Archive for the 'Thoughts' Category

How to catch fish

Sunday, October 1st, 2006

This week we have had some of our favourite guests staying with us.
He fishes and she writes.
When I say that he fishes, I do not mean that he sits there all day and looks at the beautiful river Vienne, but he casts his net and within minutes pulls in a fish – from dawn [...]

Website development

Thursday, November 3rd, 2005

I recently developed a web site for a friend and in doing so created their heading using various graphical tools.

La Chatellenie

Saturday, July 23rd, 2005

When eating out is a delight, the staff acommodating and the food excellent

Made to feel unwelcome

Saturday, July 23rd, 2005

Have you ever booked a restaurant or a tourist event and made to feel you would rather have stayed at home — I have twice in the last week

Selling houses

Wednesday, July 13th, 2005

It was hot and I was working (it happens occassionally) when there was a knock on the door. Someone freom the commune had heard that as I was British that I would know lots of other English/British wishing to buy a house. So after a little discussion I agreed to go with him [...]

Summer is a coming

Tuesday, May 10th, 2005

Summer means lots of work with swimming pools. Getting them started is only the beginning but usually there are unpleasant surprises