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Our beautiful Rhodesian Ridgeback has some sort of parasitic mite at the moment.  The vet has suggested Stronghold for the next couple of treatments, she is also being given cortosone tablets for two weeks.  Thankfully because she is so smooth haired we noticed it quickly but now hope our border collie and german shepherd cross type thing don't also get it. The vet said that Advantix is good most of the time but Stronghold is better under these circumstances. So may do alternate treatments with each as suggested by others. Suey

We use Tele2 for phone calls (unlimited free to landlines in 50+ countries), line (included), ADSL, wifi (even television if we lived in the right area) all for 34.90 euros per month.  So far so good. Suey

Thank you, we will give it a go.  If not I think we will be getting a cold arm all the way to Spain in March, sticking the doofer out of the window, in a manner of speaking!! Suey

Having problems siting doofer so that it is recognised at tolls. Have Citroen Picasso and doofer works if held out of window but appears not to like being attached to holder on screen. Any ideas please??  Suey

Well one house in our village leave their decorations up until they put their halloween decs up in october!!! Suey

Sorry folks but the picture was of a lady laying on her back, legs up in the air, balancing scales on her feet.  It did open when I put it on the site but doesn't appear to want to know now. Good luck all you dieters.  May I join too, have put on about five kg since moving here in Oct 2006, my hubby who was on the obese side of chubby now been diagnosed with diabetes so is being oh so good and has lost 4 kg in three weeks - so "I must try harder" - I can remember writing that a lot at school (like 100 lines!!). Bonne chance every one. Suey ps anyone got any good recipes for diabetics??  

Just a suggestion folks - sent to me by a dear friend - what would we do without them...? How to weigh yourself      I can't believe I was doing it wrong all these years.  We must get the word out.   Suey

Our friends have an English car and want to sell it, it is french registered - what paperwork must they complete when they sell it. Thanks Suey

We did it the other way round, went to UK for Christmas for six days and boy were we desperate to get back on the 27th.  Enjoyed a wonderful New Year with dear friends in our village in France.  Happy New Year to all. Suey xxx [:D]

Just p.m.'d you Sunday Driver Suey

Just been out for a walk with our three dogs and have come back with a sweat on (I know too much information) - it is only 6 degrees but very sunny in the Pas de Calais. Bonne Demanche Suey

Good morning Sunday Driver, thanks for your swift response.  What exactly do we need to take along to the tax office.  We are taking a friend who speaks excellent french - so that may help. Suey ps why aren't you out "Driving"

We have been waiting for UK Inland Revenue to finish sorting out taxation on a property in UK.  (Guess what! they lost our paperwork!!).  We arrived in France last October 2006 - are we going to have a problem?  We are going along on Tuesday.  Many thanks. Suey

Another of my mum's lovely recipes.  Tried it on friends last night - great.   Chicken Marengo (Serves 2)   Ingredients   1oz seasoned flour 2 chicken joints or breast fillets 2oz butter (or oil) for frying 1 small onion finely chopped 1 rasher streaky bacon chopped (or lardons) 4 oz mushrooms sliced 1 tblsp tomato paste ½ pint rich chicken stock ½ teaspoon sugar Bouquet Garni Seasoning 2 tblsp sherry   Method   1.      Skin the chicken, dip in seasoned flour and fry in butter or oil until browned.  Place in a casserole. 2.      Fry bacon and onion in same pan until just beginning to colour.  Add remaining flour and gook until golden brown, stirring to keep smooth. 3.      Add mushrooms and seasoning. 4.      Blend tomato paste and sugar with stock.  Add sherry.  Mix with ingredients in pan and stir until smooth, thickened and simmering. 5.      Pour over chicken pieces. 6.      Add bouquet garni and cook for 40-50 mins in moderate oven gas mark 3-4 or about 170 degrees celsius. 7.      Remove loose herbs and serve.   Serve this with rice or crispy roast potatoes, sweetcorn and peas.  

