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Read a good book - Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson

Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson ~ A Book Review

On: 5th October 2026

There's an ancient feature in old French gardens that looks like a wall made of bones, and I have one in my garden here at PumpjackPiddlewick

Decorative ‘Bone’ walls in French Gardens?

Rescuing the unwanted is about giving life to singular misfit items, the odd tea cup, singular sock, or lonely penny here at PumpjackPiddlewick

Rescuing the Unwanted ~ The Joy of Giving Misfits New Life

I have never owned a television. A very real curiosity in this day when TV's dominate the living room. Buy why? We delve here at PumpjackPiddlewick

I Have Never Owned a Television

Blogging vs Vlogging or Blogs versus Vlogs, which would you choose and why? We delve into the differences, the interests and the future of both here at PumpjackPiddlewick

Blogging vs Vlogging – Your View versus Mine

There are some very definite differences when dealing with personal finance in France we've discovered here at PumpjackPiddlewick

Personal Finance in France: Why French Money Feels So Different

Being mindful to be Myself in these modern times here at PumpjackPiddlewick

To be Mindful to be Myself

A look at the French shutter system and why air conditioning is not necessarily needed

All About French Shutters (or how to air-condition in France)

A Duck's mental health needs support. We delve into how here at PumpjackPiddlewick

Looking After Your Duck’s Mental Health

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Only in France is something expats say a lot, but really it is simply cultural differences. We explore some of thoses here at PumpjackPiddlewick

Only in France

Life in France is all about adopting, adapting and sometimes ignoring cultural differences we explain here at PumpjackPiddlewick

Life in France: Adopt, Adapt… or Just Ignore?

The French stare a lot. But why? We look into the variations of their stare and why they do it here at PumpjackPiddlewick

The French Stare (They certainly do)

There are police in France and there are Gendarmerie. So what is the difference we ask here at PumpjackPiddlewick

The Police in France

Making friends in France is hard. But why is that? We delve into here at PumpjackPiddlewick

Making Friends in France

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