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We've had a LOT of rain in the past week or so. The grass is growing and the fields are starting to look like fields again, rather than a barren, inhospitable wasteland. ![IMG_59…

This week, we've had a LOT of rain. It's still quite warm, but we've had all the rain we needed through the whole of the summer - believe me, if it had been spread out a bit, it wo…

We're finally 'Winter-ready' with regards to our heating requirements. We have a new woodstore and last year, we almost got to the point of completely filling it up - twice. We did…

**...And other stuff.** It's getting late.  At least, it's late in the year, if…

I heard the sad news that we've lost one of the biggest characters in the music industry yesterday. Ozzy Osbourne and I share(d) birthdays - 3rd December (he had a few birthdays b…

I think I have a title for my book. I suppose you can see there's a theme if you've come into contact with my work before. If all this is new to you, stick around, I'm writing up a…

Yes, it's time the ducks got a bigger home. They have out-grown their box which seemed way too big for them when they were first put in there. As their homes are all temporary at …

So yesterday, I wrote a post on our homestead... wait - what day is it? Oh, so the post was *5 days ago!* That can't be right! ![1F230CEE-7A43-4F05-A7B3-6C777FD278BE.jpeg](https:…

We're living the dream! We live in France, in a nice house with more rooms than we need for most of the year, but on occasion, those rooms are filled with visiting friends and fa…

A long, long time ago, I started writing a story on here. It was a cathartic exercise for me, one that created its own issues along the way. I wrote a semi-autobiographical tale ab…

Believe me, it's not all about the writing. Of course, the story/information needs to be good, edited, correctly laid out and formatted etc. The book itself needs more than all th…

Landed yesterday - well, we're debating whether we landed or were shot down, to be honest. Either the runway has potholes or the suspension on the plane needs sorting out. ![B6AEB…

Hey! Just a note to say I'm not dead! Oh boy, we've been having some adventures lately. I've not been writing, but I have picked up my pen and notepad (laptop) and started revisiti…

We had rain last night. Not a deluge, not even what you’d call ‘a lot’ of rain, but we had enough to make me happy. ![IMG_2958.JPG](https://images.hive.blog/DQmbJp3W3Tt6UovmPaC6EZ…

What a glorious day we had yesterday! ![D9D628A1-EFD6-486F-8D85-291E3959680E_1_105_c.jpeg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmRMCThuLzxQAeQrxgQEgcjfULMjKYFEaHh2NsGU74fCyX/D9D628A1-EFD6-…

I know we don't really have a homestead per se. It was, by and large, a holiday home when we bought the property and we've learned a lot about the history in the time we've lived h…

The wildlife here in France is shy. We’ve seen boar and deer, hares, rabbits and hawks but not managed to capture any on video, mainly because the sightings have been unexpected an…

A little bit of a weird title, I agree, but I can explain. Since moving here two years ago, I’ve spent at least part of every day simply looking into the sky. ![3933A694-1309-4…

 The first question we ask of each other in the morning, and one of the las…

As part of the condition of living here, we have to apply for a visa every year. This morning, we locked up the house, leaving Tora inside on her own, got in the car and drove 90 m…