Admin Silence is Golden « Le silence de l’administration vaut accord » In order to lighten the burden of French admin (which has a bit of a reputation for being over the top), a recent…
Bill was anxious to fence the land so that we could have animals. After all, this was one of the main reasons for us moving to France and buying a place with six acres. The vague wave of the arm and words of the previous owner, “it’s over there somewhere” had not really helped to clarify where the boundary actually was. And we were far too scared to ask the neighbours who had been watching our every move through binoculars.
Cheap Train Travel this Summer If you’re going to be travelling by train this summer, now is the time to buy your tickets as SNCF propose thousands of cut price rail tickets for July…
A Piano in the Pyrenees by Tony Hawks Reviewed by Polly Cannie Fans of irreverent quiz shows such as Have I Got News for You and Never Mind the Buzzcocks will recognise Tony Hawks as…
Watch out for a documentary, released last October 2015, dedicated entirely to the Canigou! Entitled «Renaissance», this one hour long documentary produced by perpignanais Olivier Moulaïwill, follows two archaeologists who cross the Pyrénées to try and uncover…
As arranged, the workers from the Mairie turned up in not one but two lorries.
With a great deal of good humour they sorted the rubbish into different recyclable materials, loaded up their vehicles, swept the lawn and bid us goodbye. All that without asking for a penny (more humble pie for hubby).
Bunyetes d’amour (or Chocolate marzipan love cakes!) NOT QUITE SURE WHAT THESE HAVE TO DO WITH THE ORIGINAL CATALAN BUNYETES….. BUT THEY SOUND DELICIOUS! 20 minutes + 15 minutes in the oven + 30…
Espace des Art, Le Boulou. Opening night – Friday 19th February 2016 from 18h Dorothy Wedderburn was born in Northern Nigeria, and grew up surrounded by a rich mixture of space, colours, patterns and textures providing…
Evelyne de Wangen is a very talented lady. She is an artist, potter, interior designer landscape gardener, builder, plumber, electrician, cute cushion creator, chic clothing designer, jewellery and furniture maker and restorer….in fact she is…
Applying for planning Permission in France Thinking of extending, renovating, installing a pool, building a garage? If you have already run the French bureaucracy gauntlet, it will come as no surprise to you to…