I should start by saying Happy New Year, and wishing you a gentle, healthy and enjoyable next 12 months. I don’t know about you, but I really can’t get my head around the fact that we are already a few days into 2026. They say that the older you get, the quicker the time passes … More Hello 2026, what do you hold?
It’s hard to believe that over 2 months have passed since we arrived home following our bike ride through Spain, and that this is only my second post since. We normally take a week or so to muse over our little cycling adventures, re-visiting the route, sorting out what went well, and more importantly what … More Is it Christmas already?
It’s hard to believe that 3 weeks have passed since we had our wonderful little break for my birthday, dashing around some of the cities of France and Italy. It was such a perfect time away, simply Walking, Exploring and spending time together just doing what we enjoy doing most and watching the world pass … More Let’s meet in Nice
I’m sitting here, almost not knowing where to start with this week’s blog as so much has taken place in the last 7 days. It would be fair to say that our heads are spinning with everything that’s happened, in a week that has seen us meeting ourselves coming backwards, and generally feeling as if … More What a Week.. 2 Goodbyes, 1 Birthday and an Engagement
In my last post, I gave you a sense of how ridiculous our life has been, over the last few months and the last few weeks haven’t really been much calmer. But a few things have now slotted into place and yesterday, I arrived back home, after another long day’s drive, whilst Andy stays with … More Back Home in Provence
To begin with, huge apologies for not having posted for such a long time. To be honest, I’m not sure really, where to start with this post, as it’s been one that I’ve started a few times over the last couple of months, only for life to take another lurch, in a slightly different direction … More Life on a French Roller Coaster
Apologies for not having posted for a while, but since Christmas, it has felt as if we have been on a bit of a roller-coaster ride with lots of switchbacks & changes of speed and direction in just about every aspect of our life, but all we can do is hold on tight, and hope … More Returning to the first signs of Spring
We love the long, hot summer days here, getting up early and heading off on the bikes, arriving home before lunch time, then spending the afternoon in the shade, relaxing, or just pottering gently with jobs that need to be done. We never tire of the heat, in fact it was one of the things … More The tranquil Toulourenc
I have almost given up expecting that things will go to plan, especially this year, and this week was another case in point. It all seemed so simple – Tom would finish his online lecture with Uni at 3pm on Tuesday, by which time the car would be loaded, and as soon as he finished, … More Back to Provence for Christmas
I can honestly say that yesterday felt like a holiday. I know that probably sounds a bit ridiculous – I’m in Provence, I cycle almost every day, I have stunning villages to visit and explore, surely every day should feel like a holiday. The fact is that generally it does and don’t get me wrong, … More Back to a Brocante – with a bit of planning ahead.
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