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June 15, 2014 Culture

World cup football in Place de la Republique

We have a TV but very limited range of channels, so cannot watch the football at ...more
June 14, 2014 Culture

At the movies in Quillan

Quillan has a cinema: Le Familia, two minutes along the Grand Rue from our apartment. ...more
June 2, 2014 Culture, Eating and drinking, Socialising

Ladies (and gentlemen) who lunch

While in France we are becoming accustomed to the rhythm of French life. Slotting ...more
May 31, 2014 Culture, Eating and drinking, Running, Travels

Regional specialties

While visiting the Bordeaux region for the Marathon de Sauternes, we are staying in a ...more
May 25, 2014 Culture, Environment, Travels

There’s a welcome in the hillsides

When Ollie and Tom are at school, Stephen and I pop Nicholas in his car seat and ...more
May 25, 2014 Culture, Travels

Catastrophically creepy caves

On my day off (Wednesday) we went to the Niaux caves. Tom and I mucking about at the ...more

Fete des meres

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Sunday 25 May is Mothers’ Day in France and it did not go unmarked in this household. Continue reading Fete des meres →

May 25, 2014Culture, Living the dream, School lifeparallellives
May 13, 2014 Culture, Eating and drinking

The mundane pleasures of daily life

It’s incredibly dull to get excited about groceries, but there are many things ...more
May 12, 2014 Culture

Le Carnaval de Quillan

There’s something about cold, deprived areas that attracts the carnival. If ...more

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