Curiosity (could have) killed the cat April 22, 2009

For those of you who follow my blog on a regular basis, you will know that I have had more than my fair share of ‘close encounters’ with shady Frenchmen. However, here is one with a less than happy ending – I was lucky, but another girl less so.
 
It took place six months after I [...]

Reeling – Part 2 November 13, 2008

I have come to a decision. I am not going to confront my ex about K and her 6 yr old daughter (I forgot to mention that she has a daughter in my last post) moving in, I am going to wait for him to tell me. I have my reasons for this:
 

If I initiate [...]

Who would have thought it? (and with a dodgy ticker too!) October 16, 2008

Imagine this. There is a lovely old man in your street who you say hello to most days. You know that he lives on his own so sometimes you stop to say more than hello. On one of these occasions, whilst admiring his garden, he invites you to come in and have a look around [...]

Post Holiday Post July 30, 2008

 
I hate coming back from holiday! As soon as I walk through the door I can feel the post holiday blues kicking in. And the trigger is usually my post. I have to open it straightaway. I can’t relax until I know there is nothing nasty lurking in one of the envelopes. I am like [...]

Turds in the Pantry – Bon Appétit July 1, 2008

If you have read my last post, you will recall the nightmare we had getting the previous owners of the house we bought in France to move out. We had to live with them for 3 weeks before they finally decided to go – and only then because we forced them. When they left it [...]

Buying a house in France – a cautionary tale! June 27, 2008

How would you feel if you bought a house in a quiet, rural location and on moving in a year later found another house ‘under construction’ in the field next-door? What if you had bought the property for its ‘privacy’ and had been assured by the previous owners that the surrounding land, which they owned, [...]