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Le Log Lillois: And then there were ten.
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Life, food and philosophising in Hellemmes-Lille, a moment away from Lille, the musings and meanderings of a Euro-Brit abroad. Click on pics to open as larger versions. Thursday, March 22, 2012. And then there were ten. It is safe to imagine that a majority of the first round votes will fall to Sarkozy and Hollande and that those two will then battle it out two weeks later to becoming king, oops, president! Them, you'll forgive me for not allocating them their moment of Le Log Lillois gloire. Probably fo...
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Le Log Lillois: Lost in translation
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Life, food and philosophising in Hellemmes-Lille, a moment away from Lille, the musings and meanderings of a Euro-Brit abroad. Click on pics to open as larger versions. Sunday, January 08, 2012. Bonne Année à toutes et à tous! Being ever so politically correct you have to say that now as the all encompassing but essentially male "tous" is no longer sufficient. So, where to start after another - guilty - rather extended break from this blog writing lark? Will it survive the year? Sunday, January 08, 2012.
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Le Log Lillois: January 2012
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Life, food and philosophising in Hellemmes-Lille, a moment away from Lille, the musings and meanderings of a Euro-Brit abroad. Click on pics to open as larger versions. Sunday, January 08, 2012. Bonne Année à toutes et à tous! Being ever so politically correct you have to say that now as the all encompassing but essentially male "tous" is no longer sufficient. So, where to start after another - guilty - rather extended break from this blog writing lark? Will it survive the year? Sunday, January 08, 2012.
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Le Log Lillois: March 2012
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Life, food and philosophising in Hellemmes-Lille, a moment away from Lille, the musings and meanderings of a Euro-Brit abroad. Click on pics to open as larger versions. Thursday, March 22, 2012. And then there were ten. It is safe to imagine that a majority of the first round votes will fall to Sarkozy and Hollande and that those two will then battle it out two weeks later to becoming king, oops, president! Them, you'll forgive me for not allocating them their moment of Le Log Lillois gloire. Probably fo...
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Le Log Lillois: L'entracte
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Life, food and philosophising in Hellemmes-Lille, a moment away from Lille, the musings and meanderings of a Euro-Brit abroad. Click on pics to open as larger versions. Monday, May 21, 2012. It came, it happened, it went and now we have a new president and the prospect of the parliamentary elections, les législatives. More interestingly Madame Le Pen has put herself up for election to parliament, for, dear reader (thank you! Imagining herself a safe ride into "power" no doubt, in her adopted fief. Seems ...
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Le Log Lillois: September 2010
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Life, food and philosophising in Hellemmes-Lille, a moment away from Lille, the musings and meanderings of a Euro-Brit abroad. Click on pics to open as larger versions. Tuesday, September 14, 2010. The first weekend in September means only one thing here in la capitale des Flandres. That are the speciality of the weekend. Although the Braderie has been around in some shape or form for some 800 years, it is only since 25 years ago that it has also been the occasion for a race ie the S emi Marathon,. Maybe...
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Le Log Lillois: January 2011
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Life, food and philosophising in Hellemmes-Lille, a moment away from Lille, the musings and meanderings of a Euro-Brit abroad. Click on pics to open as larger versions. Thursday, January 13, 2011. APart - New Year's resolve. How times flies even when you are not really enjoying yourself and yet much has occurred since last I properly put together a few words for the enjoyment of, I suspect, merely a handful, of readers and, yes, tomorrow would mark a gap of four months. Not that I have been débordé.
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Le Log Lillois: March 2011
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Life, food and philosophising in Hellemmes-Lille, a moment away from Lille, the musings and meanderings of a Euro-Brit abroad. Click on pics to open as larger versions. Monday, March 07, 2011. Just when everything was looking politically cosy, the latest, not unchallenged, opinion poll comes up with a result that has everyone talking, though most of it, it must be said, hyperbole. The recently elected head of the far right Front National. Labour), Lille mayor, Martine Aubry, who both scored 21%. Picture ...
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Le Log Lillois: August 2012
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Life, food and philosophising in Hellemmes-Lille, a moment away from Lille, the musings and meanderings of a Euro-Brit abroad. Click on pics to open as larger versions. Monday, August 20, 2012. Feeding green caterpillars to the hens. We've had experience of hens before. When Max's parents lived in Rumaucourt they had a few in a poulailler. We've been feeding them regularly with the mixed grain as requested plus. Max's mother is a bit of an expert and thinks that they are bored and so wont be big on the e...
