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For my Father ~
17 Jun 13
The French language – more confusion! ~
14 Jun 13
Speaking French – les difficultes! ~
13 Jun 13
Extract from “A Call from France” ~
11 Jun 13
Istanbul ~
10 Jun 13
Travels with a Biro – Venice. ~
09 Jun 13
More
For my Father ~
17 Jun 13
The French language – more confusion! ~
14 Jun 13
Speaking French – les difficultes! ~
13 Jun 13
Extract from “A Call from France” ~
11 Jun 13
Istanbul ~
10 Jun 13
Travels with a Biro – Venice. ~
09 Jun 13
Snippets of French history: Richard the Lionheart ~
08 Jun 13
Snippets of French history: Mrs Conqueror ~
05 Jun 13
8th Wonder of the World in Belize ~
04 Jun 13
Snippets of French history: Antoine de St Exupery ~
03 Jun 13
Snippets of French history: Bluebell ~
02 Jun 13
Snippets of French history: Mary Queen of Scots ~
01 Jun 13
Extract from “Saying Nothing” ~
31 May 13
Snippets of French history: Josephine Bonaparte ~
30 May 13
Having a Baby in Belize- The birth of Khaya ~
29 May 13
Snippets of French history: Leonardo da Vinci ~
28 May 13
Snippets of French history: Edith Piaf. ~
27 May 13
Sex … ? ~
26 May 13
Extract from “A Call from France” ~
25 May 13
Snippets of French history: Isadora Duncan. ~
24 May 13
Extract from “The Man with Green Fingers” ~
23 May 13
In the souk, Morocco ~
22 May 13
Snippets of French history: Diane de Poitiers 1499-1566 ~
21 May 13
Snippets of French History: Catherine de Medici 1519-1589 ~
20 May 13
Snippets of French history: Marie Antoinette ~
18 May 13
Snippets of French history: hot air balloons. ~
16 May 13
Oh Baby Excursions, Belize. ~
14 May 13
Snippets of French history: Coco Chanel ~
14 May 13
The National Autistic Society ~
13 May 13
Snippets of French history: Chopin. ~
11 May 13
Portugal: the palace at Sintra ~
10 May 13
Crazannes ~
09 May 13
The last King of Portugal ~
09 May 13
el camino … ~
08 May 13
Portugal …. ~
05 May 13
Spain: el Cid. ~
03 May 13
Spain … ~
02 May 13
Spain: Isabella of Castille ~
01 May 13
Spain … ~
29 Apr 13
Patron saints of France ~
25 Apr 13
The Grand Canyon ~
24 Apr 13
Saint Clothilde – history in France ~
23 Apr 13
Our guest blogger today is Charles Thuo from Kenya. ~
22 Apr 13
For sale: Vanina’s mother’s house. France. ~
21 Apr 13
Trip reports, hotel & book reviews and so on … from the point of view of the client ~
20 Apr 13
Trip reports, hotel & book reviews and so on … from the point of view of the trade. ~
19 Apr 13
Trip of a Lifetime – by Maurice Chapman ~
17 Apr 13
Pears ~
17 Apr 13
Victor Hugo continued – demain, des l’aube ~
16 Apr 13
French writers, part 5. Victor Hugo. ~
15 Apr 13
French writers, part 4. Voltaire. ~
14 Apr 13
French writers, part 3. Rousseau. ~
12 Apr 13
French writers, part 2. Moliere. ~
10 Apr 13
Those who shouldn’t have kids … ~
10 Apr 13
French writers, part 1. Emile Zola. ~
09 Apr 13
Myths and legends from this part of France, part 3. ~
08 Apr 13
Myths and legends in this part of France, part 2. ~
06 Apr 13
Myths and legends in this part of France ~
05 Apr 13
Land of opportunity – Belize ~
03 Apr 13
Our guest blogger today is Holiday Crash Pads ~
03 Apr 13
Bird sanctuary ~
03 Apr 13
Extract from “French Sand” ~
01 Apr 13
Extract from “A Call from France” ~
30 Mar 13
Extract from “Saying Nothing” ~
29 Mar 13
Ballet ~
28 Mar 13
History in this part of France. Part 10. ~
