Look out for Laurent, Hilde and the saffron stall on….. – 29th November – foire au gras de Cabestany – 6th December – marché de noel de Serralongue – 12th December – marché…

This is the second instalment of the history of our farmhouse home in the hills above Ceret.

I was very lucky to meet Jaume Bertran. My french teacher also works as a carer. When she arrived to give me my french lesson recently she remarked that she had a new client and that he had told her that he knew Mas Pallagourdi very well. When she pressed him for more details he told her that he had lived at our house as a child. It was this, in fact, that spurred me on to discover more about the history of our house, and I asked her to set up a meeting.

  DONKEY DAYS with With Katja Willemsen   What do you give someone who has everything for their 50th birthday? A day out with donkeys of course. There is no age limit to falling in…

Musiques et Voix en Pays Catalan 14th March, Thuir, 8.30pm in the Théâtre des Aspres ‘La petite flute enchantée’ an adaption of Mozart’s ‘The Magic flute’ in costume, especially to delight children and  adults. Tickets:…