Peter Scott
@dwpete.bsky.social
Former herder of information and global fixer of broken stuff
Living legally in France with my kiwi wife. Don’t call me an expat, I’m a Brexit refugee.
Nuclear chemist, copy writer, provider of nuts to Secret Squirrels.
Living legally in France with my kiwi wife. Don’t call me an expat, I’m a Brexit refugee.
Nuclear chemist, copy writer, provider of nuts to Secret Squirrels.
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Peter Scott
@dwpete.bsky.social
· Jun 13
A small pinned biography - more will be threaded as my muse dictates.
1) here's me as a toddler standing on the steps of my childhood home.
Well actually a college building where my parents lived and worked. It was a different kind of childhood being raised on campus
1) here's me as a toddler standing on the steps of my childhood home.
Well actually a college building where my parents lived and worked. It was a different kind of childhood being raised on campus
Blue goats cheese and stollen bites.
Well I just did
Well I just did
November 11, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Blue goats cheese and stollen bites.
Well I just did
Well I just did
OH gets wrong end of stick in French lesson about hairstyle names
Queue de cheval is not the same as Le cul du cheval
Queue de cheval is not the same as Le cul du cheval
November 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
OH gets wrong end of stick in French lesson about hairstyle names
Queue de cheval is not the same as Le cul du cheval
Queue de cheval is not the same as Le cul du cheval
Armistice ceremony in the village followed by a drink with the mayor.
I do wish he didn’t mention me in his address as “friends from across the channel”
Also I must not accept the glass of fizz as it is exceptionally sweet. But that is the way at these events
I do wish he didn’t mention me in his address as “friends from across the channel”
Also I must not accept the glass of fizz as it is exceptionally sweet. But that is the way at these events
November 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Armistice ceremony in the village followed by a drink with the mayor.
I do wish he didn’t mention me in his address as “friends from across the channel”
Also I must not accept the glass of fizz as it is exceptionally sweet. But that is the way at these events
I do wish he didn’t mention me in his address as “friends from across the channel”
Also I must not accept the glass of fizz as it is exceptionally sweet. But that is the way at these events
Oppps
Just binged watched Slow Horses with a break for Only Connect
Just binged watched Slow Horses with a break for Only Connect
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Oppps
Just binged watched Slow Horses with a break for Only Connect
Just binged watched Slow Horses with a break for Only Connect
OH had a medical appointment in Poitiers this morning so swung by nearby St Benoit and its small food market.
November 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
OH had a medical appointment in Poitiers this morning so swung by nearby St Benoit and its small food market.
Cherry and Mint After Eights
WTAF?
The world is ending
WTAF?
The world is ending
November 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Cherry and Mint After Eights
WTAF?
The world is ending
WTAF?
The world is ending
Local bar resto has a special menu for the France South Africa rugby match
Rougail saucisse
Rougail saucisse
November 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Local bar resto has a special menu for the France South Africa rugby match
Rougail saucisse
Rougail saucisse
Woohoo
Devis for car repair has arrived
Hopefully I can train down to Bordeaux next week to collect the car
But this France, anything can happen
Devis for car repair has arrived
Hopefully I can train down to Bordeaux next week to collect the car
But this France, anything can happen
November 6, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Woohoo
Devis for car repair has arrived
Hopefully I can train down to Bordeaux next week to collect the car
But this France, anything can happen
Devis for car repair has arrived
Hopefully I can train down to Bordeaux next week to collect the car
But this France, anything can happen
Yesterday it was a family of wild boar by my house today a family of roe deer
November 5, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Yesterday it was a family of wild boar by my house today a family of roe deer
The remorseful dog occupies the wrong sofa. She has two sofas in that room
November 5, 2025 at 11:07 AM
The remorseful dog occupies the wrong sofa. She has two sofas in that room
When you tie a knot in the antipodes anniversaries stretch a bit
My 5 November fireworks started on what may be to Europeans the 4
My 5 November fireworks started on what may be to Europeans the 4
November 4, 2025 at 9:04 PM
When you tie a knot in the antipodes anniversaries stretch a bit
My 5 November fireworks started on what may be to Europeans the 4
My 5 November fireworks started on what may be to Europeans the 4
Sanglier family crossing the road from the wood to field next to my house
