Recently, on a night off, I walked to the pub that I work in and got stinking drunk. At the end of the night I was screaming “Aarghh Arrrrhh someone’s nicked my bike!!” When I woke up the next day – still wearing my coat and scarf – there was my bike where I’d left … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2013
Inventing the Popins: an umbrella holder for bikes
As summer slipped quietly into Autumn, light rains began to leave the pavements of Bordeaux freckled like rustic eggs. Besides making me feel a bit homesick, these rains also brought something strange to my attention. Numerous citizens cycling around in the rain and keeping dry thanks to a little gizmo that attached their umbrellas to … Continue reading
The ‘Exotic’ food section of Carrefour
Back in Sainsburys (that is to say, back in England) I always used to go to the exotic foods section to buy black beans and KA. In short: I love exotic food sections in supermarkets. Now that I’m an expat in France there is an exotic food section featuring what I suppose must be all … Continue reading
Bordeaux wine review #2
Monday. Evening. I wasn’t working and I had no plans. My flatmate Adrien told me he was cooking and asked if I wanted some. I paced back and forth tucking into a starter of roasted chestnuts that had just come out of the oven. Adrien had been working in a small town outside of Bordeaux … Continue reading