Author Archives: JJS

Balearic adventures – Day 7

Posted on September 8, 2026 by JJS

Supercars, 150 Euros sunbeds and the tragedy of the waiting egg The new week arrived the way all good weeks should: with me still horizontal, polishing blog posts for a solid hour while the rest of the world pretended to … Continue reading →

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Balearic adventures – Day 6

Posted on September 7, 2026 by JJS

In which we are defeated by a beach and redeemed by a swimming pool Let it be known that our air conditioning unit staged a small rebellion overnight, deciding that “cooling” was more of a suggestion than a job description. … Continue reading →

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Balearic adventures – Day 5

Posted on September 5, 2026 by JJS

In which we flee Palma for a pool full of strangers Some mornings you wake up ready to conquer the world. Other mornings you wake up still negotiating a peace treaty with last night’s dinner. Today was very much the … Continue reading →

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Balearic adventures – Day 4

Posted on September 5, 2026 by JJS

But before the hangover, before the tea, before anything else — happy Golden Wedding Anniversary to us. Fifty years ago today, in England, we made it official. Fifty years! Some empires haven’t lasted that long. In which we turn fifty … Continue reading →

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Balearic adventures – Day 3

Posted on September 4, 2026 by JJS

Castles, cocktails and a casualty of war (RIP, AirPod) 6:00am — Awake before the world, doing what any self-respecting blogger does: fixing a photo that refuses to load properly. It’s the small hills we choose to die on. Diagnosis: needs … Continue reading →

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Balearic adventure – Day 2

Posted on September 2, 2026 by JJS

A cathedral, a palace and a hip that has opinions 6:30am. The sun isn’t even fully committed to the day yet, and here I am, wide awake, having just staged an involuntary all-night wrestling match between my hip joint and … Continue reading →

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Balearic adventure

Posted on September 1, 2026 by JJS

Day 1 Escaping the mainland (sort of) Some months ago, in a fit of what I can only describe as extended-summer ambition, we decided that our year needed one more slice of sea, sun, and questionable sunscreen application. The target: … Continue reading →

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The month that was – August 2026

Posted on August 31, 2026 by JJS

🇬🇧 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 →

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Summer files a grievance

Posted on August 21, 2026 by JJS

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 →

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Et le Marseillais dans tout ça?

Posted on August 18, 2026 by JJS

Suite à mon billet sur le Provençal la question se posait au sujet du Marseillais et donc voila quelques réponses: 1. Le marseillais : un dialecte du provençal – Le marseillais est une forme locale du provençal, parlée traditionnellement à … Continue reading →

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