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  1. Thanks both for your replies- i certainly find bird food more costly here than in the UK, may have to save up to buy them the niger seeds!. Kate
  2. I usually buy niger seeds for my bird feeder, but seem unable to locate any in the shops this year, i have tried several garden centres around me and the larger supermarkets - does anybody have any ideas where i could purchase some - if indeed they are called niger seeds here - they attract the greenfinch and goldfinches to my garden. Whilst on the bird feeding subject, does anybody order bird food by mailorder - i certainly do not find people to be so bird friendly over here compared to the UK. Thanks in advance for any bird feeding tips or ideas Kate
  3. I bought some recently from Leclerc, it was in the aisle near puree and bulgar wheat etc, made by the brand Tipiak ( or similar) - went down very well with the lamb tajine!   Kate
  4. Thank you all so much again for all the useful links. Thanks also Dick for the radio broadcast info, in fact, my mother had heard it and stated exactly the same as you - that children who are introduced to nuts etc at a very young age are less likely to be intolerent/allergic to certain foodstuffs, she also mentioned that asthma is linked closely with nut allergies (my daughter has both!). It certainly seems logical though, that if you are introduced to something from birth you build up your own immunity against it. I tried so hard to avoid peanuts and peanut butter whilst pregnant just like many other expectant mums - perhaps it wasn't such a good idea after all. Our specialist has suggested our daughter has "desensibilisation" treatment for her allergy towards acariens, whereby the treatmant lasts 5-7 years and she is given direct doses either orally or intraveneously to build up her own immunity, they cannot do this with food allergies as it is too dangerous but just pollen, animals and acariens etc. It seems a bit extreme, but if it stops her suffering and helps her sleep better at night, it may be worth trying it. Kate
  5. Thankyou for those positive and helpful replies, although i do feel rather upset and insulted by a couple of them. This is a very serious allergy and we are now totally responsable for saving our daughter's life and have to carry the adrenaline jab, antihistamine and steriod medication with us at all times. My main concern is how the school will cope with this and i worry that it will not always be accessible to all staff at all times. I'd still love to hear from anyone who has children or friends at school in France with the same problem. Apparently, fom what i understand, the number of people suffering with nut allergies has increased over the years as nut oil (arachide) is more widely used  these days as it is cheaper to produce - it is not a gimicky or trendy illenss!!! We have had several appointments with an allergerlogue and pneumologiste here in recent weeks, my 7yr old daughter has had numerous blood tests and skin tests and we have the results in black and white of her allergies towards nuts, arachides, cats and house mites - on top of that she has asthma and eczema. She is so worried about having a bad reaction and requiring the anapen emergency injection she is worrying about everything that she eats, so it is also difficult not to be too dramatic about her food but at the same time install the importance of checking everything that she eats. Thanks for those who supplied the useful websites - it is all so helpful and kind of you. Please continue to ask around for friends with children in french schools who suffer this same problem. Many thanks Kate
  6. We have just been advised that our daughter is allergic to nuts (something we have always considered but have now had it confirmed) and she has been given emergency treatment - anapen, antihistamines and steroids which i find all very overwhelming and worrying. Does anybody have any experience with these allergies and situations in France? I am obviously going to have to inform the school (she eats in the canteen) and she will have to have her medication with her at all times, she is only 7 so all school staff will need to be informed fully on the seriousness of this matter. She is already an asthma sufferer so they are aware of her inhalers etc. I know that many french do not take allergies very seriously - i know from personal experience as i work in a hotel and often clients have food allegies which are "laughed at" in the kitchen - just like pregnant english women not wishing to eat unpasturised cheeses etc.  I also wonder, if anyone has experience of allergy, if they have any translated info i could print out for my daughter to keep with her if she is visiting friends and at school etc. My french isn't too bad - but not good enough for these medical terms - it is all a new subject for us and are just trying to get to grips with it. Any help or information would be gratefully received.  Many thanks , Kate.
  7. Just to confirm the situation, the Insurance Company (which is actually Liverpool Victoria - who are apparently Frizzels) are aware that i am a French Resident and that i have a french Insurance Policy and that i am driving the vehicle in France so presently, all is OK. What i am wondering is........is an insurance policy immediately invalid once a person passes away? Thankyou for your time and thanks for your kind thoughts Ernie.
  8. I am in a difficult situation and hope that you may be able to advise me. I am currently borrowing my father's car to drive here in France, i am a named driver on his policy. However he is terminally ill and he will sadly not be with us much longer, however i need to drive the car to the UK this week to be with my family and return to France with it after the inevitable. Would i be correct in thinking that his car insurance will be invalid as soon as he passes away - would i be uninsured driving it? We have another car in France of which my husband and i are insured for. I know i should speak to my Father's insurance Company but i can't bring myself to at the moment. I don't know if it makes any differnce but we are contemplating purchasing the car from my Mother and importing it to France. So basically - can i possibly get any inusrance to drive his British registered car either in France or the UK even though i am not the registered owner and am resident in France. Thanking you all for any helpful advise. Kate
  9. Thankyou everyone who has replied and supplied me with lots of links and info to keep me busy, i'll certainly be buying the Rustica mag this week too. Thanks Kate
  10. I wonder if anybody could suggest a book or web site address relating to the above as we would like to try our hands at planting according to the lunar calendar this year. Thankyou, Kate
  11. Just for info, we have just received a hospital bill for my daughter's stay in hospital last month. We owe about 7euros for the bed each night and extra for our meals - between 3.50 - 6.50euros depending if it was breakfast/lunch etc. My daughter's treatment, care and hospitalisation was free, our expenses are not huge for the 5 night stay, but we did wonder why so many parents did not stay with their young children over night or even during the day. To be honest, i happily pay this small amount to stay with my daughter in a comfortable room as opposed to sleeping in an armchair and not being offered any food or drink when she has been hospitalised in England. Kate   By the way, for our sins, we do not have a top-up insurance...........yet!
