Dead.
All three of them.
Not taken by a hungry fox in the night but slaughtered one morning by a dog. A big one by the looks. Continue reading
All you need to know about wine in Provence
In Provence, there are two types of wine: rosé…
Chicken vs fox: face of evil
Surprising Switzerland
“Why the bloody hell do they build these monstrosities?” the cross English woman shouted at her terrified little husband. “Why? It’s just so bloody awful!”
She was glaring at a sparkling new adventure playground in the final stages of construction high up the side of a Swiss mountain.
The husband nodded sadly and watched his wife pull her hat down over her ears, stretch her waistband high up under her bosom and storm off to start the bloody nature walk she had bloody come here for.
Meanwhile the five of us, absentmindedly wiping her spittle from our faces, were spellbound.
Chickens versus fox: battlelines
Thoughts on happiness from a hospital canteen
[A story with a happy ending]
What a teeny tiny difference between the words well and unwell.
Just two letters of the alphabet. Continue reading
Chickens vs fox: the prequel
I was against having chickens for obvious reasons.
Unfortunately no one else in the house understood any of them. Continue reading
Alien life found in Swiss Alps
Who knew?
Questions raised by cable car rage
How did I end up on top of a Swiss mountain, feet planted, pistol-ready hands, blocking the entrance to the cable car in which I am standing?
The man and woman facing me cannot wait.
They must get onto the cable car.
Yet I don’t seem to be letting them.
The truth about travelling with kids
Every now and then travellers are rewarded with a moment of sublime timing.
Ours came at the end of a lovely day exploring The Camargue wildlife reserve, spotting flamingoes, wild horses, beavers and thousands of water birds. We were planning to top off the day with a late afternoon ice cream at a sleepy seaside village nearby.
But Saintes Maries de la Mer was not asleep.