by Womble | Apr 27, 2020 | Diary of a lockdown in Sainte Foy
Week 6 Day 36: Sunday 19 April 2020 The thing which really makes me chuckle about the piste bashers is that piste bashers are called ‘dameuses’, and piste bashing is called ‘damage’! In normal times, during the ski season, they work their...
by Womble | Apr 20, 2020 | Diary of a lockdown in Sainte Foy
Week 5 Day 29: Sunday 12 April 2020 More in hope than expectation, I wondered whether anyone might have hid a chocolate easter egg for me in my Sainte Foy garden. Sadly not. The Easter bunny didn’t manage to find my garden before he’d used up his daily...
by Womble | Apr 12, 2020 | Diary of a lockdown in Sainte Foy
Day 22: Sunday 05 April 2020 It was a sad day today. Serge’s shop closed its doors for the last time this season. I got there early, hoping there would still be some baguettes left on the rack. Valentin has anticipated the demand and was loading freshly baked,...
by Womble | Apr 5, 2020 | Diary of a lockdown in Sainte Foy
Week 3 Day 15: Sunday 29 March 2020 The clocks went forward during the night. Unfortunately, they only leaped forward one hour. I was rather hoping to wake up in June with it all over! Day 16: Monday 30 March 2020 It snowed early this morning. Running uphill on...
by Womble | Apr 5, 2020 | Diary of a lockdown in Sainte Foy
Lockdown in Sainte Foy ~ Week 2 Day 8: Sunday 22 March 2020 The chief of the gendarmes and five other gendarmes were in the station today. They were freely handing out €135 fines for anyone breaking the rules, and dispersed a group holding a barbecue get together....