Many thanks for your swift response. Suey

My friend has just bought a Nintendo Wii from Amazon France as she cannot get one anywhere over in the UK.  It is being delivered to my address in France.  She has just phoned to ask if the power supply in England will make any difference to its ability to work properly. I have told her that it will not - but am I right??? Suey

If you can get hold of the Patak curry pastes they are superb.  Good flavour without that powdery taste of curry powder.  Very authentic flavour and good recipes on outside of the jar.  Also have a good shelf life once opened. suey

Very, very easy dessert:   Apple, Raisin and Nut Pudding   2lb    Diced Apples 8oz    Demerara Sugar 4oz    Plain Flour 2tsp   Vanilla Essence 4oz    Raisins 4oz    Broken Walnuts 2tbs   Melted Butter 1        Egg   Mix all together, place into a large greased flan dish.   Bake at 170 Gas Mark 3 for 50 minutes approximately. Until firm and golden brown on top.  

Can you buy cranberry sauce here in France?  I have got to admit that it is my OH who does most of the cooking in our house.  He loves cooking and finds it very relaxing. Suey  

DESSERT FRESH  FRUIT  BRULEE - Made with Crème Fraiche - Sainsburys recipe!!   8 oz punnet strawberries washed and sliced 4oz white grapes (seedless) washed and halved 1 fresh peach, washed and sliced 8 – 10 ratafia biscuits (we used ameretto biscuits) 2 x 200 ml (7 fl oz) tub  crème fraiche 4 – 6 oz light brown soft sugar fresh mint to decorate   Chilling time 1 hour minimum   1.    Arrange the strawberries, grapes and peach in the base of an approximately 900 ml (1 ½ pint souffle dish or 4 individual ramekin dishes) 2.    Place the ratafia biscuits on top. 3.    Spoon over the crème fraiche to completely seal in the fruit and chill for at least 1 hour. 4.    Sprinkle over the sugar and smooth the top, place under a preheated hot grill for 1-2 minutes until sugar has caramelised. 5.    Decorate with fresh mint and serve.  

I would be interested to know what the WW1 and WW2 history is regarding the Hesdin/Frevent area.  Does anyone know. Suey

Hi everyone, this is a recipe my mum used to make (as you can tell from the regulo mentioned in the method!!) for MAIN COURSE.  I have made it a few times and would suggest that you make a little bit more sauce.  This is the original recipe:   Chicken Normandy   4 Portions of chicken fillet 1 large onion 2 oz butter 6 oz mushrooms 1 chicken stock cube 6 fl oz apple juice 2 level tablespoon flour pepper and salt to season 4 oz double cream 1 des sp. Fresh parsley     METHOD   Cut chicken into serving portions, trim and wipe mushrooms and chop onions. Make stock using, 4 fl oz hot water with ½ stock cube, and 6 fl. Oz apple juice.  Melt butter in pan, when hot put in chicken coated with some flour and fry until golden brown.  Drain and put chicken in casserole.  Fry chopped onion in butter, add mushrooms and sauté these.  Add flour and cook for a minute.  Add stock mixture, mix in gradually, bring to boil pour over chicken.   Cook for 1 hour on regulo 4.  When cooked add double cream.  To reheat cook on regulo 2 covered with tin foil.  

We travelled from Northern France to just south of Valencia in February of this year and stayed in IBIS hotels with our three large dogs.  The dogs were welcomed - fee is 5 euro per dog but at all three of the hotels we were only charged for one.  ETAP also accept them.  The route (A7) we took had plenty of service areas to stop with room to walk the dogs.  We stopped every two hours to water and exercise them. Good luck Suey

Could anyone tell me what the french for Universal Joint is?  Also the word for bush - which we think is the part that needs replacing (not bush as in shrub!!). Thank you. Suey

When is the best time to move them?  Now or in the Spring? Suey