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Liberté, égalité, fraternité It is Bastille Day in France: 14 July!
Liberté , égalité, fraternité Stepping outside my front door this morning, I could attend the always moving ceremony of the French citizens ...
A Spencer Tunick Installation coming to our area!
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Truffles - the Black Pearls of the Dordogne
A perfect truffle should be firm, have a good aroma and full of taste. It breathes and absorbs oxygen and rejects carbon dioxide and other ...
Welkom aan al die Suid-Afrikaanse Lesers van my blog!
Een van die groot plesiere is om te kan opkyk wie almal die blog lees, en baie gereeld is daar lesers in Suid-Afrika wat 'n bietjie tyd ...
Deadly game? French petanque player killed after struck by ball
Just when I was thinking of posting an article about petanque or boules again -- as this is the unltimate French sport for these wonderful...
Asterix vs Manga : Japanese comics conquer the heart of France
"Comic books or bandes dessinees as they are called in the French-speaking world have been a significant part of French culture since...
The Blooker Prize: And More about Blogging
I recently wrote about literary awards for bloggers and how blogging has started to emerge as a recognised form of published literature. Th...
Chateau Thibeaud-Maillet: A Pomerol of distinction: The wine for the person who knows what is best....
At the annual Lalinde wine fair last weekend, 9-10 August, there was once again a vast choice for the wine lover. Wine growers from all ove...
More Cyrano de Bergerac d'Edmond Rostand
And here is the excerpt I was going to give you, before the brash Mr Gibson so rudely interrupted! Acte 1, scène IV, "la tirade du n...
Too good not to do again -- and again... Spicy Curried Banana Soup
A while back I posted this recipe, and by popular demand, it is back! This is a recipe that is just so delicious that it comes with a warnin...
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Another successful event at the Chateau: A Literary Evening with Michael Sadler
On Friday night, 12 May, the Aquitaine Langues and Chateau Lalinde hosted another wildly successful Literary Evening -- this time, once agai...
The Giant Omelette at Haux, Gironde
Every year, for the last 26 years, on Easter Monday, a giant omelette is made -- not only to retain the title of the biggest omelette in the...
Asterix vs Manga : Japanese comics conquer the heart of France
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A Spencer Tunick Installation coming to our area!
22 April 2006 will see another of the American artist, Spencer Tunick's giant 'sculptural' installations --- this time in St Se...
Easter in France : The church bells are silent....
Anne Wipf. , the artist of this lovely rendition of the Easter Bells , writes about her work: "In the French tradition, on Tuesday be...
An almost 'empty' River Dordogne, and Surfing the Bore
This week the Dordogne river in front of the chateau dropped to an all-time low --- well, to be exact, to an all-time-since-I-arrived-here-l...
Riding the tidal bore on the Gironde! : Mascaret
It is already a year ago when I last wrote about the Dordogne/Gironde Tidal Bore, or the Mascaret, as it is known, and now the season is b ...
The Gendarmerie in all shapes and sizes?? NOOOOO!! I want my heroes to be goodlooking, please!!
Height and weight rule axed for French police , was reported in the news last week. Apparently height and weight requirements for police off...
More Cyrano de Bergerac d'Edmond Rostand
And here is the excerpt I was going to give you, before the brash Mr Gibson so rudely interrupted! Acte 1, scène IV, "la tirade du n...
Not for fainthearted : Tony Crosbie, Artist
The ruined remains of the tower of Chateau de Clerans stands large and strong and invincible. An oxymoron perhaps? But true nevertheless. T...
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Blind Frenchman fined for drunk driving
Tours by torch light of Lalinde
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Learning French: A couple of phrases a day
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Grab the Devil by his tail!
Beautiful views on the Dordogne River
Persimmons at the lovely Le Foret Hotel in Lalinde
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Deadly game? French petanque player killed after s...
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