Monthly Archives: August 2026
The month that was – August 2026
🇬🇧 August in the South of France: Eclipses and Endless Surprises In which the sun overachieved, the eclipse got taken personally, a phone transfer held a man hostage, and a beach shut down without asking permission first. August arrived doing … Continue reading
Summer files a grievance
and I file a counter suit… Let the record show: summer is five days late to its own funeral. I woke up this morning to a positively cheeky 18°C — a good ten degrees shy of the sauna we’ve been … Continue reading
Et le Marseillais dans tout ça?
Suite Ă mon billet sur le Provençal la question se posait au sujet du Marseillais et donc voila quelques rĂ©ponses: 1. Le marseillais : un dialecte du provençal – Le marseillais est une forme locale du provençal, parlĂ©e traditionnellement Ă … Continue reading
Pourquoi je parle provençal au pays de l’Occitan ?
Souvent, j’écris — ou j’essaie d’écrire — en provençal, façon Pagnol, en saupoudrant mes textes de quelques expressions marseillaises que je connais depuis mon enfance. Il faut dire que j’ai Ă©tĂ© Ă bonne Ă©cole : ma mère Ă©tait belle… et … Continue reading
The Month That Was — July 2026
🇬🇧 If July had a subtitle, it would be something like: “In which the thermometer and the family calendar both refused to cool down.” Between a surprise party in ĂŽle-de-France, a peloton rolling through Carcassonne, ten days of grandparent duty … Continue reading
I do it my way 