Christmas tree shopping
It had been raining non-stop since I woke up at 8:30 a.m. It was neither one of those persistent misty drizzles that occurred quite frequently in the past few weeks…
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What I do on a morning off work
It’s one of those rare Fridays. I teach at neither the business schools in Paris nor at the university near my house today. I don’t have the occasional online English…
Strawberry fest
Strawberry Tart I should have paid more attention to my patch of strawberries. My negligence has led to the discard of many strawberries that got sunburnt. The discarded ones have…
Buying a beer for slugs
Spring is here. Weather is warmer. Colours are back. Flowers are everywhere. Life is dandy, right? No! My garden is being marauded by slugs and snails, and I don’t know…
Update on my tomatoes
In my last post on 4 March, I started the new homegrown vegetable season by sowing tomato seeds. I planted 3 tomato varieties in 9 little pots and left them…