Last weekend was another Dutch one involving a fun few days with some friends from the UK. A great time was had including lots of bike riding (well Angela enjoyed it, Jonathon was less certain) and some nice meals. We spent Saturday in Utrecht and paid a very worthwhile visit to the Dom Toren or… Continue reading A rose by any name
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How Does Your Garden Grow?
Well, the answer is – not too badly! As you might imagine, having any sort of a garden on the fifth floor is not quite the same as the several hundred square metres that I have had in the past (and which is now turning in to jungle).However it is possible and, apart from minor… Continue reading How Does Your Garden Grow?
The plumber – part 2. Veni, Vedi, Plumbi
I can sense that you are all agog out there wondering what happened next in the great plumber saga….assuming that there is anyone there at all that is….! Well, he came, he saw, and ….he went away. M.Someone (he introduced himself and I still didn’t get his name) arrived and poked around in the toilet,… Continue reading The plumber – part 2. Veni, Vedi, Plumbi
A Tale of Two Plumbers
This is a long story so please bear with me – or swiftly move on to the next page/blog/website…. Not long after I moved into the flat, I realised that the toilet had a constant trickle of water running through it so that the bowl itself was permanently full. Not a particular problem since that… Continue reading A Tale of Two Plumbers
More Autumn Colours
Autumn is finally here apparently – we have had a very mild October so far with temperatures in Paris 4, 5, 6°C or more hotter than average. Consequently, the leaves are still in place and a lot are still very green. Now the colours are starting to change as the temperatures are falling back to… Continue reading More Autumn Colours
Any Old Iron…?
Actually, definetely not just ‘any old iron’. One of the things I love studying in France (and elsewhere) is the fantastic work and workmanship that goes into creating some of the really very ordinary pieces of street furniture and the like. A fine example of this is the following photo, taken at the Petit… Continue reading Any Old Iron…?
Parking in Paris
Having just visited Australia, and Sydney in particular (and ‘hi’ to all of Jo’s friends and family who may be reading this…if there is anyone out there!) and I became very aware that the Australians are very careful and very regulated about where and how to park… Not less than 20m from a junction…… Continue reading Parking in Paris
Busts and a sculpture
I was wandering through some of my photos past and recent looking for something to put up for tonight’s blog….and I came across this one taken at the start of the year with my (then) new camera when I was looking for anything that could be photographed and analysed: Of course I hadn’t a clue… Continue reading Busts and a sculpture
Montparnasse Tower
I had a colleague from our UK office visiting yesterday and today. We decided to go for dinner yesterday evening but he was interested to see something of the area before we hit the restaurants which was a bit of a problem after darkness had descended and with only an hour or so tp spare.… Continue reading Montparnasse Tower
Walking around Paris
Arrived back from the Netherlands in the wee small hours of Sunday so I was a little jaded this morning. After the usual overseas phone calls (where would ex-pts be without modern telecoms?) I did my weekly trip to the market and the friendly fruit shop. Later….what now……? Lovely afternoon…tiume for a walk. So off… Continue reading Walking around Paris