We did a little road trip down to the South Of France from the Dordogne, stopping of in Carcassonne to spend the night. The Cité de Carcassonne in France is an outstanding example of a medieval fortified town and well worth a visit. Despite perhaps relying a little too heavily […]
Issigeac Market, Aquitaine in the Dordogne region of France is one of the most frequented of the Sunday markets and people come from far and wide. It really is one of the most quintessentially French markets you could hope to find and made even more spectacular by being hosted in […]
The little rural cottage where I’m staying in the Dordogne is perfect and time has slowed down significantly. I can see why this sort of country farmland living is so appealing for busy lives in London. Pockets of the house seem to sum up the state of my being; “still […]
I’m in the Dordogne, the romantic backwater in rural Aquitaine. Much less busy than the South of France, unless it’s market day. The view from the little rural cottage where I am based for a month is of lush vegetation with a lake in the distance. C’est parfait. I am […]
Good grief. What a shit show. Boris is new our Prime Minister on the day the gates of hell opened and we suffered our hottest day ever. The big question is, what will Boris do next? Jo Swinson is the new Liberal Democrat leader, young and full of fight and […]
I think I might have previously mentioned that I started learning French two years ago with a friend, mainly in protest at my mother’s referendum vote. The problem is that it’s taking more time than I anticipated to be able to pack my bags and live confidently amongst the Parisians, […]
O.M.G. This is the most extraordinary piece of cinematography I have ever seen. I simply cannot imagine (until you sit through the endless rolling credits) just how huge the effort has been for Disney to produce a computer-generated, all animal film as good as this. It is truly humbling to […]
I was alarmed to receive this letter from my son’s prospective university the other day:- Dear xxxx We are contacting you because you have a applied for a place at xxxx and have indicated on your application that you are disabled. WHAT? I didn’t say he was disabled did I? […]
Sussex Modern is a new collaboration of carefully curated galleries, artist houses, wineries and performance venues all designed to celebrate the county’s contribution to modern culture and to showcase the county’s natural landscape. Thirty six extraordinary spaces explore historic and contemporary stories of ‘making’ that reflect the essence of modern […]
Picking up a tick from Glastonbury and bringing it home has most definitely ruined my “cool” festival image. Everyone thinks it’s hilarious. It’s not. ANYONE ELSE PICK UP A TICK FROM GLASTONBURY??? Thus far, I seem to be the only one to have done so and I don’t want to […]
Happy Birthday to my youngest and tallest child. He’s NINETEEN. How are all my children suddenly all so old? He is off to uni in September and then I will only have one (not so) baby bird left in the nest. From experience, I know that he will probably (hopefully) […]
On Saturday morning, the first band we saw were The Proclaimers and when they sang “I’m Going To Be (500 miles)” it seemed a very fitting song for Glastonbury because everyone does almost have to walk 500 miles in total to get from A to B to C and back […]
Getting excited… a crowd of us are off again this year and I just wanted to confirm that you’re never too old for Glastonbury. The age profile has changed over the years and it’s now a festival for all ages and creeds and you will feel the love (as well […]
