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Hedges, flea markets, radio, Tour de France, My French Life
Last week my French life went by in a whirl which seemed to mirror the actions of 219 famous cyclists who came through town. On …
The Tour de France Circus Comes to a Small Rural French Town
The Tour de France circus comes to town: I am not sure that life will ever be the same again in the little French town …
Why do the French love McDonalds?
In the country that invented haute cuisine – just why are they so-Mcdo-pro?! News of a peoples’ march in favour of opening a McDonalds restaurant …
The second hand book market in Lille
In the heart of the old town of Lille, the capital of Nord-Pas de Calais, on the edge of the beautiful Grand Place, stands an …
Chicken Beauty Contests in France
I recently wrote an article for a poultry magazine – it was about how I came to France to live the good life. This involved …
The only Brits in the village
My Neighbour Jean-Claude often tells me the rest of the village thinks we are crazy to be doing so much renovation to this old farm …
Hydrangea thieves strike in the heart of rural France
There was an urgent knocking on my front door one day this week. I know it was urgent because, living in the middle of nowhere …
French Sulky Tart
For 25 years Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne in Corrèze has held a famous strawberry festival featuring the biggest strawberry tart in the world… It’s an event in which …
Traditional French dishes of yesteryear – pork with teeth and toenails
In which I visit a very traditional pork restaurant and consider the old French ways of eating meat complete with teeth and toenails… One of …
Gloria the goose walks again
I’ve had a really bad run of luck lately with my birds. I have chickens, ducks and geese and they are pets. Like many expats …