Category Archives: sage

The cat’s bollocks and other tales…..

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Food,Photography & France

The woolly hat pulled down around my ears efficiently protected them from the chill of the biting wind but failed miserably in filtering out the piercing cries of an enraged cat in a cage being carted off for castration. Molly, the cat in … Continue reading →

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Death of a chainsaw…..

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Food,Photography & France

The chain saw stopped sawing. There was no apparent struggle against going into that dark night, it just stopped making a noise, let its chain turn powerlessly for a couple of rotations and entered eternal rest.The giving up of its … Continue reading →

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