Do you know how many concerts you’ve attended during your life? Maybe thousands, like me? And so I could tell you all about my experiences and the concerts I’ve seen and how great they were…and so what? If you’re an ‘elder’, you too have seen some great live shows. You’ve seen bands you’ll remember […]
Archives for July 2019
Putting on weight – it’s so easy!
80 kg?! Damn, I’m 1m70 tall and I weigh 80kg?! In fact, I don’t have scales at home, so I don’t know how much I weigh. But I see that with age, I’ve gained weight. Especially around the middle! This isn’t really surprising, given my pace of life. But still, it happened to me without […]
A Look at Live Music Venues
I’ve seen a lot of reports from the UK recently about pubs and other live music venues closing down to make way for blocks of flats, or commercial buildings, or something else. Apparently pubs are becoming less and less financially viable, people are going out less, bands are playing less, etc. That’s not a good […]
Interview with Kristin
I’m Norwegian, and I’ll soon be 54 years old. I lived in France in the 80s-90s, and I have two half-French sons. They’re now 22 and 25 years old. We’ve been living in Norway for 19 years. 1. Name: Kristin 2. Profession: Painter and school assistant. 3. What were you like when you were a […]
The Traditional Sunday Family Lunch
The French have a reputation of spending hours at the dinner table! And this is certainly what we do on weekends! Every Saturday or Sunday, the French invite either their family or their friends. The appetizer And when all the guests have arrived, we start with the appetizer, commonly called “the aperitif” which consists of […]