Blog in France

Fa-La-Llama-La A Christmas romcom in which llamas play a small but significant role by Stephanie Dagg Praise (sort of, and largely coerced) for Fa-La-Llama-La From people: “It’s all right.” Caitlin Dagg (daughter) “Best thing I’ve ever read.” Christopher Dagg (tactful husband who knows which side his bread is buttered on)...

Rentrée for Ruadhri So it’s the rentrée – back to school – and it’s a big occasion this year as Ruadhri starts at lycée, which is roughly the equivalent to sixth form college but is for three years and kids start when they’re 15. Rors is going to Lycée Jean...

Bird-day News It’s been quite a week for birds. Last weekend I discovered I’d been outwitted again by a pair of critters with brains the size of a pinhead, namely Gus the zebra finch and his consort, an unnamed female. A month or so back we found Tina, Gus’s first...

Bird-day News It’s been quite a week for birds. Last weekend I discovered I’d been outwitted again by a pair of critters with brains the size of a pinhead, namely Gus the zebra finch and his consort, an unnamed female. A month or so back we found Tina, Gus’s first...

Catching up My blogging mojo abandoned me for a while there – that, and I always forget how busy and tiring (in a nice way) summer is. There’s gardening and extra animal watering to add to all the usuals of daily family and business life, and not forgetting obligatory cycling...