by Marion Thornley As women in the modern world, we often bear the brunt of much of its suffering. That is not to say that men never suffer or that women are morally superior,…
Playing around in Languedoc Roussillonby George Buchan courtesy of John Frazer-Robinson As a generalisation, the courses I tried in May 2005 were in excellent condition, particularly the greens which were almost always true and…
2 Yoga for health 2 3 by Marion Thornley 3 TIPS FOR A HEALTHY BREATH To conclude this brief series of articles about stress and better breathing, I would like to give a few simple…
2 Jean Paul Azaïs: Alchemy in the Aspres 2 3 by Ellen Hall 3 The drive up the D615 from Ceret to Llauro affords views of the green Albères. As you enter Les Aspres, the…
Friday 1st May Well, it’s May 1st (rabbits rabbits rabbits) and it’s raining with a chilly wind thrown in for good measure! Don’t care don’t care don’t care! The whole world has turned emerald green…
Tuesday 30th December (not quite a January 2009 mumble but nearly!!!) Another Christmas has come and gone. All the preparations that were made have now all faded away and only the memories and a few…
Friday 7th November Only just realised that it is November! Have just been into Céret with Olivier. He made me hang my head out of the front window like the dog (who had her head…
New French Driving licences The old pink paper driving licence is to be replaced over several years, starting in 2013 by a new ‘credit card’ style digital licence. New licences will have a photo which…
2 Fred Herbert – The play’s the thing 2 3 by Ellen Hall 3 In his big floppy “great writer’s hat” Fred Herbert has the scruffy, frenzied look of the mad, but irresistible drama teacher…
Sunday 1st June It has rained…..and rained…..and rained……..and is still raining! In general I don’t mind a drop of rain or two. It waters the land and gives me a good excuse to spend the…