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Small thoughts and silly tales from a beautiful corner of Deep France.
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Of Shoes & Ships & Sealing Wax, Of Tribunals & Cheese

Oct 21, 2009
“The time has come,” the Walrus said, “To talk of many things…” So, it seems as though my usual provender of foodstuffs and non-foodstuff grocery items may have indeed been indulging in a little bit of Doublethink. Regular reader(s) (and, come to...

Growing Up

Oct 19, 2009
I had quite an unconventional upbringing. My parents genuinely liked each other and enjoyed spending time with one another. They remained married until death separated them, were kind to their children and never lied to us about anything important. We...

Brussels, Dawn, October 12th, 1915

Oct 12, 2009
Today is the 94th anniversary of the execution by firing squad of the British nurse Edith Cavell. Cavell was shot by the German forces occupying the city of Brussels after being found guilty of treason for assisting in the escape of some 200 British...

Judgement Day

Oct 8, 2009
The Tribunal d’Administration in Nantes will hear the case of the saga that should have been a simple bit of voting followed by some fairly straightforward reading of instructions and a bit of easy arithmetic but which turned into a bugger’s muddle...

South Vendée Chainsaw Massacre

Oct 6, 2009
My day had started in quite a pleasant way. The hound had been exercised and emptied; the malodorous offspring had been fed, scrubbed and dispatched to school, and I was enjoying the warm sensation that comes from eating homemade marmalade in the...


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Richard Barl...
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  Jon writes fantastic posts which range from fascinating, to weird, to downright silly. But his is always an entertaining read and I always look forward to reading it.
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Hoo D.
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  Very witty well written blog. Turns a musing day into amusing.
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Dolores Dool...
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  What an abundance of fascinating Stuff there is in this blog! Jon Doust's posts on French Life are hugely entertaining; in addition he provides a huge array of useful links and information that I now realise are Vital to a fulfilled existence here! I shall be a Constant Reader.
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