PinnedPublished inBouncin’ and Behaving Blogs TOOScientists Agree that Human Activity is a Primary Cause of Global Warming.So why do far-right politicians think they know better? Follow the money4d ago54d ago5
PinnedPublished inBouncin’ and Behaving Blogs TOOI Love France, But Will it Become Too Hot to Endure?The year after my candles melted in Languedoc’s summer heat, I escaped to Burgundy. But in the years to come, there may be no escape6d ago136d ago13
PinnedPublished inthe ChallengedTravel is Fun and ExcitingExcept when you’re lonely and homesick and everyone is speaking some weird foreign languageMay 68May 68
PinnedPublished inthe ChallengedI Finally Get it, the Grass Really Isn’t Greener Somewhere ElseCall me a slow learner, but it’s taken a few decades to realise the only key to happiness is one I hold myself . . . and it’s not a door…Apr 3019Apr 3019
PinnedPublished inthe ChallengedWhat Caused My Third Marriage To Fall Apart?Intermittent Explosive Disorder was a condition I’d never heard about until the relationship was irrevocably brokenApr 2820Apr 2820
Published inThe Daily Cuppa GrandeBuzz OffWith no window screens on most old village houses, flies are unwelcome summertime guests. My first attempt to deal with the problem raised…1d ago81d ago8
Published inThe Daily Cuppa GrandeDid We Stop by The Abbay de Fontfroide for the Architecture, the Cathar History or the Rose Gardens?All good reasons, but there was also the annual and not-missed Fête des Plantes. Which this year I missed.2d ago42d ago4
Published inthe ChallengedZen and the Art of Fishpond MaintenanceSunday in the garden isn’t all champagne and cakesMay 49May 49
Published inThe Daily Cuppa GrandeOn May Day, Savouring Life’s Small MomentsÀ muguet, the elusive hoopoe and the not so elusive pimpernelMay 16May 16
