One of the greatest things about winter is that the life of the animals and birds of the mountains is much easier to see and understand thanks to the snow.
French cold vocabulary. We can’t make you better, but we can help you to moan about it more efficiently in French! Remettez-vous vite!
The time to start getting your pool ready for next season is NOW!
Le Chat is an erotic poem from this fascinating collection comparing the cat to a woman.
Winter in the Pyrénées-Orientales. Autumn may be behind us, spring may be up ahead….but winter has much to praise here in the Pyrénées-Orientales.
Many dry, sunny days, and yes, cloud, wind and rain too, but there aren’t that many so take those as duvet days,
A winter Tramontane might make your eyes run and your nose stream, and even freeze the oranges and lemons on your trees – but what’s not to like about snow-capped Canigou, cloudless blue skies and crystal clear views? And even if the towns and villages go a little quiet over the winter months, there’s still loads going on in the P-O…naturally! Possibly right outside your window.
Where better to lie on your back and watch the stars?
FRENCH POEMS La Cigale et la Fourmi with Gill Storey Autumn is over, winter is now well underway. The grapes have been gathered and the villages are redolent with the smell of crushed grapes –…
I have been impressed by the difference in the styles and tastes of the vinegars available from the Vallespir vineyards. The latest addition to my collection of single estate vinegars is from Treloar Vineyards, which nestles into the base of Mount Canigou. It is wonderfully sweet yet savoury.
The P-O might not be able to boast exciting animals like wolves, lynx or bears but, like the rest of the Pyrenees, it has several interesting ruminants…