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Originally posted by Hewitt - Thanks Eleanor ! Eleanor Sydney Down Under "A House in the sunflowers" Ruth Silvestre "The Olive Farm" Carol Drinkwater "French Spirits" Jeffrey Greene "Something to Declare" Julian Barnes "A Home in France" Anne Barry Best Foot Forward Susie Kelly The Icelander (LIslandais) Horse of Pride Assisnment in Brittany Helen McInnes Short Walk from Harrods On Rue Tatin Susan Loomis Watersteps through France A Fool and his money Anne Wroe "Johnny Onions" Exiles Anita Burgh Charlotte Grey and Birdsong Sebastian Faulks The Caves of Perigord" Martin Walker Almost French Sarah Turnball The Girl at the Lion D'Or "A House in the sunflowers" Ruth Silvestre "The Olive Farm" Carol Drinkwater "French Spirits" Jeffrey Greene "Something to Declare" Julian Barnes "A Home in France" Anne Barry Best Foot Forward Susie Kelly The Icelander (LIslandais) Horse of Pride Assisnment in Brittany Helen McInnes Short Walk from Harrods On Rue Tatin Susan Loomis Watersteps through France A Fool and his money Anne Wroe "Johnny Onions" Exiles Anita Burgh Charlotte Grey and Birdsong Sebastian Faulks The Caves of Perigord" Martin Walker Almost French Sarah Turnball The Girl at the Lion D'Or Assignment in Brittany Helen McInnes Chantemesle Robin Fedden A white house in Gascony" Rex Grizell Also books by Gillian Tindall. A Bull by the Back Door Anne Loader The Duck with a Dirty Laugh '' The Bells of St Paradis '' Lilac and Roses Peggy Anderson Bananas in Bordeaux Louise Franklin Castanet Bon Courage Richard Wiles Selling French Dreams Alan Biggins The Ripening Sun Patricia Atkinson "French Revolutions" Tim Moore "At Home in France" From here, you can't see Paris" Michael Sanders Driving over lemons and The parrot in the Pepper tree Chris Stewart 'Down and Out in Paris and London' George Orwell "A year in Provence" et al Peter Mayle "Selling French Dreams" by Alan Biggins Assignment in Brittany Helen McInnes Chantemesle Robin Fedden A white house in Gascony" Rex Grizell Also books by Gillian Tindall. A Bull by the Back Door Anne Loader The Duck with a Dirty Laugh '' The Bells of St Paradis '' Lilac and Roses Peggy Anderson Bananas in Bordeaux Louise Franklin Castanet Bon Courage Richard Wiles Selling French Dreams Alan Biggins The Ripening Sun Patricia Atkinson "French Revolutions" Tim Moore "At Home in France" From here, you can't see Paris" Michael Sanders Driving over lemons and The parrot in the Pepper tree Chris Stewart 'Down and Out in Paris and London' George Orwell "A year in Provence" et al Peter Mayle "Selling French Dreams" by Alan Biggins The Horse of Pride: Life in a Breton Village Pierre Jakez Helias, June Guicharnaud Goodbye, Johnny Onions Gwyn Griffiths "The Girl at the Lion D'Or" Sebastian Faulks The Duck with a Dirty Laugh Anne Loader The Bells of St. Paradis: A Love Affair with the Limousin Anne Loader At Home in France: Eating and Entertaining with the French ~Christopher Petkanas, Jean-Bernard Naudin

