French Times

• Cherchez La ?Ham? From Frenchtimes in French Times (240 days old)

  Over the last couple of years, I have read with great interest the political machinations regarding hunting in the UK. I am afraid from a PC point of view I have no real opinion either way on the subj… more

• Wide Eyed and Listless From Frenchtimes in French Times (293 days old)

  Well the best “Liste” won, but I lost out by just a few votes, which was a little disappointing, but hey, all’s fair in love and politics.Sunday morning Elaine, Sebastian and I wonde… more

• Qualms and List From Frenchtimes in French Times (617 days old)

  So why was I sitting in a freezing cold hunting lodge, -8°C outside, at 10-O-Clock in the evening with 18 other very chilled people, a real log fire with pretend heat (-6°C inside), some fairly gr… more

• The Germans Are Coming From Frenchtimes in French Times (643 days old)

  The move went smoothly and we settled into our ten-year renovation, building and decorating project under the supervision of my lovely wife, who I have to admit, looks very fetching in a swimsuit, har… more

• Sanity Clause…but he doesn’t exist…does he? From Frenchtimes in French Times (648 days old)

  We tried everything to sort the mess out, bribery, begging, bitching and barter, nothing worked. I have never actually understood whom the estate agent works for in France other than himself. I… more

• Little Boxes On the Hillside. From Frenchtimes in French Times (655 days old)

  A visit to the Notairs, signed off all the money issues, price, agents commission, Notairs fees, and tax to our adopted country. We did however get one little surprise, that at the time we didn… more

• Double Dutch From Frenchtimes in French Times (658 days old)

  Let me start by being honest, in hindsight we were foolish. OK, all right, I put my hands up; I was very stupid, believing in the honesty and integrity of estate agents. I know dear reader you wou… more

• The Idyll Idles From Frenchtimes in French Times (662 days old)

  Across the last few years that joie de vivre has not dissipated but grown in stature, as have my three fantastic kids and wonderful wife. Libby (aka BamBam) now has to be told to speak English whe… more

• A New and Perfect Life From Frenchtimes in French Times (665 days old)

  It is said by the local French population in these parts, that British immigrants to this beautiful area of the country have a three-year window. What they are trying to say is that the Brits leav… more

• Slipper Man Cometh From Frenchtimes in French Times (668 days old)

  So we were the proud owners of a gorgeous home in a wonderful town in southwest France. All our furniture was in place, the brood had made camp in their allotted bedrooms and Elaine and I went… more

• Your Money Or Your Wife From Frenchtimes in French Times (669 days old)

  Now lets face it, the local legal profession in France is not the fastest nor prettiest thing on two legs. Our local notaire wouldn’t have beaten the tortoise, even with a head start and a following w… more

• The Denouncement From Frenchtimes in French Times (671 days old)

  How do you break it gently to three relatively young children, their relatively old grand parents and a died in the wool, set in his ways, obstinate, black Labrador, that, within a few months we (inc.… more

• Inside the Belgian Psyche From Frenchtimes in French Times (672 days old)

  The rain didn’t stop that morning, but the shattering disappointment did. The next property we saw was amazing, as was the one after that. Lunch time arrived punctually with the sunshine and the e… more

• A cheap trip to Mars From Frenchtimes in French Times (673 days old)

  The next day we all sat around the dining room table, dreading sorting through at least a forest worth of advertising material and homes bearing no resemblance whatsoever to our requirements. So inste… more

• The Imaginot Line From Frenchtimes in French Times (675 days old)

  A map of France was miraculously produced, and that fateful night we decided where we wanted to spend a good part of the rest of our lives. We wanted to be below the cold isobar that on every weat… more

• A Man For All Reasons From Frenchtimes in French Times (676 days old)

  Take one tired, brow beaten world-weary business executive with a beautiful wife and three gorgeous kids (more of them later) and pick the whole lot up from a remote desolate island somewhere in the w… more

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