27 Mar 13
History in this part of France, part 11. ~
26 Mar 13
Book Reviews ~
24 Mar 13
Marie de Mancini. History in France, part 7. ~
22 Mar 13
Interesting People – Bazza West ~
22 Mar 13
the Cuckoo ~
20 Mar 13
Interesting people. Andrew Barrie Brown. ~
20 Mar 13
History in this part of France, part 6. Rochefort. ~
19 Mar 13
History in France, part 5. Joan of Arc. ~
18 Mar 13
History in this part of France – part 9. ~
18 Mar 13
History in France, part 4: Vercingetorix 82-46 BCE. ~
16 Mar 13
History in France, part 3: Royan. ~
15 Mar 13
Frangi-pangi ~
13 Mar 13
History in France, part 2: Tonnay Boutonne ~
12 Mar 13
Holiday rentals: the Chateau and cottages of Rochebonne ~
10 Mar 13
History in France, part 1. Eleanor of Aquitaine. ~
09 Mar 13
The first signs of spring ….. ~
06 Mar 13
Winter ….. ~
04 Mar 13
The Man With Green Fingers – UK best seller ~
04 Mar 13
Belize, part 11. Placencia ~
27 Feb 13
Belize part 10. Health care. ~
26 Feb 13
Belize, part 9. Toucans. ~
25 Feb 13
Book reviews! ~
24 Feb 13
Belize, part 8. ~
24 Feb 13
St Ignacio and Spanish Lookout. Belize, part 7. ~
22 Feb 13
Belize, part 6. A small yellow flower. ~
21 Feb 13
Belize part 5. Baron Bliss. ~
20 Feb 13
Dangriga, Belize. Part 4. ~
18 Feb 13
Belize, part 3. The Cayes. ~
17 Feb 13
Belize, part 2. Mayan ruins. ~
13 Feb 13
Belize, Part 1. Hopkins. ~
11 Feb 13
Hummingbirds ~
11 Feb 13
Autism ~
07 Feb 13
The Storks ~
06 Feb 13
By a thread we hang …. ~
04 Feb 13
My foot ! ~
04 Feb 13
Thoughts on how to run a business. Part 7. ~
03 Feb 13
Thoughts on how to run a business. Part 6. ~
02 Feb 13
Thoughts on how to run a business. Part 5. ~
01 Feb 13
Thoughts on how to run a business. Part 3. ~
30 Jan 13
What I see from my desk. ~
29 Jan 13
Thoughts on how to run a business. Part 2. ~
29 Jan 13
Thoughts on how to run a business. Part One. ~
28 Jan 13
Dubrovnik. ~
27 Jan 13
Why you do not lose weight. ~
25 Jan 13
Mimosa ~
24 Jan 13
“Saying Nothing” – a novel. ~
23 Jan 13
We restored a huge old house in France. Part 9. ~
22 Jan 13
We restored a huge old house in France. Part 8. ~
21 Jan 13
Guatemala – Travels with a Biro ~
19 Jan 13
Thoughts on how to run a business. Part 4. ~
18 Jan 13
Gossip ~
18 Jan 13
We restored a huge old house in France. Part 7. ~
16 Jan 13
Book reviews. ~
15 Jan 13
Shopping in France ~
14 Jan 13
Fire !!! ~
13 Jan 13
Oh all right I’ll show you my photos …. Namibia ~
12 Jan 13
We restored a huge old house in France. Part 6. ~
11 Jan 13
We restored a huge old house in France. Part 5. ~
10 Jan 13
The French Bureaucratic system ~
09 Jan 13
We restored a huge old house in France. Part 4. ~
08 Jan 13
Oxfam – this sort of thing makes me so angry! ~
07 Jan 13
We restored a huge old house in France. Part 3. ~
06 Jan 13
We restored a huge old house in France. Part 2. ~
05 Jan 13
We restored a huge old house in France: the history of Rochebonne ~
04 Jan 13
Join me in the rhino horn fight! ~
03 Jan 13
You have no right to destroy somebody’s business ~
02 Jan 13
Etosha, Namibia (South West Africa) ~
30 Dec 12
Shopping Belize-style ~
29 Dec 12
We restored a huge old manor house in France. Part 1. ~
23 Dec 12
Same-sex marriage ~
21 Dec 12
Childhood memories of Christmas. Part 2. ~
20 Dec 12
Childhood memories of Christmas. Part 1. ~
19 Dec 12
Christmas cards over the years. ~
17 Dec 12
