AND HERE IS THE NEWS…. a weekly update of the local news With Caroline Hill Horse rescued by Fireman – A heart-warming story to start the month with. A horse got trapped in…
Sunday 10th February 2013 – Lesquerde Foire de la truffe – Truffle festival For the seventeenth year running, Lesquerde hosts the Foire de la Truffe, which traditionally takes place on the second Sunday…
Boules, Baldies and Bermuda Shorts? Basil Howitt was enthralled by the eccentricities and fanaticism of pétanque players. Une partie de pétanque Une partie de pétanque A game of pétanque Ça fait plaisir Is so much…
2011 Gastronomic tour of the P-O Taking a lead from fellow restaurant reviewer, John Fairclough, John Frazer-Robinson selects a few of his local favourites…. St Cyprien The Ascoli The Ascoli at St Cyprien is…
by Marian Thornley I read a very interesting article in a UK newspaper recently, entitled “What your gut is telling you”. The article explained the growing recognition of the stomach as the “second brain” –…
SUNDAY 4TH MARCH Today has turned quite windy, ’tho dry and sunny but yesterday was yet another in a long line of beautiful days in the P-O and my last day of stuffing my face…
by Marion Thornley At our monthly Mantra and Meditation meeting on Tuesday afternoon, after chanting the traditional Salute to the Sun, and before starting our meditation, we chatted about the reasons why people learn Vedic…
Friday 3rd February Aie! Ca caille, ça pèle…. It is decidedly chilly at the moment – well into the minuses I am told, although here in my toasty office, I can’t feel a thing. It’s dry and…
Darling, we’re The Young Ones! by John Frazer-Robinson In this first of a two part article, John Frazer-Robinson catches up with some of the younger expats in the PO and finds that even though they…
with Marion Thornley With the start of a new year, I always try to formulate a few resolutions to try something new in the coming year. This year I spent some time simply mulling over…