust over at The TeapotAs this is my more...
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Bake me a cake as fast as you can...
Odette fell in love with scones, clotted cream and jam while in the UK...first discovered in the NT Tea shop at South Foreland lighthouseMy MiL showed her how to make them (but forgot to add both the...
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Rule 163
This is really, really important.With a husband and many friends who are cyclists, I ask all drivers to rush over to Tracing Rainbows and read Ang's post and watch the video. And then take note.Please.
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