Still catching up with Inktober, and difficult to do with another prompt that doesn’t really inspire me – Coat. Really, for a long time, I didn’t know what to draw apart from – you know – a coat… A famous character with a coat? Humphrey Bogart? As if I could […]
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I hate blog posts that start with “Sorry, I haven’t updated this blog in a long time” but… Sorry, I haven’t updated this blog in a long time… If you follow me on social media (if you don’t you should, check the links in the top bar), you know that […]
So, I just returned from spending a little more than three weeks in France. For you, if you’re a “typical” foreigner, France might be this amazing place you dream of visiting (unless you’ve already done it), or instead, if you’re an idiot loser, you may think that it is […]
Ah, French Farmers Markets! If you are interested in France, something’s telling me that you are fascinated by farmers markets. Right? After all, they go hand in hand with French cuisine, undeniably one of the best in the world. Now, there are good chances that during your trip to […]
I don’t know about you, but when I think of other countries, I’m often more interested in what a typical street from that country looks like instead of the famous monuments and landmarks. I think it gives you good information of what everyday life in this country is like. […]
This was the Garonne River banks in Agen, circa 1900. The picture was approximately taken in the same spot as the first picture of the previous post. I have a small story to tell you in order to explain this old postcard. It starts in 1885. This is […]
I guess a good way to start this blog is to tell you about my hometown a little. It is called Agen. It’s a small town (about 34,000 people, 100,000 if you included the neighboring towns) in the South West. It is the “capital” of the Lot-et-Garonne department in […]