miszter

If you look at the post again, you will see that this person has replied giving fuller details of how s/he looks after the cats.  I think it would be an ideal home for a non-house cat or kittens.

We had quite a few enquiries from them, but only one booking, which barely covered the cost of advertising with them.

Our dogs are a sort of border collie (a rescue) and a labrador x springer who has long silky hair.  The collie doesn't seem to attract the ticks, but the lab does! We have owned our house in Limousin for 5 years and lived here for nearly 2.  The house wasn't habitable before that!!! Miszter

Hi there We live in Limousin and brought two dogs, a horse and two kids (!) all of whom like rolling in the long grass!!! We use Advantix on our dogs and since we have been using it, have never seen a tick on either of them.  Before we moved here, we came for a holiday with the dogs and one seemed to attract ticks like mad.  Now we never see them, so we know the Advantix works.  Frontline is also supposed to be good, but my vet said that the Advantix was better as it repells the ticks before they bite, rather than kills them when they do bite!  If you have cats you can't use Advantix because it is very poisonous to cats, even if they just lick the dog. One of our dogs does get mites, but she got them in the UK as well, so we just have to keep an eye on her and act when they appear! Good luck with your move, we love Limousin. Miszter

The short answer is - yes, you will be limited to hacking (mainly) in France!!  I started to look into doing some competing here with my no-breed papers (even though I know how he is bred) horse and the whole thing was just too complicated and too much hassle.  And I didn't have the problem of qualifications for myself, because I have transferable ones from the UK. If anyone can give a more detailed answer to what needs doing, I would be very interested.  Miszter

We use Advantix on our dogs and have never had a tick on either of them and one was very prone to ticks before we started on the Advantix.  If you have a cat, don't use Advantix on the dog if the cat licks the dog!!  Advantix is very poisonous to cats.

Get some ducks - they love slugs as a delicacy!! We let ours into the veg patch after it has rained (a lot this year) and they go slug hunting.  We haven't seen a slug in there for weeks.

I have never seen a website quoted anywhere specifically for the cinema, but Le Dorat has a website, www.ledorat.com, and may well have details on there.  I haven't looked through it!!! Otherwise, the leaflet of whats on for the month comes through the door with the rest of the promos once a month. Miszter

I sometimes travel with my children and sometimes without!  Have to say it is much easier without. I would gladly pay a small fee to be allocated a seat when I am travelling with the children so that we did not have to join the scrum, but could board last and still be sure of sitting together.  They are far too young to be separated from me on a plane!  When I am on my own I don't mind who I sit next to, and as it is only me, I am bound to get a seat, so can't be bothered to join the scrum. Perhaps we (people who travel with children) should suggest this to Mr O'Leary.  He likes making money on extras so perhaps he would be up for this![;-)] Miszter

I sometimes travel with my children and sometimes without!  Have to say it is much easier without. I would gladly pay a small fee to be allocated a seat when I am travelling with the children so that we did not have to join the scrum, but could board last and still be sure of sitting together.  They are far too young to be separated from me on a plane!  When I am on my own I don't mind who I sit next to, and as it is only me, I am bound to get a seat, so can't be bothered to join the scrum. Perhaps we (people who travel with children) should suggest this to Mr O'Leary.  He likes making money on extras so perhaps he would be up for this![;-)] Miszter

Thank you for your help.  We have received and connected the Freebox and it is working! Miszter

Hi there We have just signed up with free.fr for broadband and unlimited phonecalls and are waiting for the modem which should be here today.  We are non-degroupage so will have to continue to pay FT for the line.  We have had an email from free.fr and we are not sure what we have to do in the control panel regarding the set up of the phone calls etc.  Do all phone calls have to go through VOIP to be free as somewhere it mentioned carrier pre-select. We have used a translation tool on the emails, but still are not sure exactly what (if anything) we need to do. Thanks in advance for any help. Miszter (and OH!) 

