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Strangely, we have embraced our new hobby of barbequing very enthusiastically! Monsieur Peskytarian hasn’t been that keen in the past. All that has changed …
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We are living in turbo-anxious times. Understanding BEARS can help, as well as eating cake!
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Jennifer Dewar explains how she developed a three-point plan to help cope with all the regular apero and Auberge Espagnol gatherings.
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Our recent day trip to the Tarn-et-Garonne, included a stop in the village of Lauzerte, one of France’s Plus Beaux Villages.
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Sue Adams is a keen gardener and gives some useful advice. In this blog she talks about “don’t leave those leaves” and explains what can be done to turn them into a useful garden attribute.
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Jennifer recounts her visit to a healer – she was both delighted and surprised by the power of natural healing.
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Jennifer Dewar writes about the tradition of Toussaint here in France
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Mimi Beck Knudsen is getting to know the Tarn-et-Garonne bit by bit.She now has a small list of sites where she has visited and a longer list of places she plans to visit soon. Her most recent trip to this department in south west France included a stop in Moissac, a lovely city in which to spend the day.
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Bad Blood and Village Feuds – can villagers even remember what their feuds are about? Jennifer Dewar poses the question and seeks some answers.
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Having a teenaged houseguest inspires us, on one recent day, to head to La Roque Saint-Christophe, a site near Les-Eyzies in the Dordogne department.
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Yoga’s Internal Magic : Dharna Ashar explains what makes her think twice about how yoga is portrayed.
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The Mimos Festival was our excuse for our most recent trip: a visit to Périgueux. It was hot on the day of our visit, so we only saw a couple of mime-type acts. Instead, we found an ice cream shop and strolled the streets as we became reacquainted with this very pleasant city in the center of the Dordogne department.
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Sometimes we find ourselves in an inconvenient position we hadn’t planned or. When control of your life has been taken out of your hands it is at best inconvenient and at worse can result in you becoming very depressed at the new position you find yourself in. This is Kate Webber’s inspirational story of Never Give Up
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Something different from Mimi Back Knudsen this time: Saint Emilion – The Quiz
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A few ideas for some fabulous Christmas recipes from the PeskyTarian
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I first noticed the culture difference when I was walking the dog in the local village …….I was the only one. Some dogs are chained up, some are just left to wander, but it’s very rare to see a French person walking a dog in the countryside. In fact it’s rare to see a French person going for a walk, unless it’s in an organised group following an official footpath.
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May, here in SW France, is, of course, the month of les jours des fériérs and les jour des ponts. What should be a single day suddenly becomes three days of festive fun, with shops closing early, or not opening at all, and the local boulangerie running out of bread by 11 am.
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The Course Landaise is a tribute to both young men and women who dare to stand in the sight of a charging “vache”; usually a bullock or heifer that has had their horns taped.
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With the 75th anniversary of D-Day this June, many people will be focused on the heroic events that took place in Normandy. In the weeks that followed the landing of the Allied troops on France’s northern coast, fierce battles with the Nazis were fought. But the battles were not limited to Normandy. The village of Mouleydier in the Dordogne department suffered its own tragedy.
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When we first arrived in the Gers eight years ago, we were always blown away by how generous are neighbours were. What could we give back? Would an orchard solve our problems?
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A scallop shell gave the sign that Colleen Sims needed to know that she was going to walk the Camino de Santiago. This is her story
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Catherine talks about her incredible walk on the Camino de Santiago
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Now is the time of year to visit all those beautiful flower markets.
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Emma wasn’t quite as prepared as she thought when she decided she wanted chickens.
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Rosemary lives near Nogaro in the Gers and explains about the Course Landaise – as well as her favourite Tex-Mex recipe using local magret de canard.
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Emma takes a look at how her wardrobe has changed since her move to France – and how she is still hanging onto favourite items.
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Published author, Catherine Finch, has taken inspiration from local towns, villages and scenes. She tells us how her writing has evolved now that she lives in France.
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Macular Degeneration can be seriously debilitating but France can help.
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Winter, spring and summer – when do your shutters open and close?
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A look at one of France’s traditions – the seasonal agenda
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A trip to the local farm shop reminds Emma why she is here in France
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Our Pesky Tarian is finding out where and when to eat out
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Jennifer Dewar explains how she came to the realisation that time really is on your side here in South West France
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Cahuzac in the Lot-in-Garonne is a surprisingly pretty little village
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Finding a filled in well leads to an excavation full of surprises.`
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This is a straightforward, honest account of my breast cancer diagnosis, treatment and ongoing care here in France. I hope it helps others to know what happens, to know that they are in safe hands and, most importantly, to trust and believe in the specialists that are treating them.
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On the boat coming over to France, right in the middle of the sea, I felt my first wave of doubt about our move rolling over me. What if we couldn’t find anything to eat in deepest Gers?
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As you crawl into bed, thump your pillow to make the perfect little cave for your head to rest in, pull the covers up tight under your chin, and let go of that big sigh that indicates the day is finished, how do you look back on the waking hours you just experienced? How do you measure the quality of your day?
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It’s nearly prune harvest time again, and in the Lot-et-Garonne, this is serious business! France averages 40,000 tons of prunes each year, with nearly all coming from the Agen area.
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When we first bought our house, as well as having a huge renovation project on our hands, there was also the land – tough weeds and a large part covered in brambles. Someone mentioned goats as being a great solution to our problem – maybe it was a joke….one of the drawbacks of living in a foreign language.
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Tourism promoters call Brantôme “The Venice of Périgord,” a moniker attributed to French president Raymond Poincaré, who visited the village in 1913. And while I wouldn’t go quite that far, this lovely village, 25km north of Périgueux, is one of the most beautiful villages in the region.
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How do you prefer your castles — medieval or Renaissance? Visitors to Bourdeilles in the Dordogne don’t have to choose.
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This is France and there are treatments that you won’t necessarily find down at the corner surgery in rural England. When I had shingles, the doctor prescribed a visit to a faith healer! Before you ask, no, this was not covered by the health system!
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So you’ve achieved your long-held dream, retired or semi-retired and moved to France. So here you are, living the life of Riley. Or are you? And if not, why not?
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Converting to a waste-free life doesn’t happen overnight and so should you. I think that if you try to do something life-changing overnight then it probably won’t last so, lots of small changes are needed to ‘shake your world’.
