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…
Saturday 1st December Arrrgggghhhh! It’s December! How did that happen? I’m sure that last Christmas was only a few weeks ago! I finally had my hair cut a little last week as I was beginning…
Saturday 6th October October has arrived in a volley of flash storms and heavy rain – still warm and sunny much of the time, but a morning sun against a clear blue sky lulls you…
Sunday September 2nd Wow! September has arrived in a flurry of sunshine, with a fanfare of summer still to come. It really is one of the most lovely months of the year in the PO…