We spent last weekend celebrating the birthday of my friend and colleague Jo (Pronounced Yo) in a small town just west of Brussels in Belgium. Yo has reached the grand old age of X (where X is a whole number between 49 and 51…). His wife and two sons had arranged a surprise cooking course… Continue reading A very different weekend – a cooking course in Flemish
Category: Uncategorized
Paris lights – and how to stay warm
One evening last week we braved the cold and foul wet weather to go and see the lights (like moths drawn to the bright lights?). Since we are in Paris, there is only one place to go to see the lights and that is the Champs Elysées – actually Paris has lights all over the… Continue reading Paris lights – and how to stay warm
Jo’s first proper blog – arriving in Paris
Dear All Thinking of you all out there with fondness and I apologise for the delay in writing. As you can imagine it has taken a long time to settle in and establish some sort of routine. The other reason is that it has since dropped to 2 degrees and I have had a hard… Continue reading Jo’s first proper blog – arriving in Paris
Style – Paris version…?
What a wonderful week for Jo to arrive here in Paris – Beaujolais Nouveau night on Thursday and the first hints of winter… Firstly Beaujolais Nouveau night on Thursday – this was an unknown event to Jo but why should she know about a largely PR led attempt by the Burgandy region to push wine… Continue reading Style – Paris version…?
In Fance – And loving it?
One of the great things about international travel is that you are never quite sure if your luggage will arrive at the same venue or around the same time as you. Why is this great ? If by chance it doesn’t arrive, there is a certain advantage about being a female and being in Paris.… Continue reading In Fance – And loving it?
Jo Arriving….and a tale of Two Manekins
First of all the really good news – for all of you that know Jo, she arrived safe and sound in Paris on Friday evening – minus her bag thanks to good old Heathrow….However it did arrive on the following flight so we had only a couple of hours waiting around at Charles de Gaulle… Continue reading Jo Arriving….and a tale of Two Manekins
Armistice Day in Paris, then and now
Fifteen or sixteen years ago I was in and out of France on an almost weekly basis, staying for 2 or 3 weeks at a time, driving my own car and crossing the Channel to my then home in England by the mighty hovercraft (methinks an idea for another blog topic!). One of these years… Continue reading Armistice Day in Paris, then and now
A rose by any name
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
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