Drop in for a natter about anything French related.
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Last post by Hotrodder
Fri May 12, 2023 9:34 am
Chasse : another innocent victim
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Liz »
Sat Feb 19, 2022 9:53 pm
When is it going to stop?
Today's report is of a 25 year old woman walking on a footpath shot dead by a 17 year old female out hunting sanglier....
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Last post by niemeyjt
Mon Oct 17, 2022 5:20 pm
Fuel refinery strikes .... and more
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Bayleaf »
Sat Oct 15, 2022 8:28 am
This seems to be hitting further North at the moment. Haven't needed fuel for a couple of weeks, so don't know the situation locally.
Anyone having...
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Last post by Nomoss
Mon Oct 17, 2022 4:48 pm
Invitedto dinner - what to take?
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demi »
Mon Oct 03, 2022 3:38 pm
I have been invited to dinner by a friend of a friend (French) who wants to meet me & for me to meet a few people, which is very kind of her.
What...
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Last post by Sparkle
Tue Oct 04, 2022 3:48 pm
We've signed a Compromis
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Lori »
Wed Sep 28, 2022 2:00 pm
We're back from our exploring trip. We saw many homes in the region around Brive. You can most certainly get a lot more for your money there than...
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Last post by Lori
Sun Oct 02, 2022 7:27 pm
St. Vincent
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ajm »
Tue Sep 27, 2022 7:56 pm
Today is his saints day - the patron saint of wine makers. I'll drink to that --- cheers!!
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Last post by Sparkle
Wed Sep 28, 2022 12:24 pm
A Happy Ending
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Nomoss »
Mon Sep 26, 2022 2:20 pm
A fine show of efficiency:
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Last post by Spectrum
Tue Sep 27, 2022 9:06 am
Red Bull Soap Box racing - Toulouse
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Bayleaf »
Sun Sep 18, 2022 7:57 am
Any fans of this nutty, total chaos, but hilarious spectacle? They're in Toulouse today, starting at 2pm. Such fun! Hoping daughter will get some...
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Last post by rabbit
Sun Sep 18, 2022 11:39 am
AI hunting out undeclared pools in France
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Bayleaf »
Tue Aug 30, 2022 7:30 am
The discovery of thousands of undeclared private swimming pools in France has provided an unexpected windfall for French tax authorities.
They have...
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Last post by Spectrum
Wed Aug 31, 2022 7:42 am
EU faces awful winters
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Polly »
Mon Aug 29, 2022 2:31 pm
Very worrying state of energy in EU. To those who have energy sources other than the grid - well done!
EU faces awful winters without gas cap -...
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Last post by Hotrodder
Tue Aug 30, 2022 5:55 pm
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Last post by Hotrodder
Tue Aug 30, 2022 5:44 pm
Brive-la-Gaillarde
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Lori »
Mon Aug 29, 2022 2:37 pm
So, in our on going house hunting quest, we are heading to Brive-la-Gaillarde. Yep, a good ways away from the Vaucluse. We have a list of around 25...
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Last post by Lori
Tue Aug 30, 2022 4:23 pm
Where Have All The Flowers Gone?
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Sparkle »
Mon Aug 29, 2022 9:17 am
A couple of weeks back I noticed that all of the flower boxes and tubs that hang on the fence around the church in our village had disappeared. I...
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Last post by Sparkle
Tue Aug 30, 2022 11:07 am
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Last post by Blaze
Mon Aug 29, 2022 5:04 pm
Grues
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Stinky »
Fri Feb 18, 2022 8:07 pm
Woohoo!
First flight of returning Grues half an hour ago down here in Correze.
Happy children calling and laughing in the darkness.
Back from...
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Last post by Blaze
Mon Aug 29, 2022 4:43 pm
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Last post by MAD87
Thu Aug 25, 2022 7:59 am
Sécheresse 2022
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Bayleaf »
Mon Jul 25, 2022 8:16 am
Hardly surprising, but time to get super economic with mains water usage. Even our source of spring water has greatly reduced, but never let us down...
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Last post by niemeyjt
Tue Aug 23, 2022 9:45 am
Voting for expats / immigrants
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niemeyjt »
Mon Aug 15, 2022 1:28 pm
It looks like a new law to allow voting for non-French in Municipals is being proposed
Sacha Houlié veut un droit de vote aux municipales pour tous...
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Last post by DominicBest
Tue Aug 16, 2022 1:38 pm
Limoges
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Lori »
Sat Aug 13, 2022 11:50 am
I decided to look around a lot of different regions to see what 300,000€ would buy house-wise as within around 2 hours of where we are, it gets you...
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Last post by Lori
Tue Aug 16, 2022 12:21 pm
Supermoon tonight
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manonthemoon2 »
Thu Aug 11, 2022 8:22 pm
In case you didn't know, get some good snaps if you can.
Look forward to seeing them 😁
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Last post by Hotrodder
Mon Aug 15, 2022 9:57 pm
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Last post by Loup-garou
Sat Aug 13, 2022 8:55 am
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Last post by Loup-garou
Wed Aug 10, 2022 9:15 am
Neighbours with a gite
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manonthemoon2 »
Mon Aug 08, 2022 11:04 pm
Our neighbours directly opposite us have a gite.
They're usually booked up from early June to September. They park their cars directly opposite our...
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Last post by Blaze
Tue Aug 09, 2022 12:57 pm
How much?
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L Austin France »
Thu Aug 04, 2022 6:31 pm
My newish 4 year old Stihl chainsaw which was running fine when I sharpened the chain & put it away a few weeks ago refused to start on Tuesday.
I...
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Last post by hughnique
Mon Aug 08, 2022 10:44 am
Another canicule 🙄
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manonthemoon2 »
Mon Aug 01, 2022 10:20 pm
Did we actually get out of one?
We're on a yellow alert and today has been hotter than the last couple.
I'm fed up with sweating, wet hair, wet...
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Last post by Polly
Fri Aug 05, 2022 6:45 pm
Dual Passports
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niemeyjt »
Sun Jul 31, 2022 6:06 pm
Those with two passports - UK and Schengen member - when you go through French (or other Schengen country) and UK Passport checks do you show the...
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Last post by elsie
Mon Aug 01, 2022 12:28 pm
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