Getting or giving a Kindle for Christmas ? ~
16 Dec 12
Women don’t wear petticoats any more. ~
16 Dec 12
Christmas cards ~
14 Dec 12
Meniere’s Disease – the story continues … ~
11 Dec 12
Ella-Jane, South Africa. ~
07 Dec 12
Mother rhino and her baby ~
05 Dec 12
Giraffes, South Africa. ~
04 Dec 12
Kruger National Park, South Africa. ~
03 Dec 12
Hippos. ~
02 Dec 12
male elephant, Kruger National Park. ~
01 Dec 12
Dancer in Cape Town, South Africa. ~
01 Dec 12
Elephant with Baby – unfinished sketch ~
29 Nov 12
We should not give aid to Africa. ~
28 Nov 12
Kruger National Park, South Africa. ~
28 Nov 12
Dawn walk in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. ~
27 Nov 12
One of my bird sketches ~
26 Nov 12
South Africa ~
26 Nov 12
The Lovely and Very Nice Stories of Baby Black Rabbit ~
26 Nov 12
Extract from “The Man With Green Fingers” ~
11 Nov 12
A story about a pirate. ~
07 Nov 12
Theseus – one of my favourite things. ~
05 Nov 12
The Timber Merchant ~
04 Nov 12
One of my favourite things – Alexander the Great. ~
01 Nov 12
Reviews and reports on books, holidays, restaurants, hotels etc. ~
30 Oct 12
Poem – The Shell ~
29 Oct 12
Becoming an author, getting published. ~
28 Oct 12
Ten keys to success. ~
27 Oct 12
Every picture tells a story: on how to read Art. Part 14. ~
25 Oct 12
Every picture tells a story: on how to read Art. Part 13. ~
24 Oct 12
Every picture tells a story: on how to read Art. Part 12. ~
23 Oct 12
The Rainbow Horse ~
22 Oct 12
Every picture tells a story – on how to read Art. Part 11. ~
22 Oct 12
Every picture tells a story – on how to read Art. Part 10. ~
20 Oct 12
Stray dogs, Spain. ~
19 Oct 12
Every picture tells a story – on how to read Art. Part 9. ~
18 Oct 12
Every picture tells a story: on how to read Art. Part 8. ~
17 Oct 12
Every picture tells a story – on how to read Art. Part 7. ~
16 Oct 12
Every picture tells a story – on how to read art. Part 6. ~
15 Oct 12
Every picture tells a story – on how to read art. Part 5. ~
14 Oct 12
Every picture tells a story – on how to read art. Part 4. ~
13 Oct 12
Every picture tells a story – on how to read Art. Part 3. ~
12 Oct 12
Every picture tells a story – on how to read art. Part 2. ~
11 Oct 12
Every picture tells a story – on how to read art. Part One. ~
10 Oct 12
Good news for when you move to France ~
09 Oct 12
Idiosyncrasies of the French ~
08 Oct 12
Marie Curie, physicist and chemist ~
06 Oct 12
How well do you speak French ? ~
04 Oct 12
George – our Great Dane ~
02 Oct 12
Macmillan Nurses – cancer care. ~
30 Sep 12
Mad cow disease in France. ~
28 Sep 12
My favourite things – Roy Orbison ~
26 Sep 12
Trip reports, book reviews, holiday advisors, opinions in general ~
25 Sep 12
Marriage, love, relationships and success with them. ~
24 Sep 12
Page Three Girls ~
22 Sep 12
Belize, central America. A little girl called Adele. ~
21 Sep 12
Young woman waiting at a bus stop in Marakesh. ~
20 Sep 12
One of my favourite things, part 4. Rupert Brooke ~
19 Sep 12
Extract from “A Textbook of Hygiene for Teachers in Africa” 1956 ~
18 Sep 12
Extract from “A Textbook of Hygiene for Teachers in Africa”. ~
17 Sep 12
Travel tips – long haul flights. ~
15 Sep 12
Montmatre, Paris. (the Americans would add “France” !) ~
14 Sep 12
Why the French move to Britain. ~
13 Sep 12
The British who move to France, and the French who move to Britain. ~
