The Compleat Anglo in the Pays Basque

31st January . We went to see "45 Years" this afternoon at Biarritz.. Reading the reviews ( The Guardian , the New York Times an...

3rd July 2010 . Yesterday, I was aware all day that the date held some significance for me but for long enough I just couldn't make the...

23rd May 2010. Up early (just after 6am) to savour the peace and quiet of a summer's morning. The window is wide open, the birds are t...

13th April 2010. I took my bike out for a ride yesterday for a couple of hours along the banks of the river Nive.. With it being a river,...

25th October 2009 . We enjoyed a lip-smacking dinner on Friday evening. J-Y, the husband of D (Madame’s painting teacher), had prepared a su...