Monthly Archives: March 2021

Daily Post Special – April 1st

Living through a pandemic in the south of France 379 days in Carcassonne since 1st lockdown in March 2020 ▫️ DAILY AND WEEKLY STATISTICS HERE . ▫️ Following the allocution from the President M. E. Macron on Wednesday evening, it … Continue reading

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Spring clean

Making the most of the nice weather to get going in the garden. Step 1 – Clean up the grime on the garden furniture I shall sand it all in the coming days before applying a coat of varnish. Once … Continue reading

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Roll or rope

Some jokes simply cannot be translated. In French we say “at the end of the roll”. In English it would translate as “The French at the end of their rope”

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Suez canal

The good news that the Ever Given is now free and can complete its journey up the Canal. What is human error? If you have nothing to do, why don’t you test this simulator to see if you would have … Continue reading

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Souvenir 1973 December

My first winter in the USA and it was decided to take a few off, drive to Canada and spend a few days skying in the resort of Mont Tremblant. Great “small” and family oriented resort, good skying, good restaurants … Continue reading

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Disappointing

Finished the book I bought a couple of days ago. Nothing to rave about. 🇬🇧 I didn’t like it and I admit I skipped a few pages. Most of the book refers to old age illnesses, experienced or feared.It is … Continue reading

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Weekly Post – March 27th

Living through a pandemic in the south of France 374 days in Carcassonne since 1st lockdown in March 2020 ▫️ DAILY AND WEEKLY STATISTICS HERE . ▫️ After the sudden rebound in the circulation of the virus last week, with … Continue reading

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Flower power

I have never spent so much money on plants and flowers. But since I have a small garden, I seem to spend an enormous amount of time in nurseries. Spring is here after all. Still short of a few bedding … Continue reading

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New T-shirt

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Something to read

Over the past few days I had no problems reading the book from Florence which I went through in one go non-stop. But then again I have always like real life stories about the sea and sailing. This one, although … Continue reading

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