12 Sep 12
Skiing with the children. ~
11 Sep 12
Oradour-sur-Glane, WWII, part 2. ~
10 Sep 12
Oradour-sur-Glane WWII ~
09 Sep 12
One of my favourite things – flamingos ~
08 Sep 12
One of my favourite things – flamingos. ~
08 Sep 12
Getting your book published. ~
04 Sep 12
Dealing with a problem. ~
03 Sep 12
Extract from my book “French Sand”, a novel set in the South Pacific. ~
02 Sep 12
Horse riding on the Ile de Re ~
30 Aug 12
Albania ~
29 Aug 12
French youths smoking cigarettes (well, I suppose that’s what they were). ~
28 Aug 12
Moving house, moving office, moving generally. ~
26 Aug 12
Extract from the novel “French Sand” ~
25 Aug 12
The British, Britain and our excellent NHS ~
24 Aug 12
Trip reports, holiday reviews, opinions in general ~
24 Aug 12
How good is your French ? ~
21 Aug 12
Vermeer – one of my favourite things. ~
20 Aug 12
A Tall Boy in Australia, extract from a book. ~
19 Aug 12
Trip reports, holiday reviews, being responsible. ~
16 Aug 12
Litter-bugs are a big problem. ~
16 Aug 12
You are beautiful even when getting old. ~
16 Aug 12
Positive people never see themselves as victims. ~
15 Aug 12
Child with a deformed foot in Central America ~
12 Aug 12
Child – a sweet little poem ~
11 Aug 12
How well do you speak French ? How fluent are you really ? ~
10 Aug 12
Difficult discussions, talking to staff, handling the problem ~
09 Aug 12
final part on Witchcraft, Sorcery, Magic, witch-doctors ~
08 Aug 12
Daft people and holiday reviews/trip reports. ~
08 Aug 12
The witch-doctor as an oracle. Sorcery, witchcraft continued. ~
08 Aug 12
Witchcraft, sorcery, magic continued …. ~
07 Aug 12
Don’t poo in the river ! A doctor in the third world. ~
06 Aug 12
Witch-doctors, witchcraft, sorcery & magic as written by a doctor … continued. ~
06 Aug 12
Trip reports, holiday reviews, opinions and places like Trip Advisor. ~
05 Aug 12
Witchcraft, sorcery and magic – continued ~
05 Aug 12
Witchcraft, magic and sorcery – continued ~
03 Aug 12
Witchcraft and superstition continued. ~
02 Aug 12
Witchcraft – article written my my father ~
01 Aug 12
Wedding lists: the forgotton aim and the cheek of it! ~
27 Jul 12
Meniere’s Syndrome and Meniere’s Disease ~
24 Jul 12
Food in France is wonderful (or not). ~
21 Jul 12
Trip reports, holiday reviews – and don’t be nasty. ~
20 Jul 12
Squirrels, potatoes and tulips. And a grave. ~
20 Jul 12
Feral dogs in third world countries ~
18 Jul 12
Grandmothers and Grandchildren ~
17 Jul 12
Snails to eat. French cuisine. ~
15 Jul 12
Le loo de la Longue Droppe ~
14 Jul 12
God bless silly people. No.3 ~
13 Jul 12
God bless silly people – no.2 ~
13 Jul 12
God bless silly people – no.1 ~
12 Jul 12
Litter-bugs. From the mouths of babes. ~
11 Jul 12
Mobile phones and driving. ~
10 Jul 12
Gentle Jesus. ~
09 Jul 12
Ladies, ladies, ladies ! ~
07 Jul 12
Writing and editing, spelling and punctuating, wanting to be a writer … ~
05 Jul 12
Old Age ~
04 Jul 12
The NHS – National Health Service in the UK ~
03 Jul 12
Becoming an author ~
21 Jun 12
A soldier, a parrot and a Frenchman. ~
19 Jun 12
Reviews, holiday reports, good or bad restaurants and so on ~
17 Jun 12
A Move to France ~
14 Jun 12
Ferrets and weasels and general noises in the roof ~
12 Jun 12
extract from The Man With Green Fingers ~
11 Jun 12
The Rights of Man. ~
05 Jun 12
God Save the Queen ~
