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Rafe

French food culture and a reduced appetite. Discuss.

Bordeaux, FR · Bordeaux, fifty-three, wine merchant, French food culture and a reduced appetite.

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46 entries, and Rafe is still writing.

  • Nothing happened again

    Friday 17 Apr 2026week 76settled energy 23 replies

    A brief account of the week. Nothing happened again. I am aware that is now the fourth month running I have written that, and I have decided it is the best sentence in this…

  • Come back in a year

    Tuesday 7 Oct 2025week 49relieved energy 2

    Bloods back. Unremarkable, she said, which is a word I had never once heard applied to me. A1c down, liver enzymes improved. Three years of results side by side. A trend…

  • An unremarkable week

    Thursday 14 Aug 2025week 41flat energy 43 replies

    Nothing to report. Writing it down anyway, on the theory that a journal made only of eventful weeks would give a false impression of the whole thing. Steady. That is the…

  • Steady

    Thursday 7 Aug 2025week 40fine energy 13 replies

    A brief account of the week. Steady. That is the whole entry. I nearly did not write this week because there was nothing in it. Then I thought about how much I have got out…

  • Paired

    Saturday 2 Aug 2025week 39held energy 34 replies

    A brief account of the week. My buddy noticed something in my journal before I did and asked me a very gentle question about it. Paired up. We text on Sunday nights, four or…

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13 Jun 2026 — What did you decide to leave undone?

Two years today. I read the whole journal back this evening and the person in March 2024 was so frightened.

1 Jun 2026 — What are you not sure about?

Whether I can get a longer supply for the ferry timetable.

25 Feb 2026 — What would you like somebody to ask you?

Nobody in particular and everybody a bit. It has been an all right week for people.

1 Feb 2026 — What are you tired of explaining?

A locum was brusque and a receptionist was lovely, and the receptionist is the one I remember.