Oh la la . . . its that time of year again

April 6, 2018

Yawn. Stretch. Breathe deeply. We’re easing out of winter hibernation and updating our six years’ lists of Things To Do …

Leap . . . and the net will appear

July 11, 2017

We’re approaching the midpoint of this, our sixth summer on Hoop Doet Leven in France (and the Netherlands. And Belgium. …

August 5, 2016

The rain stopped. The sun shone. And we travelled as slowly as we could – which, on a barge is …

June 5, 2016

We are so fortunate this year. What with the weeks of torrential rains we’ve saved an absolute fortune on sunscreen. …

January 24, 2016

The book, On a Barge in France, is finally completed and available on Amazon. It incorporates much from the blog …