Yes, it is still only the beginning of automne, but the smell of wood smoke is in the air and so is our hankering for a good old stew.
Book Club: What can you say when a bright and beautiful little girl loses the battle against that most treacherous of enemies – cancer? How do you find the words? ‘Alice et les Petits Guerriers’ is a sensitive and thought provoking book written by her Dad, Olivier, charting her struggle – and that of her family in Argelès – on this tragic journey.
In 1943, when the Gestapo came to Prades , Jean-Michel’s father was fighting with the Resistance and frequently absent.
Suzanne Dunaway LOVES to cook. Some might say she LIVES to cook. Having cooked, written and painted around the world, here she shares her PO-inspired recipes in this weekly blog.
The maquis was one of various forms of Resistance in France’s fight against the German Occupation and the Vichy regime during the Second World War.
During World War II the majority of RAF Evaders made their escape or passed through France on their way from Germany and Occupied countries, heading for the coasts in an attempt to return to England.
There are still lovely tomatoes in the markets in this part of the world. We are so lucky to live in the Pyrénées-Orientales!
Perpignan was elected ‘Capital de la Sardana 2019’ and takes this honour very seriously.
The poppy is a powerful and iconic symbol of remembrance in England, but did you know that the French have an equivalent, ‘Le Bleuet de France’, their own poignant reminder of the First World War?
The word ‘terrorist’ actually sprung up around 1795 during the French Revolution.