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Winterising your Swimming Pool

Kate 05/11/2026 1 Comment

Winterising your swimming pool properly is likely to make it easier to open, protect from frost damage and prevent green water.

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First World War Memorials in the Pyrénées-Orientales | Violet & Maillol

Kate 05/11/2026 2 Comments

Take a moment to visit or revisit some of the P-O villages and some of the fascinating war and anti war memorials around the region.

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Remembrance Day 11 November: Why We Wear the Poppy

Kate 04/11/2026 0 Comments

This year we take the time once again to thank all those ordinary men and women who went on to do extraordinary things 100 years ago – and then again just 20 years later.

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The Unknown Soldier (Le Soldat Inconnu)

Kate 04/11/2026 0 Comments

How was the unknown soldier chosen?

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Le Bleuet de France: The French Poppy Explained

Kate 04/11/2026 0 Comments

France’s poignant reminder of the First World War

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Origins of bonfire

Kate 04/11/2026 2 Comments

It would be understandable to assume that the word ‘bonfire’ comes from a mix of French and English……

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Villefranche-de-Conflent Circular Walk

Kate 03/11/2026 1 Comment

Wonderful walk with views of Le Massif de Canigou. Very interesting industrial and cultural heritage.

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Le Petomane: entertain me from a distance please

Kate 02/11/2026 2 Comments

His stage name of Le Petomane (loosely translated as “the farter”) rather gives it away!

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Test Your French with Victor Hugo | Après la bataille

Laura McLellan 02/11/2026 0 Comments

Learning French through poetry – and a lesson in compassion

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Entente Cordiale, Vernet-les-Bains

Kate 02/11/2026 0 Comments

If you go to Vernet-les-Bains, look out for the ‘Entente Cordiale’ monument next to the  mairie,  the only one of its kind in France.

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