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    beef

    in Shopping

    Posted

    I agree with Cooperlola.  If you want decent beef, then you have to buy from a butcher.  Our local butcher displays the breed, age and other info for the meat that you are buying.  A rib is good for roasting.

     

     

    IKEA opening on Sunday

    in The Complete France Post Bag

    Posted

    Well I read this post and thought... well, I won't say what I thought as I would probably be banned from this forum.

    Anyway, I went for a cycle and was thinking amongst other things what you had written and I came to the conclusion that you must have been joking.  After all, no-one in their right mind would say such a thing, would they??

     

    Wryneck in The Garden

    in Wildlife/Nature/Environment

    Posted

    I thought people might like to see these pictures we took today of a Wryneck that appeared in our garden.  Being so rare in the UK it's the first we have seen, although they are apparently present here for the summer at least.  It stayed around the garden for most of the day, but came close to the house for some time.  The photos could be better, as they were taken though the double glazing of the kitchen window!

    [IMG]http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt146/loirette/Wry1.jpg[/IMG]

     

    [IMG]http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt146/loirette/Wry2.jpg[/IMG]

     

    [IMG]http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt146/loirette/Wry3.jpg[/IMG]

    Exchanging a UK Driving License

    in Driving in France

    Posted

    Clair

    Thanks for the info, we may try the post option. 

    I also have no problem showing proof of payment of taxes, but firstly, this is not shown on their list of requirements on their official webpage, and secondly, we offered a copy of our 'Impot sur les revenus' but was told that this wasn't acceptable and we needed to obtain form P237.  This will mean a round trip of 26 miles to our tax office.  Not too far, but yes inconvenient!

     

    Exchanging a UK Driving License

    in Driving in France

    Posted

    Hi

    Having recently exchanged my UK driving license to a French one, my husband decided that he should change his.  So, today, off we go to the prefecture with the relevant documents, only to be told by the same women who had dealt with me, that he needed to produce a copy of form P237 which he could obtain from our tax office!

    Has anyone got any idea what this form is and why we would need to provide it?

     

    Have your restaurant prices dropped?

    in French Food and Wine

    Posted

    You obvioulsy live in the wrong area.  We live in dept 72, but all around in 37 and 41 we can find some really good lunchtime specials - 4 courses from 11 euros to 13.50 euros (and some include wine).  The 13.50 euro menu is for really top notch food.

    We have yet to eat out since the TVA reduction, but I am sure some or all of those we frequent will have lowered their prices.

     

     

    Turf - In Sarthe - Any Ideas?

    in Gardening

    Posted

    Hi

    I wondered if anyone knows where I might be able to buy turf, in the Sarthe area preferably.  And, maybe more importantly, what it would be called!  It just might be easier than givving the birds an extra treat and seeing bare earth two months later!

    Thanks

    wild bird food

    in Pets

    Posted

    Hi Johny

    We buy our birdseed from one of two sources. Over here we use Vivara http://www.vivara.fr/ or we have had it sent direct from RSPB to here http://shopping.rspb.org.uk/c/BirdCare.htm?utm_source=rspbwebsite&utm_medium=navigation&mediacode=T06ITH0221  Both of these will sell in various sizes.

    As far as we are aware, here in La Sarthe we do not have Point Vert.  Gamm Vert (at Ferte) does sell bird food, but not sunflower hearts (we have seen sunflowers but we tend not to buy them unshucked because of the mess they make).

    Hope that helps.

     

    Buying Land - Advice Please

    in Finding/Owning French Property

    Posted

    Hi

     

    Some advice needed please. 

    We have agreed to purchase some building land adjacent to our house.  We're  going to the Notaire next week to sign the Compromis de Vente. 

    At our initial meeting, we were asked if we planned to erect/build anything on the land. We presume that if so, the Notaire would arrange for a Certificate d'urbanism (CU) from the Mairie. 

    As we do not intend to build, we said no. 

    Now we are wondering if it makes a difference whether we have a CU.  I understand that it is only valid for 1 year, so would need to be renewed annually.  Or is this something that can be issued some time down the line should we decide to build at a later date.

    Thanks.

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