  12. Many thanks for those listings. I will give them a try but as somebody has suggested, perhaps i could also purchase a couple of talking books, at least i could listen to them over and over again until i grasp a full understanding of french. Thanks to all Kate
  13. I know it isn't quite TV or telephone but i thought it may be a similar subject........is anybody aware of stories being read in french in the evenings on the radio. In the UK i used to enjoy listening to Radio 4 in the evening - when stories or small plays were read - is there anything similar in french? Thanks as always for any useful replies    Kate
  14. My daughter had attended school for almost a year before she saw the obligatory school doctor at which time it was brought to our attention that she was required to have a BCG jab. We made an appointment with our local doctor who gave us a prescription for the injection, it cost very little (can't remember exactly but less than 10 euros i believe) back to the doctors who administered the injection - trouble free apart from a few tears from my 6 yr old. I was led to believe that the vaccination is obligatory for school children but perhaps this depends on the department? Kate
  15. Could anyone please advise if there is any format we need to follow to cancel an enterprise individuelle or do we just write/contact the Chambres de Commerce. Unfortunately the business hasn't taken off as planned and outgoings (cotisations) out weigh the income. Many thanks for any info. Kate
  16. Could anybody recommend a  French shop or online company where we could purchase a trampoline (and protective netting) at a reasonable cost? looking at UK websites, you can buy them for around £150.00 - over here, they are nearer 500 euros!!! We have even thought of collecting one from the UK but have been informed thery are too large to fit in a regular saloon car. Any ideas please as it is our daughter's b'day on Monday and it looks like she'll be a little disappointed!! Thanks as always Kate
  17. I think we paid about 30-40 euro's for our last check up (and détretage) after the CPAM reimbursement, that was myself, husband and 5 yrs old daughter - bargain after our UK private dentist bills! We are going again on Monday so i could confirm the cost if nobody beats me to it. Kate
  18. Thankyou for your helpful replies - i have downloaded the relevent form and will start the ball rolling. My daughter is only at CP but it looks like the ARS is still applicable.   Thanks again,   Kate
  19. Am i correct in thinking that we may be entitled to recieve a small financial " hand out" as a reimbursment towards school stationary purchased? As we only have one child we are not entitled to Child Allowance here and we do not receive any benefits from CAF or similar. If this allowance is available how do i go about requesting it - perhaps somebody could point me in the right direction or give me a web address with further info.   Many thanks for any help   Kate
  20. Many thanks for your reply - i thought it was something similar to that! Still hoping that some kind soul could tell me what to ask for as i'd like a polish too? Thanks you Kate
  21. Please could somebody remind me what to ask for at the dentist for a polish & clean - i think we asked for a détrage last time or something similar but that was just a descale, i'd like a polish too. Many thanks Kate
  22. I guess we were very lucky with our experience then - we were on the Cote d'Albatre for both journeys and both ran to schedule. Can't comment on the cabins - as somebody has mentioned, it is only a 4 hour day crossing so we didn't need them We tried to book on line and although it came up with a quote it advised us to phone to reserve a crossing - which we did and it came out even cheaper than the online quote. The comments about Newhaven are dead right!! It's a pretty sad little port - even the customs & excise shed had nobody manning it. Kate
  23. It is a coincidence that you mention the BCG jab - my 5 year old daughter has just had her first medical with the school nurse (very thorough and complete examination) and we have been advised to see our local Doctor to have her BCG vaccination, apparently it is a requirement to enter CP. Kate
  24. Just thought i would join the band wagon regarding cross channel ferries and tell everyone about our trip this week with Transmanche Ferries. Very cheap - £72.00 return for 3 pax and car 5 day return Daytime crossings - from Dieppe 1230 and returning from Newhaven 0800, and the crossing were only 4 hours as opposed to the usual 6. On schedule departures, very clean comfortable boat and relatively quiet. We would definately recommend them and we will probably use them again as we find BF too costly, LD lines OK but would prefer to have a choice with crossing times and Dieppe was very easy to reach on the A28, travelling through Rouen was a little tricky but it looks like they are building a new bridge which may eventually skip the town completely. Kate  
  25. Hoping somebody may be able to answer this little query......... My husband has a small registered business which is sadly not bringing in enough money so he is also activley looking for some work. He has been offered a small gardening job to be paid by cheque d'emploi but he already has a siret number (although this is for a completely different type of business - web design and PC work). We are wondering if; a) he could accept the work for cash/cheque and put it through his business account as he is already paying cositations etc (there by, not be paid by cheque d'emploi) or b) if he accepts cheque d'emploi payment, would this confuse the authorities as he would effectively have 2 "records/accounts" for cositation payments - is this legal anyway? Thanks as always Kate
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