Robert62

Sfeervolle, rustige en verzorgde verblijfplaats. Heel vriendelijke ontvangst en een smakelijk ontbijt! Prima! Tot ziens! Attractive, quiet and well kept place to stay. Very friendly welcome and a tasty breakfast! Excellent! Goodbye!

They are called moulures (singular: la moulure) or corniches (singular: la corniche). I used the polystyrene ones from Leroy Merlin, far cheaper than the real stuff and since they weigh next to nothing far easier to apply. If done carefully and once painted you really won't be able to tell the difference. Leroy Merlin also sells a cheap mitre box specifically designed for cutting moulures. I found it very handy. I did try the special glue they sell for polystyrene but found standard constructing kit easier to use. Be very careful transporting moulures, they are easily damaged.

No need to formally sign up. I would advise you to call (English speaking) Pascal before showing up though, just in case a lesson is cancelled or moved.

Pascal will resume his weekly French class for beginners (discussed here before) coming friday (8 September). location: Le Richelieu, 1 rue Henri Catteau, Hesdin (just off the main square), tel 0321813658. time: 3.00 PM - 4.30 PM price: 11 euro (including one drink) The advanced class is on mondays (same location, time and price).

Those intermediate switches (needed if you want switches at more than two locations and would not opt for a telerupteur) are called permutateurs. I bought them at Leroy Merlin for around twelve euros. They work fine and do not (further) complicate the wiring.

As I am not in France now I have no access to my tax papers. But if memory serves me right the 2005 tax d’habitation/redevance audiovisuelle bill I received came with a form on which one could declare not to have a TV. If so (not in my case) one could simply send in the form and just pay the tax d’habitation. Perhaps it was the use of a letter instead of the (prescribed?) form that caused the problem. Anyway, I would think it advisable to contact the tax department to sort this out.  This is what I found on this subject on the official government website (http://vosdroits.service-public.fr): Tout contribuable qui paye une taxe d'habitation est présumé détenir un poste de télévision ou dispositif assimilé. Si ce n'est pas le cas, il doit le préciser dans sa déclaration de revenus souscrite l'année au cours de laquelle la redevance est due, en cochant la case prévue à cet effet à la 1ère page du formulaire de déclaration. Les personnes imposables à la taxe d'habitation mais qui ne souscrivent pas en leur nom une déclaration de revenus doivent directement informer leur centre des impôts de l'absence d'appareil ou de dispositif assimilé. Un formulaire spécifique leur sera remis. The redevance audiovisuelle was discussed extensively in the finance and satellite tv etc. sections of this forum. I would suggest to ask any further questions there. Robert.

The advanced group is on mondays at 3:00 PM. I went there last monday for the first time. Pascal explained us a bit of grammar, we (six in all I think) collectively solved a crossword puzzle and we all read some passages from a Molière-play. This may sound far more advanced than it actually is, even if your grasp of the language is fairly limited this could still be the class for you. Anyway, you can find that out yourself for just 11 euro's. Address: Le Richelieu, 1 rue Henri Catteau, Hesdin, 0321813658. Robert.

Those living in or visiting the Saint-Pol/Hesdin-area may find my website www.oeufenternois.net a useful source of touristic information. Although primarily focused on my own village (Oeuf-en-Ternois) the site actually covers most of the Ternois and the Seven Valleys as well. I would appreciate your comments and suggestions. Robert.