Meet the people who live and work in the PO We talk of sea and mountain, sardanes and music, art, wine, exhibitions, street processions, blue skies and sunshine, dancing and singing – but…
Gently into Retirement – the search begins – January to April 2006 After discarding the Christmas lists, the wish lists for our French house (yes, it would most definitely be a house) took over in…
Bottling Wine by Jonathan Hesford People don’t realise the amount of thought and work that goes on behind putting wine into a bottle. Here’s an overview of the process at Domaine Treloar, but it applies…
The Way Forward into life! Meet Polly and Steve Cannie, the recent proud owners of a home in Céret. Follow their joys, trials and tribulations as they take you through their own story of…
Améliorez votre Anglais 6 [(Tongue twister – répetez rapidement Fat frogs flying past fast)] 1. Remplissez les blancs avec une couleur pour compléter les expressions suivantes. 1. —– herring – une diversion 2. to catch…
Tuesday 1st May} I have tried SO hard to be sophisticated and subtle! Moving to France, to a region of wild and unbridled beauty, of culture and tradition, has done nothing whatsoever to ‘culturize’ me…
Tongue twister (virelangue) (Répétez trois fois) Red lorry, yellow lorry, red lorry, yellow lorry Bad Joke What do you call a fish with no eyes? A fsh. Riddle What goes around the world but stays…
Test your French 8 Généralement, les gens qui savant peu parlent beacoup, et les gens qui savant beaucoup parlent peu. Generally speaking, the people who know little speak a lot and the people…
Friday 2nd March I heralded March in yesterday by nearly choking to death on a fly! Yes, I know it sounds a bit far fetched but if you don’t believe me, ask Olivier, Bisou or…
Tongue twister Répetez cinq fois ! She sells sea shells on the sea shore ( elle vend des coquilles au bord de la mer ) Pouvez-vous trouver les 15 erreurs qui se cachent dans ce…