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Juliet's Ashes


Blog 11 - THE PARTY!
It is the day of the fête. In the morning, I have to clear out of the house so Josette can prepare for the 15 people coming for lunch,...
Ashleigh Ogilvie-Lee
May 30, 20237 min read


Blog 10 - The table is set!
On Saturday, before the fete on Sunday, I met my friend Patricia. She is from Sete in the South of France, where Michael, our three boys,...
Ashleigh Ogilvie-Lee
May 29, 20235 min read


Blog 9 - Life with the one and only Josette!
The week passes in a sort of daze. I am woken by someone in the bathroom at varying times very early every morning. I don’t know if it's...
Ashleigh Ogilvie-Lee
May 26, 20238 min read


Blog 8 - Life in Paris, not quite what I expected!
I wake up at 6 am and go to the bathroom. I'm not sure if anyone is in it, but the light is on. I give a little tap on the door, and a...
Ashleigh Ogilvie-Lee
May 22, 202313 min read


Blog 7 - Paris, guess who's arrived!
This morning, I leave for Paris, and I have not slept a wink as the prospect of getting from Berlin to Paris on my own with a...
Ashleigh Ogilvie-Lee
May 15, 20239 min read


Blog 6: Auf Wiedersehen, de Berlin.
It is very early in the morning, and my young friends went to a rave last night that started at 11 pm. They wanted me to go with them,...
Ashleigh Ogilvie-Lee
May 13, 20232 min read


Blog 5 - "Ich bin ein Berliner" means "I am a donut."
Jamie's friend Leo has arrived at my hotel. Leo lives in Melbourne but is presently living in Kassel, Germany with his German girlfriend...
Ashleigh Ogilvie-Lee
May 9, 202310 min read


Blog 4 - My nightmare in Berlin!
I cannot operate the coffee machine in my new room. Many capsules have disappeared down the chute. I will wait until 6 o'clock to ring...
Ashleigh Ogilvie-Lee
May 7, 20239 min read


Blog 3 - My new hair and my three legged bag go to Checkpoint Charlie!
I woke up at 5am in my very small room where Sammie and I won't be able to pass each other at the end of the bed, so one of us will have...
Ashleigh Ogilvie-Lee
May 5, 20235 min read


Blog 2 - Mes premières victimes! My first victims!
Before I start, Mum and anyone else interested in the preservation of the English language, you must watch "Turn Every Page: The...
Ashleigh Ogilvie-Lee
May 3, 20237 min read


Blog 1 - Off to Paris, to finally learn French.
Big thank you to Charley who will post for me as he says that he would rather do that for the rest of his life than try and teach me how...
Ashleigh Ogilvie-Lee
Apr 29, 20232 min read
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