The arrival of spring is a great motivation to get out the paint brush or saw….and get DIY-ing, but do you know what to ask for when you realise at the last minute that you are missing that ‘absolutely-can’t-finish-the-job-without’ screw, nail or spanner?
A useful site to help with understanding French rules and regulations
Did you know that holders of the the credit card-format identity card (CNIe) can register their carte Vitale on their phone?
Suzanne’s spinach balls … Nutmeg Spinach Balls for aperos or side dish
A delightful circuit of 10.5 kilometres which takes about 3hrs 45mins and includes 250 metres of ascent. The official tourist guide book says it takes 2 hours 40 mins – unfortunately we are past the age of fell running!
The ’11th choc’, is an elite parachute unit roughly equivalent to the British Special Air Service (SAS).
Efficiency, musicality, and a bit of showmanship all rolled into one.
Suzanne’s spinach balls … Nutmeg Spinach Balls for aperos or side dish
A rather suitable rainy weather joke. Well, it made me laugh!
The clever network of signal towers (tours à signaux) that you see on the high mountain tops around the region date back to the 13th century. They were originally set up by the Rois de Majorque as a defence system to protect the Roussillon from invaders and to enable the passing of information around the region, using fire and smoke signals.