Hi there You don't need a UK address to register with CPAM.  You do need a French address.  You need to take with you when you go to the CPAM office:  E106, French utility bill (for address), Birth certificates, marriage certificates, RIB.  Take copies of EVERYTHING before you go.    I think that is all we took with us and all was sweetness and light!! Sorry - can't help with the social charges as I don't really understand them myself, but there are plenty of very knowledgeable people on this site. Good luck with your move Miszter

Hi I guess we must just be lucky!!  Our children are picked up from the door every day, they are the only pick up in our village and could easily walk to the end of the lane if necessary.  I would rather not, because the current situation is very easy!!! I knew, when we moved to rural France, that distances involved in everything (shopping, school, appointments etc) would all be much greater than in the UK.  Our children walked to school (20mins) in the UK and I would be quite happy for them to do the same here, except it is much further, so they go on the bus.  I think the OP either needs to buy a bike or enjoy the exercise.  The better weather is coming and soon the 1 km walk will be very pleasant.  I bit of exercise wakes the children up in the morning and allows them to let off steam after school. Miszter

Hi there We have two children who started at school here this academic year.  They had VERY basic french skills.  They could ask for the loo, and count a bit and not much more!!!  They are the only English children at our very small village school.  They have thrived, our daughter is speaking and reading french and english and our son (who had a tough time in school in the UK) is speaking a bit, understanding a lot and is starting to read some  french.  They get two extra french lessons a week at school. For us, it has worked very well, but I know this is not always the case.  Our children have the advantage that there are the two of them, so they always had someone to talk to and that they are both fairly outgoing. Good luck with your move. Miszter PS  I forgot to say - the children are 7 & 8.

We have lived in Haute Vienne for 9 months and we brought our horse with us.  I have found an excellent farrier, who speaks fluent English and lives near us!!  Haven't needed the vet yet, but I am told there is a good one near us.   We have found hay and feed easy to obtain, though you need to be careful where you buy hay, as there is a lot of ragwort about and not everyone removes it before haymaking! Good luck with your move. Miszter PS  It has been very wet in our area this winter!!!

What fantastic news - Brice really tugged at my heartstrings, but we already have an overflowing house, so couldn't do anything.    He looks so happy in his new home.  Well done Rufford!!!  Miszter

I would need a water mower to mow my lawn at the moment - even though the grass is growing like mad!  Beautiful weather today though!

I bank with Britline and regularly pay money into my local CA branch.  If you want to pay in cash you only need your RIB and your passport and then it takes about 1 minute as in the UK.  If you want to pay in cheques you have to send them to Britline with the paying in slip in your chequebook.   Miszter

I arrived in France permanently on a Thursday with a swollen leg (came up in the car).  I went to the doctor who gave me antibiotics to which I was allergic, reacting with very severe stomach pain.  I was rushed to hospital on the Saturday where I stayed for 12 days.  During their investigations they discovered I have bowel cancer (early stages) which is obviously going to require ongoing treatment.  I did not have time to register with my E106 before I was ill, but while I was in hospital my husband registered me and applied for my carte vitale, which I haven't received yet.  Because I didn't have a carte vitale, when I was admitted to hospital I had to use the EHIC.  Does anyone know how I go about claiming back what is going to be a very large bill?!  Do I claim on my EHIC even though I am now resident in France, or do I wait for my carte vitale and claim against that? Many thanks Miszter

Hi Peekaboo We are also moving to France with two adopted children (in 10 days).  The other child struggles at school because of early problems and some educational needs.  His younger sister is much more in line developmentally. When we went to see our local school, the headmaster decided to put them both back a year from where they are here in the UK.  He said it would mean that they shouldn't find the work too difficult while the French was a problem.  I am in total accord with this.  If we could have persuaded the school in the UK to let our son do Year 1 twice I think it would have benefitted him enormously. Good luck Miszter

Hi there Our two children (aged 6 & 7) are starting at the village school in September.  We visited the Mairie and got a form stamped by them which we then had to take to the school, where we met the head and saw round the school (it is tiny - only about 30 pupils!).  They needed to see birth certificates, copies of vaccination records and they insisted that the children must have BCG vaccinations before starting school. I have managed to arrange that in the UK through my doctor's surgery.  They no longer do the vaccinations at the surgery but they are being done at the local Child Health Clinic.  It is free!  I don't know if this is the case nationwide, but the practice nurse knew all about it. I am hoping that when we get to France in a couple of weeks (counting the days!!) that the list of school requirements will be waiting for me. Miszter

Sunshine That is exactly what I intend to do!  Haven't told TOH yet! Miszter

We are moving to France in July and will be resident from then on.  We have already established that we can get an E106, but I understand that that only covers a certain percentage of costs.  Do we need to wait until we are registered with a french doctor before we obtain top up cover or can we do this before we go.  Also does anyone have any recommendations for top up cover? Thank you Miszter

I too have tried feverfew.  It didn't have the slightest effect on the migraine, but it did have disastrous effects on my innards! Miszter