Monthly Archives: December 2025

Looking back… and looking up

Posted on December 30, 2025 by JJS

As one sometimes does in the quiet days just before—or just after—the New Year, I found myself looking back at the main events of the past twelve months. It’s a reassuring ritual: a mix of memory, curiosity, and the comforting … Continue reading →

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Settling back

Posted on December 30, 2025 by JJS

🇬🇧 It feels exceptionally good to be home after ten excellent days in Germany, spent doing what holidays are meant for: seeing family, meeting friends, eating far too well and completely losing track of time. I have now been home … Continue reading →

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Trip to Germany for Xmas

Posted on December 29, 2025 by JJS

🎄The Suitcase That Knew Better Far too early really. So early, in fact, that even the alarm clock seemed to apologize when it went off at 4:45 a.m. But there are moments in life when sleep must be sacrificed on … Continue reading →

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Giulietta

Posted on December 15, 2025 by JJS

🇫🇷 Ode à l’essence super et à l’insouciance Je suis tombé par hasard sur une photo d’une Giulietta exactement comme la mienne. Même couleur, même air de défi mécanique, même promesse de liberté. Années 69 ou 70. Autant dire que … Continue reading →

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Memories from the Lay-by at Lakenheath

Posted on December 12, 2025 by JJS

🇬🇧 Back in the days when I lived in Surrey — before the M25 spared us the joy of crossing London — I had a couple of important customers up in Norfolk. That meant a monthly pilgrimage northwards, usually involving … Continue reading →

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🥐Paris Rules the World (Again!)

Posted on December 5, 2025 by JJS

🇬🇧 Yes, dear readers — your humble (but très chic) Parisian narrator is gloating just a little: for the fifth year in a row, Paris has been named the world’s #1 city destination in the 2025 ranking by Euromonitor International. … Continue reading →

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