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Our blog shows snapshots of our life here in France. We hope you like it! Notre blog montre des instantanés de notre vie ici en France....
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Feb 19, 20203 min
Visit to Paris
We travelled to Paris for the day, taking an early TGV to Montparnasse. We took breakfast at 65 Odessa, a cafe in Montparnasse. As usual...
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Feb 5, 20201 min
Cup Giant Killing in Aulnay!
US Aulnay Football Club are having a successful time this season. They are doing well in the Regional Cup competition. We went with...
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Dec 22, 20192 min
Christmas Markets
We visited St Jean d'Angely for their Christmas Market. This is a one evening affair in the beautiful surroundings of the Abbey. Choirs...
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Nov 11, 20191 min
Remembrance Day
A very moving ceremony in Nere this morning. A significant part of the event is the reading of the names of the villagers lost in wars....
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Nov 7, 20191 min
Tempête Amelie
Amelie arrived and it sounded like a group of fighter jets flying over the bedroom during the night! We escaped relatively unscathed -...
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Nov 6, 20191 min
La Relais "Vevette"
Not far from us, in Les Eglises-d'Argenteuil, there is an unassuming little Bar/Restaurant/Pension - Le Relais "Vevette". On our day off...
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Oct 20, 20191 min
Octobre Rose
Julia's parents visited for a few days this week. After dropping them off at La Rochelle airport we wandered into the city to take...
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Oct 14, 20191 min
Cite du Vin
We made our first trip to the Cite Du Vin in Bordeaux. This is a fairly recent addition to the landscape of our favourite city and one we...
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Oct 2, 20191 min
Autumn Walk
Today we walked in the woods around Dampierre sur Boutonne. Thankfully the rain held off and we were able to spend a few quiet hours on...
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Sep 28, 20191 min
Last of the Autumn Bounty
There will be a few stragglers but today we collected the final crops from our plums, tomatoes, pears and peaches. Jams, chutneys and...
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Sep 14, 20191 min
Thank you to our first set of guests
We've had some fantastic feedback from our first set of guests this summer, including a full set of 10/10 on booking.com. We've really...
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Sep 5, 20191 min
Walk to Le Plomb
Many tourists in Charente Maritime visit the Isle de Re. Who can blame them? This beautiful place has wonderful towns and beaches and a...
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Aug 10, 20191 min
First Pressing!
We collected two shopping bags of apples from the garden, blagged a Youtube video and made some cider. We say "made" but it is still...
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Aug 4, 20191 min
Birthday night in a tree house....
Tony's birthday this week. His birthday treat was a visit to Andre Petit & Fils, a small cognac producer in Berneuil. A personal tour...
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Jul 10, 20191 min
Looks like we're gonna need a bigger pole....
First stage - standing on the ground Second stage - standing on the platform Third stage (tomorrow) - working off a ladder (gulp!)
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Jul 6, 20191 min
Aulnay FC's Walking Football Team
From just a few people two years ago the team has gone from strength to strength. They have played a tournament in Portugal and hosted...
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Jul 5, 20191 min
Les professeurs!
We are lucky enough to be able to support the AVF in running their intermediate English class. The AVF are a fantastic organisation set...
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Jan 1, 20191 min
Strange Chap at New Year Party
Our friends Pate and Zoe invited us to a New Year's Eve party. The theme was 'The Eighties' though Pete seems to have landed somewhere...
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