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French Leave
http://real-france.blogspot.com
Twenty years of living as an ex pat in ruralFrance among ordinary French people just trying to make a living has given me insights I would like to share with those interested in the country and its people
- Author: Helen
- Listed in: Europe Food & Drink
- Tags: france life in france living the dream rural france real estate france french life in the country
Recent Posts
The river is rising
Finally, the river shows signs of rising. It has taken what seems like weeks of rain to get it to move, but it is finally doing so, sweeping away the muck and rubbish that have accumulated against the banks during the year, and pouring over the weir ...
I wanted a wwoofer
I was green with envy. Why do I always miss out?Answer, because I don't generally know that there is anything happening that I will be missing until after it has happened and I have duly missed it.Friends in the next department are in the hospitality...
When did you last see your father, and was he French?
A French soldier serving in Afghanistan has just had the pleasure of being told that he is, in fact, French. Having always thought he was, it should have come as no surprise to him, but I imagine he greeted the news with relief all the same, since he...
Suicide on line
Never let it be said that France Telecom is unfair. Inefficient, greedy, expensive, yes, but unfair...no.It has been the objet of press speculation recently as there have been several cases of suicide by employees of the institution, suffering from s...
Sarkozy\'s season of illwill is upon us
The summer switched itself off dramatically into frosts, then rain, and now gales.....and the leaves started to fall. As did the bills.This is the time of year when I keep a bottle of whisky and a comfortable chair by the back door, for emergency aid...
Transport of delight
I have been in the UK, visiting mother....for the first time since I moved to France, she has not been well enough to visit me, so the mountain went to Mahommet, and, surprisingly, enjoyed the whole trip. I might want to lie down for a few days to re...