Originally posted by Hewitt - Thanks Eleanor ! Eleanor Sydney Down Under "A House in the sunflowers" Ruth Silvestre "The Olive Farm" Carol Drinkwater "French Spirits" Jeffrey Greene "Something to Declare" Julian Barnes "A Home in France" Anne Barry Best Foot Forward Susie Kelly The Icelander (LIslandais) Horse of Pride Assisnment in Brittany Helen McInnes Short Walk from Harrods On Rue Tatin Susan Loomis Watersteps through France A Fool and his money Anne Wroe "Johnny Onions" Exiles Anita Burgh Charlotte Grey and Birdsong Sebastian Faulks The Caves of Perigord" Martin Walker Almost French Sarah Turnball The Girl at the Lion D'Or "A House in the sunflowers" Ruth Silvestre "The Olive Farm" Carol Drinkwater "French Spirits" Jeffrey Greene "Something to Declare" Julian Barnes "A Home in France" Anne Barry Best Foot Forward Susie Kelly The Icelander (LIslandais) Horse of Pride Assisnment in Brittany Helen McInnes Short Walk from Harrods On Rue Tatin Susan Loomis Watersteps through France A Fool and his money Anne Wroe "Johnny Onions" Exiles Anita Burgh Charlotte Grey and Birdsong Sebastian Faulks The Caves of Perigord" Martin Walker Almost French Sarah Turnball The Girl at the Lion D'Or Assignment in Brittany Helen McInnes Chantemesle Robin Fedden A white house in Gascony" Rex Grizell Also books by Gillian Tindall. A Bull by the Back Door Anne Loader The Duck with a Dirty Laugh '' The Bells of St Paradis '' Lilac and Roses Peggy Anderson Bananas in Bordeaux Louise Franklin Castanet Bon Courage Richard Wiles Selling French Dreams Alan Biggins The Ripening Sun Patricia Atkinson "French Revolutions" Tim Moore "At Home in France" From here, you can't see Paris" Michael Sanders Driving over lemons and The parrot in the Pepper tree Chris Stewart 'Down and Out in Paris and London' George Orwell "A year in Provence" et al Peter Mayle "Selling French Dreams" by Alan Biggins Assignment in Brittany Helen McInnes Chantemesle Robin Fedden A white house in Gascony" Rex Grizell Also books by Gillian Tindall. A Bull by the Back Door Anne Loader The Duck with a Dirty Laugh '' The Bells of St Paradis '' Lilac and Roses Peggy Anderson Bananas in Bordeaux Louise Franklin Castanet Bon Courage Richard Wiles Selling French Dreams Alan Biggins The Ripening Sun Patricia Atkinson "French Revolutions" Tim Moore "At Home in France" From here, you can't see Paris" Michael Sanders Driving over lemons and The parrot in the Pepper tree Chris Stewart 'Down and Out in Paris and London' George Orwell "A year in Provence" et al Peter Mayle "Selling French Dreams" by Alan Biggins The Horse of Pride: Life in a Breton Village Pierre Jakez Helias, June Guicharnaud Goodbye, Johnny Onions Gwyn Griffiths "The Girl at the Lion D'Or" Sebastian Faulks The Duck with a Dirty Laugh Anne Loader The Bells of St. Paradis: A Love Affair with the Limousin Anne Loader At Home in France: Eating and Entertaining with the French ~Christopher Petkanas, Jean-Bernard Naudin

Penny - It sounds just wonderful, the only possible little thing there may be a question over is >>Do you think owners would prefer to provide their own food, bedding and toys?

Connie, you may do better to post this question in the 'Pets' or even gardening section as the 'right' people are more likely to look there! Gay

Connie, you may do better to post this question in the 'Pets' or even gardening section as the 'right' people are more likely to look there! Gay

What a wonderful hobby gardening is - no sooner have you waved farewell to one project or season than you are planning the next, or even the one after that. Good Luck with your new venture, I'm sure your French garden will give you every bit as much pleasure as your English one. Gay

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Thanks Gastines - what a waste of a building - the fact its used for storage suggests it doesn't flood, it must have a great view from the upper floors too. I agree with you about the area, we have had two week long holidays and two long weekends around there as well, esp good for a short break as there is quite a lot worth seeing in a compact area. Gay

Re post - Had to use 'Chromopost' (sp?) this week which meant that a parcel probably weighed 2lbs took just 24 hours but cost 65 Apart from that there is international recorded which is slower but of course cheaper. You should also perhaps reference postings by 'Coco' (magnifying glass at top of page)who found her payments to the French system a lot larger than she anticipated when she was doing something broadly similar!! Gay

Prune it ! Instructions here. http://www.gardenseeker.com/pruning/pruning_wisteria_.htm They recommend February but I usually do mine in March and in fact still haven't pruned mine this year, but its a little later than usual, so it won't mind being trimmed, even now. Gay http://www.quimperclub.org

My bank will take foreign cheques, and charges a similar fee, however if you are taking funds from third parties you should check on the clearance time. I once had a dollar cheque bounce after 6 weeks ! Gay http://www.quimperclub.org

The BBC have reported that the Queen will be making a couple of speeches in French on her trip to celebrate 'entente cordiale' - as I once read that she often communicated with her mother and sister in French I wonder just how accomplished she is ? Gay http://www.quimperclub.org

LAST EDITED ON 29-Mar-04 AT 08:39 PM (GMT) Are you sure there is actually a law ? I shared your belief but when I commented about it, my cousin who was a magistrate specialising in family law, said it was a recommendation for councils when allocating council houses, I could be wrong but I seem to remember her saying that its not actually law. Gay http://www.quimperclub.org

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LAST EDITED ON 18-Mar-04 AT 09:02 PM (GMT) The Independent has announced the death of Alexander Goudie, the Scottish artist who was responsible for much of the decoration on the Brittany Ferries boat 'Bretagne'. Pottery figures that he designed for the HB Henriot Faiencerie in Quimper are usually on display in the glass cases as you go to the main restaurant and piano bar. Goudies wife came from Brittany and they spent a lot of time there, especially in the summer. Gay www.russethouse.co.uk

Sometimes with ads for gites you see (or used to) see invitations to book the ferry through the gite owner and get a better deal on the price - any info on this please ? Gay www.russethouse.co.uk

I see your point however I think its a little pedantic in this instance. In proportion to the number of posts in this thread surely a few tips about how to type a Euro symbol are permitted? (at least its relevant and useful) I would suggest just changing the title when you are posting something 'off track' so it makes it easier for people looking for info. Gay www.russethouse.co.uk

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http://www.gites-de-france.fr/eng/index.htm The Gites de France site shows several B& B in the area - hope that helps Gay www.russethouse.co.uk

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