Author Archives: JJS

Welcome November

Posted on November 1, 2021 by JJS

The new month is upon us November Daily Holidays and Observances (US 🇺🇸 view point) November 1: National Author’s Day, World Vegan Day November 2: U.S. General Election Day* (first Tuesday after first Monday), Cookie Monster Day, Look for Circles Day, Plan Your Epitaph … Continue reading →

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Info Post – November 1st

Posted on November 1, 2021 by JJS

Living through a pandemic in the south of France 591 days since 1st lockdown in March 2020 DAILY STATISTICS HERE ▫️ HOME NEWS DESK Novembre is upon us with the usual bank holidays. A couple of things are planned this … Continue reading →

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Info Post – October 31st

Posted on October 31, 2021 by JJS

Living through a pandemic in the south of France 590 days in Carcassonne since 1st lockdown in March 2020 DAILY STATISTICS HERE ▫️ HOME NEWS DESK Halloween See data page for details ✏️ Health situation update ⦿ Daily update on … Continue reading →

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Richard or Frédéric

Posted on October 30, 2021 by JJS

It is not clear what the diminutive Ric actually stands for Ric Hochet is a French-Belgian comic book series created by the scriptwriter A.-P. Duchâteau and the cartoonist Tibet, whose first volume was published in September 1963 by Le Lombard. … Continue reading →

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Info Post – October 29th

Posted on October 29, 2021 by JJS

Living through a pandemic in the south of France 589 days in Carcassonne since 1st lockdown in March 2020 DAILY STATISTICS HERE ▫️ HOME NEWS DESK Not much planned for today apart from some administrative duties and getting ready for … Continue reading →

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Complete

Posted on October 27, 2021 by JJS

When I purchased number 39 and latest published album a couple of weeks ago, I realised I was missing number 10 and number 35 in my collection. It is no longer the case since this morning. On top of that … Continue reading →

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Info Post – October 27th

Posted on October 27, 2021 by JJS

Living through a pandemic in the south of France 586 days in Carcassonne since 1st lockdown in March 2020 DAILY STATISTICS HERE ▫️ HOME NEWS DESK See data page for details ✏️ Health situation update ⦿ For several days, the … Continue reading →

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Choucroute

Posted on October 24, 2021 by JJS

Winter must be on the way, despite the current 20ÂşC , we ate our 1st choucroute of the season this lunchtime. All ingredients were purchased in my favorite shop in town and namely „La Ferme“. What is choucroute exactly? Choucroute … Continue reading →

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Additional 1/43’s

Posted on September 6, 2021 by JJS

Received a couple of miniatures today which I had ordered weeks ago. I have actually seen both cars racing at Le Mans . I am particularly pleased with the Rondeau designed and built by a local Le Mans guy who … Continue reading →

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Where is the morphine?

Posted on August 31, 2021 by JJS

I should be asleep but from past experiences 3 decades ago, I am concerned about the strong possibility of being woken by pain. Maybe it would be wiser to get another 2cl shot of C17H19NO3.

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