This blog is a continually evolving site. I had originally intended it to be a forum for other writers to share. To read some of my stuff and to deposit their own. I'm glad to say that a number of you still come by and look at my writing, but sadly nobody seemed to want to take the plunge and deposit their own literary endeavours. For that reason I shall no longer be inviting writers but will, of course, still welcome your comments and observations - the more the merrier. See also the section 'Titbits from elsewhere' where I occasionally publish bits and pieces I have come across while browsing and which have caught my interest and/or imaination. I will soon be starting a new page about property in France. That is my 'day job' here in the beautiful Charente and as I'm paying to maintain this site I may