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New tax credits for 2009 and changes to existing tax credits
lavorgere replied to Clair's topic in French Finance
Could you clarify for me please Clair ? We have just started the renovation of a very old property which we bought in 2003 - does this mean that we will only get a 25% credit for a heat pump etc after 01.01.10 ? We may have to bring some work forward in that case ! Thank you - your posts and links are always so helpful. -
We booked these just recently and I had a long chat will the customer service dept to find out the details. From memory there are no restrictions between end of September and beginning of April - after that weekend travel is restricted and certain holiday periods. However, you can also book 3 or 6 returns at similar prices for use during the same one year period.They give you the booking references and you just book when you are ready - they are obviously subject to availability.
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Please pm me with details as we need 4-5 Saturday night stays over the next 2-3 months. Thank you.
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It Started With A Year in Provence....
lavorgere replied to Richard T's topic in Books and Literature
If you're interested in wine and wine production try the two books by Patricia Atkinson. I have just re-read these and have also read the following more than once ( it's my age - I forget things easily ! ) : A House in the Sunflowers and the two sequels by Ruth Sylvestre, Tarte Tatin and On Rue Tatin by Susan Loomis ( great recipies and anecdotes re restoring an old house in Rouen where she starts a cookery school )and finally three books by a Lady Fortescue who moved to Provence in the 1930s and restored an old ruin - but still had ' domestic help' ! I think all these are well written without the French farce element. -
Very obvious but what about hollyhocks at the back and perhaps Bergenias ( for Winter interest ) at the front ? Or a perennial geranium like Johnson's Blue for Summer colour ?
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I had my first baby in London but still felt completely paniced when I brought the baby home as I felt very much on my own. I found Penelope Leach's book ' Baby and Child ' absolutely invaluable - very practical and sensible with a very useful ' when to call a Doctor and when not to ' section at the back of the book. I used to read up about each stage of development in advanceso that I'd have a rough idea of what to expect.Find a copy on Amazon or ebay - I'm sure you'll find it reassuring - it all seemed so obvious when I read it. good luck !
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I'm sure the rose Zepherine Drouhin is often recommended for a north facing wall.
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We are at 1000 m and I'm establishing a garden, orchard etc. No real problems so far - look for late flowering fruit varieties in order to minimise the risk of damage. With us the cold / snow seem to be less of a problem than the deer and the free roaming sheep ! We're on acid soil so azaeleas ( ? ) and rhodos do well and so do some heathers and conifers. Roses are happy - so are peonies, lavender, iris and catmint. Daffodils and other bulbs are fine too. A windbreak might be a good idea - how sheltered / protected is the garden ?
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We use the Francillienne regularly to avoid Paris at peak times eg May and August holiday times and anytime we think we might hit the peripherique at a busy time.Going south we cut off after Charles de Gaulle and take the Francillienne down to the A6 - there are some poor stretches of road surface but traffic usually moves well.It might take slightly longer than the peripherique but not much I don't think and at peak times there can be horrendous jams on the approaches to Paris.
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Good luck - I'm sure you won't regret it. Do keep posting - I'd love to hear how you get on although I'm being told off for letting other people in on our secret part of France !