Once a year a local village here in Normandie has its vide grenier that rambles around the streets and lanes. I always look forward to it as...

Or is that 'du pain dans la cuisiniere ?!!!!! My very first home-made loaf; well, a slight untruth here -it`s my second attempt but th...

Charles seems a little brighter today. When I awoke this morning he was beside me curled up on the bed purring away. After a dish of tuna he...

My day has been over taken by Charles who has ended up at the vets yet again.  He is not even one year old and he has already been throu...

Our tiny chateau overlooks the Cotentin marsh, a large nature park that is brimming with birds and all kinds of wildlife. As the seasons cha...

This is the boulangerie clock I found a couple of weeks ago that I just cannot bear to sell. Deliciously timeworn as it had sat in the same ...

I awoke this morning to find that the French father Christmas "Pere Noel" had arrived and had left me three cows in the garden! Th...

There is, I believe, an unspoken 'etiquette' amongst most dealers who go out early morning brocanting. Picture the scene.You have sp...

Yes!!!! I know I am slightly AWOL..........but....................it`s all systems go here! The attic is well under way.....hope you can at...

We arrived at the brocante and the skies were ominous......................It had just started to drizzle . But undeterred we set off an...