November 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Sanglier family crossing the road from the wood to field next to my house
No fibre install today
It seems the telco neglected to ask my neighbours if they minded three telephone poles be put in outside their house. Seems they did
Now waiting a month or two for a trench to be dug to install ductwork
It seems the telco neglected to ask my neighbours if they minded three telephone poles be put in outside their house. Seems they did
Now waiting a month or two for a trench to be dug to install ductwork
November 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
No fibre install today
It seems the telco neglected to ask my neighbours if they minded three telephone poles be put in outside their house. Seems they did
Now waiting a month or two for a trench to be dug to install ductwork
It seems the telco neglected to ask my neighbours if they minded three telephone poles be put in outside their house. Seems they did
Now waiting a month or two for a trench to be dug to install ductwork
The Apple voicemail transcription prize goes to this
The actual message (in my translation from French) was “its the Orange technician, I’ll install your fibre at 12h30”
The actual message (in my translation from French) was “its the Orange technician, I’ll install your fibre at 12h30”
November 4, 2025 at 10:43 AM
The Apple voicemail transcription prize goes to this
The actual message (in my translation from French) was “its the Orange technician, I’ll install your fibre at 12h30”
The actual message (in my translation from French) was “its the Orange technician, I’ll install your fibre at 12h30”
OH arrange the post ceremony reception in a chocolate cafe
We had doggie bags of chocolate to take on honeymoon
We had doggie bags of chocolate to take on honeymoon
November 3, 2025 at 9:44 PM
OH arrange the post ceremony reception in a chocolate cafe
We had doggie bags of chocolate to take on honeymoon
We had doggie bags of chocolate to take on honeymoon
OH and I have a clutch of anniversaries coming up over the next few months: first met, first date, first holiday, first house, civil union, conversion of CU to marriage (madam Haka says conversions happen after tries)
November 3, 2025 at 9:33 PM
OH and I have a clutch of anniversaries coming up over the next few months: first met, first date, first holiday, first house, civil union, conversion of CU to marriage (madam Haka says conversions happen after tries)
Friends in France will understand, global friend will say « what? »
Rang garage where my broken car was sent. Asked about progress. « We might look next week »
Rang garage where my broken car was sent. Asked about progress. « We might look next week »
November 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Friends in France will understand, global friend will say « what? »
Rang garage where my broken car was sent. Asked about progress. « We might look next week »
Rang garage where my broken car was sent. Asked about progress. « We might look next week »
The saga of the voiture en panne continues
Today I transitioned from La voiture to les voitures as my OH’s car has a wheel bearing on the way out
So down to leclerc for an 8€ a day C5 Aircross with 2k on the clock. Quite nice
Today I transitioned from La voiture to les voitures as my OH’s car has a wheel bearing on the way out
So down to leclerc for an 8€ a day C5 Aircross with 2k on the clock. Quite nice
November 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The saga of the voiture en panne continues
Today I transitioned from La voiture to les voitures as my OH’s car has a wheel bearing on the way out
So down to leclerc for an 8€ a day C5 Aircross with 2k on the clock. Quite nice
Today I transitioned from La voiture to les voitures as my OH’s car has a wheel bearing on the way out
So down to leclerc for an 8€ a day C5 Aircross with 2k on the clock. Quite nice
I’ll buy these again. If I can find them
November 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I’ll buy these again. If I can find them
Popped into town to see a heaving throng of trick or treaters
Rural living has benefits
Rural living has benefits
October 31, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Popped into town to see a heaving throng of trick or treaters
Rural living has benefits
Rural living has benefits
OK, TV streaming app.
It would really help if your replay episodes function ordered by season/episode number and not alphabetically by episode titles
It would really help if your replay episodes function ordered by season/episode number and not alphabetically by episode titles
October 31, 2025 at 9:56 PM
OK, TV streaming app.
It would really help if your replay episodes function ordered by season/episode number and not alphabetically by episode titles
It would really help if your replay episodes function ordered by season/episode number and not alphabetically by episode titles
Today I’m comfort eating stollen
October 30, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Today I’m comfort eating stollen
Venice, where the streets are paved in water
October 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Venice, where the streets are paved in water