les Davey de France

and it might even be navy blue. The problem is that often delivery firms refuse to deliver to people who live in apartment blocks in France. Well they don't refuse to deliver, but instead they take your delivery to a Post-Office or other delivery point and claim you were out when they called. You were not out. They did not call. But still you can do nothing. You want your delivery. You go and get it. That's one... hang on, my mobile's ringing... Would you believe it, it's the man from DHL saying he'll be here "een feefteen meeneets" ! My passport is maroon, but has no EU symbol.

For so many things we have to wait and see. I had believed that once we lost our status as EU citizens we would be forced to exchange our driving licences in order to continue driving in France. It now transpires that the French government has decreed that since the driving licence service is already saturated, and since a sudden influx of UK driving licence exchanges is the last thing anyone needs, UK driving licences can not be exchanged and must not be exchanged until they expire, or the photocard expires, or you commit an offence which incurs a penalty on your licence. Which means that post-Brexit I'll still be able to drive!

The impending zombie apocalypse hard Brexit means that our current residency permits will need to be replaced as we will no longer be European citizens. European citizens don't need permits, but they can get one free if they want. Non-European citizens need permits and they cost 119 Euros. The French government has helpfully set up a website in French and in English where we can apply online for the new style cards. People who don't currently have permits can also use the site. So there we are. It's all done. We'll be told when we have to pay our money and go to collect our cards.