Due to an unexpected shift in the space time continuum, this was also Christmas Eve… All the nerves of a first date with the added pressure of relying on GCSE French. Worried that it will be like having a small child over for dinner due to my limited vocabulary and understanding. I’m quite anxious that I also haven’t prepared enough stock phrases to get through the evening. Quick shower as

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Before we do anything else I think we need to empty the recycling and get the rubbish put out before all the bins are full. Here in France we don’t have our own bins, we have to take our rubbish to special bins located around the area… but of course the recycling ones are nowhere near the general rubbish ones. On the way home we buy a new microwave –

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