french culture
Repression
The word repression is used much more widely in French than it would be in English, an…
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computing
Changing the hard disk
We don't have a television or a hifi system. Instead we have a Mac Mini computer t…
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misc
Continual rain and flooding
You've seen the images of flooding in Paris. Here in Bordeaux the Garonne is very …
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vid�os
The great Nutella riots
Supermarket chain Intermarch� has an offer on 950g jars of Nutella. Usually sold for a…
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misc
The Yatal concert
This January gets you down. You never dry out! Every time you leave the flat you get d…
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french culture
France is awesome
I mean it. Clear sign of God's common grace and love for humanity. Lots of reasons…
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Mission
My friend's cafe
My friend has a caf� that he runs with his fianc�e in a busy little street of Bordeaux…
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misc
misc
On cream once more
The avid reader of this blog will be aware how much I appreciate easy recipes, and my …
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misc
Darkest Hour
On Monday afternoon we took the tram to the nearest UGC cinema in Talence to see Darke…
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misc
A worldwide reaction on a global scale
We have been inundated by a worldwide reaction of two messages asking us to keep the b…
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misc
The week the blog almost died
It's been a very busy week here in Bordeaux, just one thing after another, to such…
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family life
Some radical decisions being taken here...
Here's one. Monday is Desert Island Day. I leave my phone at home and my laptop tu…
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