Author Archives: JJS

Midnight zapping

Posted on August 14, 2025 by JJS

🇬🇧 Joe Cocker and other accidental adventures 🎸There’s something about French TV after 11:45 p.m. that feels like rummaging through a dusty attic — you never know if you’ll find a priceless antique or a moth-eaten hat. My late-night zapping … Continue reading →

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La Sauvageraie

Posted on August 12, 2025 by JJS

🇫🇷 Avec l’accent Parisien Mon palace sous les toits Ah mon pote… pas une seule photo de ma piaule d’ado. Rien. Que dalle. Juste des souvenirs qui s’effilochent dans ma caboche comme un vieux pull. Pourtant, j’te jure, c’était quelque … Continue reading →

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Le Prado

Posted on August 10, 2025 by JJS

🇫🇷 🌎 Oh fan , le monde est petit ! J’vous l’ai déjà dit, le Prado à Marseille, c’est un peu comme la bouillabaisse : ça revient toujours dans ma vie, même quand j’crois y avoir échappé. Ma grand-mère habitait … Continue reading →

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The week that was – 32/2025

Posted on August 10, 2025 by JJS

🇬🇧 Quiet… Too quiet? As planned, it was a quiet week. Some say too quiet. Those people are probably adrenaline junkies who can’t survive without bungee jumping before breakfast. Personally, I found it exactly what the doctor ordered—if the doctor … Continue reading →

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Μασσαλία / Massalia

Posted on August 8, 2025 by JJS

🇫🇷 Tous les chemins mènent à Marseille, oh fan de chichourle ! Bon, c’est vrai, je suis né à Paris, dans un quartier bien propret du 8ᵉ… mais ça, mon ami, c’est juste pour la carte d’identité. En vrai, j’ai … Continue reading →

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Pardi, qu’es aquò ?!

Posted on August 7, 2025 by JJS

🇬🇧 This post is only available in French, because honestly, I don’t think it can be translated — it’s basically one big play on words with a baguette in hand. 🇫🇷 L’autre jour, voilà que notre chère amie anglaise Julia … Continue reading →

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De feu, d’avions et de plumes

Posted on August 6, 2025 by JJS

🇫🇷 Aujourd’hui, c’est un drôle de jour. Pas un jour comme les autres. Un jour où le soleil tape comme s’il voulait tout cramer — et il faut croire qu’il a réussi : à quelques kilomètres d’ici, un feu gigantesque … Continue reading →

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Confessions of a diet Mojito monk

Posted on August 4, 2025 by JJS

🇬🇧 As I sit poolside this Monday morning under a sun that clearly thinks it’s auditioning for the role of “Giant Cosmic Hairdryer,” one thing is clear: I need a drink. Not that kind of drink — don’t panic, I’m … Continue reading →

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Mediterranean melodrama

Posted on July 30, 2025 by JJS

🇬🇧 Or why TV weather reports are losing the plot When I was a kid growing up in suburban western Paris, summer meant one thing: escape. And escape we did—to the south of France, like clockwork. First, of course, came … Continue reading →

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The calm after the storm

Posted on July 28, 2025 by JJS

🇬🇧 (Also known as grandkids going home) July 2025 – Somewhere between nostalgic and shell-shocked So. The whirlwind is nearly over. The house, which recently resembled a toy shop after a minor explosion, is about to fall eerily silent again. … Continue reading →

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