02 Jun 12
The Atheist Bear – on how to be a good Christain ~
31 May 12
Book Review “A Call From France” ~
25 May 12
Working Mother – extract from “A Call From France” ~
21 May 12
Learning Italian the hard way ~
20 May 12
Our lovely Royal Family ~
16 May 12
Kissing the French – extract from “A Call from France” ~
14 May 12
the English pub v. French cuisine ~
05 May 12
“The Man With Green Fingers” ~
05 May 12
“French Sand” – a novel by Catherine Broughton ~
30 Apr 12
Learning French ~
29 Apr 12
Charities – we should not give aid to Africa ~
25 Apr 12
French customer service ~
24 Apr 12
Airport Security ~
16 Apr 12
Should children be forced to eat ? ~
12 Apr 12
Stories
The Hunter – a story from rural France ~
23 Mar 13
Wine in the Medoc. ~
13 Jul 12
As I drove out one frozen morning …. ~
21 Jun 12
The Precious Child ~
14 Aug 11
Hospital conversation. ~
02 Aug 11
An Unlikely Couple ~
21 Jul 11
More
The Hunter – a story from rural France ~
23 Mar 13
Wine in the Medoc. ~
13 Jul 12
As I drove out one frozen morning …. ~
21 Jun 12
The Precious Child ~
14 Aug 11
Hospital conversation. ~
02 Aug 11
An Unlikely Couple ~
21 Jul 11
The Gun. ~
19 Jul 11
Paintings
Sunset trees ~
13 Apr 13
Rockjumper ~
04 Apr 13
Birds and butterflies of Belize: more under “animals and birds” ~
15 Mar 13
Flowers of Belize ~
28 Feb 13
Nude, ink & wash ~
26 Jan 13
Botanical gardens, Cape Town ~
18 Dec 12
More
Sunset trees ~
13 Apr 13
Rockjumper ~
04 Apr 13
Birds and butterflies of Belize: more under “animals and birds” ~
15 Mar 13
Flowers of Belize ~
28 Feb 13
Nude, ink & wash ~
26 Jan 13
Botanical gardens, Cape Town ~
18 Dec 12
Zebra ~
09 Dec 12
More from South Africa ~
05 Dec 12
Stork, South Africa. ~
30 Nov 12
South Africa ~
23 Nov 12
Wren – one of the most common birds in Britain ~
13 Oct 12
Navajo Indian weaving, Arizona ~
16 Sep 12
Pictures and images for children, third file ~
06 Sep 12
Pictures and images for children second file ~
06 Sep 12
Dance ~
05 Jul 12
Central America ~
03 Feb 12
mesange bleue (blue tit) ~
25 Oct 11
Egypt ~
26 Sep 11
Marakesh ~
26 Sep 11
Turkey ~
26 Sep 11
Siena ~
26 Sep 11
Austrian hospital ~
26 Sep 11
Customer service, Belize-style. ~
26 Sep 11
Africa. ~
26 Sep 11
Australia ~
26 Sep 11
The Hunter ~
26 Sep 11
The Prophet ~
26 Sep 11
children’s ~
21 Jul 11
general/unspecified ~
21 Jul 11
Le Pere Nouilly ~
19 Jul 11
animals and birds for kiddies ~
18 Jul 11
People – general sketches ~
18 Jul 11
animals and birds – general sketches ~
18 Jul 11
Scenery – general sketches ~
18 Jul 11
Poems
She left. ~
24 Mar 13
Grass grows ~
08 Nov 12
The Shell ~
12 Oct 12
The Child. ~
01 Sep 12
The Cleaning Lady ~
23 Aug 12
Monz ~
23 Aug 12
More
She left. ~
24 Mar 13
Grass grows ~
08 Nov 12
The Shell ~
12 Oct 12
The Child. ~
01 Sep 12
The Cleaning Lady ~
23 Aug 12
Monz ~
23 Aug 12
The Rhino (Etosha, sw Africa) ~
23 Aug 12
Mongolia ~
20 Aug 12
The lover ~
18 Jul 12
The Old House ~
21 Jun 12
Six Words ~
21 Jun 12
Do You Remember ? ~
21 Jun 12
Diary date 2001 ~
10 Jun 12
if, one day ~
02 May 12
My Sister ~
29 Apr 12
I Can See (the old soldier) ~
20 Feb 12
I am Tired of Gecko Poo ~
05 Feb 12
The Pelican ~
05 Feb 12
Shadows – for my father. ~
15 Jan 12
for kit ~
14 Aug 11
Only That ~
31 Jul 11
the door ~
31 Jul 11
Mercy-May, Belize. ~
19 Jul 11
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