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November 25, 2019 Family, Language, School life

Settling in to French school

As Nicholas heads off for his fourth week in school at the Ecole Paulin Nicoleau in ...more
January 15, 2019 Environment, Language, Socialising, Uncategorised, walking

Walking is child’s play

Hiking in the Pyrenees may be a serious business for the properly trained and ...more
May 7, 2018 Culture, Featured, Language, School life

Shut the door on your way out

This time a week ago, Nicholas was starting back at maternelle for four weeks – ...more
January 2, 2018 Environment, Language, Running, walking

A hill route between Laval and Quillan

Here I describe my run-walk outing with a local companion into the spectacular hills ...more
January 23, 2017 Culture, Eating and drinking, Family, Language, Living the dream, School life

In denial

After four months, the time has come for us to leave Quillan, and I am as miserable ...more
November 25, 2016 Eating and drinking, Environment, History, Language, Living, Travels

Ascending to the eagle’s nest at Queribus 

With a long weekend ahead of us, Tom and I decided to take the opportunity for a ...more
November 14, 2016 Language, Living

Sweating the little things

Considering the complexity of moving a family around the world, I’ve been ...more
October 19, 2016 Environment, Language, Socialising

Lunch under ancient olive trees

This afternoon, being a Wednesday with no school commitments, we had arranged with ...more
March 16, 2015 Culture, Language

A feast for cinephiles

One of the things we like most of all about France and the French is their enduring ...more

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