Monthly Archives: September 2019

Reluctant Storm

Posted on September 22, 2019 by Al in France

Eighty-eight of France’s 95 metropolitan départéments are currently dealing with strict water restrictions after the hottest summer on record in many parts of l’Héxagone. Mid-September and temps are still into the 30’s and to say that the ground is parched … Continue reading →

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Winterising!

Posted on September 17, 2019 by Al in France

I don’t know if it’s even a word but this is what I had done to the car yesterday. It was due a service and revision of  the computer and so on (all too technical for me), and seeing as … Continue reading →

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Climate Change

Posted on September 5, 2019 by Al in France

I suppose it was bound to happen. Summer just can’t last for ever, nor would I want it to, but as we left August behind, September greeted us with strange looking grey skies developing into a soaking, fine rain, and … Continue reading →

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