The affair between the elegant girl from Tallinn and Estonian Eric had, unsurprisingly, come to naught and the love-less, opera-singing soldier man continued to appear at odd intervals at Arthur and Jo’s house to dig out the odd tree root or two.

Do you know of anything going on in the P-O that would be useful for others to know? Events, shows, new laws or rules, roadworks and roads closed, traffic bottlenecks to avoid, scams and villains…

Along with the usual seasonal flu, a  ‘gastro’ epidemic (gastroenteritis) appears to be making an early and uninvited round of France. It’s usually caused by a bacterial or viral tummy bug. This nasty little bug,…

On the odd occasions that we rented the whole of Mas Pallagourdi out to holidaymakers, hubby and I retreated to the yurt in our little woodland. This was a lovely place to be in mid-summer as the oaks afforded plentiful shade, we fell asleep to the sound of owls hooting and woke to a chorus of birdsong and light filtering through the canvas.

18th - 30 October 2016 - Capeletta gallery, Céret ‘Painting helps me breath. I can be found in my workshop every single day.’ “In this tough region of the Mediterranean I feel at home. The rules…

Pepper the robot welcomes visitors at CMultiserve

The founder and CEO of CMultiserve in Le Soler has invested €28,000 in a robot called Pepper who is there to amuse customers when the receptionist is busy on the phone.

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