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My cat garden helpers
I don’t know what it is about me and gardening but all the animals seem to find it fascinating. If the chickens are in the …
The French are never wrong – this can be very taxing
When I bought my house in France it came with a couple of outbuildings that had no windows or doors and were missing walls on …
All French men are rude
“Well we’ve all heard it or read it somewhere haven’t we? “The French are so rude – and arrogant!” My husband said this many …
The perils of not speaking French and Churchill the pinscher
After we got Winston the cat and decided that I really like cats and my other half Mark really likes dogs we decided that one …
My cat Winston
I’ve got three French cats or rather lodgers. All three of them, Winston, ‘Enry Cooper and Loulou are ex-strays who now think they are the …
Eaglet the confused chicken
When we moved to France I hankered after keeping chickens for eggs. After a couple of years which were spent prioritising work on the house …
Parterre gardens
Originating in France in the 16th century – parterre is a formal garden style consisting of planting beds, edged in stone or a single species …
Le Festival des Soupes et des Pains (The Soup and Bread Festival) Montreuil-sur-Mer
It was the last Sunday in October and the clocks had gone back making us feel refreshed, and as we had time on our hands …
Le Touquet Christmas lights
Feeling a bit festive the week before Christmas, the team from The Good Life France took its own advice and visited Le Touquet to see …
Growing garlic in France
The French word for garlic is ail and its well known that the French are partial to a clove or two, particularly in the south of …