Loiseau
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Here, here!
or is it hear, hear?
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It is indeed awfully difficult to work out how much time you have remaining out of your 90-day allowance at any one time.
I can't tell you anything about how to obtain a visa, I’m afraid, but somebody recommended to me a brilliant app called “Schengen Calculator 90/180”, into which I enter my arrival and departure dates for each visit to a Schengen country, and it calculates how many days I have remaining.
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23 April, menthe.
And I gather the time of 15h was eventually selected to avoid clashing with the London Marathon or the FA Cup semi-final.
I hope Putin will be as considerate.What time would he have to avoid for the French? Sunday mornings, and any lunch time I suppose. 😄
That Tom Lehrer…. His rhymes put one in mind of WS Gilbert.
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Beautiful!
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9 hours ago, Loiseau said:
There seems to be no word for it in French - perhaps it's too muddy a pastime for the locals to enjoy! But actually, would there be much scope along the Seine? It's not tidal, like the Thames.
Sorry, I should have said the Seine is not tidal in Paris! Obviously it is farther downstream, near Le Havre!
PS I saw a TV programme once about those magnet fishers; incredible what they find…
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There seems to be no word for it in French - perhaps it's too muddy a pastime for the locals to enjoy! But actually, would there be much scope along the Seine? It's not tidal, like the Thames.
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I felt the same as you, HD, about the prospect of giving up a holiday home of 50 years. But, in the event, it has really felt a weight off my shoulders.
So many new rules and regulations came in; the death knell for me was no longer being allowed to have bonfires, so having to struggle to cut up massive amounts of winter hedge prunings and convey them to the dump in a small car.
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Very useful list, Gb.
I would add:
Inform the local tax office concerning taxes foncières and taxe d'habitation.
Immediately after sale is signed, call water, electricity and phone suppliers with your final meter readings. (I did this from the car park, minutes after signing away my house.)
Warn your U.K. bank that a large sum of money will be arriving, and what is is for, so they don’t suspect you of money-laundering.
Keep your French bank account going for several more months, in case there are small reimbursements trickling in from your former suppliers, or tax office.
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I think it's a "chien assis".
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I was about to post to say that the slate roof made the property look to be a bit farther north than the region suggested.
But this one https://properties.lefigaro.com/announces/chateau-lot-midi+pyrenees-france/52933854/ is near Cahors, and looks uncannily similar…
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I googled "france achat paons" and a few breeders came up with birds for sale.
I also noticed this rule, which you would have to comply with: "...depuis juillet 2010, une autorisation préfectorale est obligatoire,tout comme le marquage de l'animal."
(Sorry about the bold type; couldn't get rid of it)
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Oh yes, I remember that from my teenage days in France. "Poser un lapin à quelqu'un" = to stand someone up (ie on a date)
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And, with any luck, the géometre will also expose markers still in place from the last time it was surveyed. Our markers were moss-encrusted, pyramidal lumps of concrete the shape of those soft goats' cheeses. Would never have spotted them without an expert to delve into the bushes at the right spot.
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This chap near Nantes apparently collected the scorpion to add to his home menagerie
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/philippe-gillet-reptile_n_5ba41f9ce4b0375f8f9b78fd
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All of the above. Such sad news.
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How WONDERFUL Lehaut! Thanks so much for these.
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It always annoys me when newspaper reports say "…il s'est fait attaquer…", as if somebody would set out to get themselves attacked.
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Many recommend advertising on "Le Bon Coin" as a way of selling unwanted stuff. Not sure how easy that is if you are only there for short periods, to deal and haggle with potential buyers.
Is it possible that the buyers of your house may want any of the items? It doesn’t sound as if you have any lined up yet, but when I sold my last holiday home my (French) buyers wanted the "white goods", plus an antique wardrobe, sideboard and a couple of side tables. Not that they paid a great deal for them, but it did make a few less things to get rid of.
The rest I either took back to England on various trips in my car, or gave away to friends, neighbours and the local Emmaüs.The previous holiday home I had was sold to English buyers, and they wanted to buy EVERYthing that I didn’t want to take!
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Bonne année, bonne santé from me too!
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Happy Christmas, one and all!
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I am not saying you shouldn't do it yourself, or use France-based British builders, but if you are ever going to be in a position of selling a second home (even one in France) and having to declare any profit for capital gains tax in the UK, it is useful to have receipts for any work done by registered builders in France as this will reduce your CGT liability.
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From the snippet I could read on the Ouest France website without being a subscriber, it looks as if he might be the président of the société de chasse.
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Blimey, I just read the piece and see she was shot by her partner.
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Ours didn’t flower for years, then amazed us by producing that dazzling flower. Can’t remember how frequently thereafter, bu5 maybe not every year.
in fact, my late husband had grown a load from seed; they germinated very successfully, so he offered them around to our Vendée neighbours - who all turned them down flat! They had clearly encountered them before.
Yuccas are fabulous "architectural plants", for giving structure to a garden, but beware of planting them alongside a path etc, as the stiff leaves are as sharp as swords.
Quite a beauty
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Wow, how amazing!
Is that the garden opposite the north side of the station?