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General Articles

Bear News!
Posted: 23/10/2006   Author: Newshawk

Teddybears from the French Alps
Posted: 23/10/2006   Author: Wendy Feldmanis

Rusty's Story
Posted: 23/10/2006   Author: Jeanne Murphy

In Mourning
Posted: 23/10/2006   Author: Christine Brice

Romans Ruin French Wine Industry?
Posted: 23/10/2006   Author: Sue Wells

Naïve or just plain English?
Posted: 23/10/2006   Author: Mollie Mayes

La Chasse - It's all in the bag
Posted: 23/10/2006   Author: Jon Walker

Autumn Pastimes
Posted: 23/10/2006   Author: Christine Brice

A Battage to Remember
Posted: 23/10/2006   Author: Joy Levesley

Angoulême Austin 7 style
Posted: 23/10/2006   Author: Sally Francis

He Travels Fastest Who Travels Alone!
Posted: 26/11/2006   Author: Newshawk

Tuck in to a Joyeux Noël
Posted: 27/11/2006   Author: Mark Hayward

Christmas Chez Bleak House
Posted: 29/11/2006   Author: Moira Walker

Meet your Ancestor
Posted: 29/11/2006   Author: Sue Wells

The People I Meet
Posted: 30/11/2006   Author: Jackie Perry

The Rose of Brantôme
Posted: 30/11/2006   Author: Jackie Perry

Mirror, Signal, Manoeuvre! But in which order?
Posted: 01/12/2006   Author: Moira Walker

Au Revoir Cochon
Posted: 20/01/2007   Author: Sally Francis

Next President of France?
Posted: 22/01/2007   Author: Newshawk

The Law is an Ass?
Posted: 23/01/2007   Author: Newshawk

Cycling in the Jura
Posted: 23/01/2007   Author: Ronald Morteboys

A Calendar Month
Posted: 23/01/2007   Author: Joy Levesley

The Trouble with le pain …
Posted: 23/01/2007   Author: Nesta Petch

Catalan Storms Chez Les Voisins
Posted: 23/01/2007   Author: Moira Walker

To Generalize or not to Generalize
Posted: 23/01/2007   Author: Mollie Mayes

The First European?
Posted: 23/01/2007   Author: Sue Wells

The Quiet Months
Posted: 30/01/2007   Author: Christine Coombes

Eiffel Tower
Posted: 31/01/2007   Author: No Author

Penniless Peddler in 1950 (1)
Posted: 07/02/2007   Author: Alan Gifford

A Tale of Two Frenchmen
Posted: 22/02/2007   Author: Joy Levesley

Mardi Gras Chez Therese
Posted: 23/02/2007   Author: Joan Stewart

The Best Thing About France is the People
Posted: 23/02/2007   Author: Theresa Fildes

The Truffle Snuffler
Posted: 23/02/2007   Author: Jackie Perry

A Murderer Who Me ?
Posted: 23/02/2007   Author: Newshawk

Fête de l’Ours
Posted: 23/02/2007   Author: Moira Walker

Was this Genocide?
Posted: 23/02/2007   Author: Sue Wells

French Letter Writing
Posted: 10/03/2007   Author: No Author

Penniless Peddler in 1950 (2)
Posted: 11/03/2007   Author: Alan Gifford

A French Wedding
Posted: 22/03/2007   Author: Mark Hayward

Country Idyll in Lot and Garonne
Posted: 23/03/2007   Author: No Author

Cash From Trash
Posted: 26/03/2007   Author: Giles Barnebe

Lost in Translation
Posted: 26/03/2007   Author: Joy Levesley

Could England have kept a bit of France?
Posted: 27/03/2007   Author: Sue Wells

Pâques, Penitents and Pastis
Posted: 27/03/2007   Author: Moira Walker

And Then There Were Three
Posted: 28/03/2007   Author: Nesta Petch

Carnival
Posted: 28/03/2007   Author: Joan Stewart

Is the Law an Ass ?
Posted: 29/03/2007   Author: Newshawk

Saint George to the Rescue - Saint-Juire-Champgillon
Posted: 17/04/2007   Author: Joan Stewart

A look ahead to The Tour
Posted: 20/04/2007   Author: Joy Levesley

Meeting the Real People
Posted: 23/04/2007   Author: Christine Coombes

Detours off the Holiday Routes
Posted: 23/04/2007   Author: Christine Coombes

May Day in France
Posted: 24/04/2007   Author: No Author

Saintes and Sinners
Posted: 24/04/2007   Author: Sue Wells

Serialised Books

New Wine, Old Enemies (Chapter 1)
Posted: 22/10/2006   Author: Jo Walmesley

A Warning To The Wise (Part 1)
Posted: 22/11/2006   Author: Michael Davis

New Wine, Old Enemies (Chapter 2)
Posted: 26/11/2006   Author: Jo Walmesley

A Warning to the Wise (Part 2)
Posted: 21/12/2006   Author: Michael Davis

New Wine, Old Enemies (Chapter 3)
Posted: 22/01/2007   Author: Jo Walmesley

New Wine, Old Enemies (Chapter 4)
Posted: 24/01/2007   Author: Jo Walmesley

New Wine, Old Enemies (Chapter 5)
Posted: 24/02/2007   Author: Jo Walmesley

New Wine, Old Enemies (Chapter 6)
Posted: 28/03/2007   Author: Jo Walmesley

New Wine, Old Enemies (Chapter 7)
Posted: 24/04/2007   Author: Jo Walmesley

Food and Drink

Recipes for September
Posted: 23/10/2006   Author: Tante Joséphine

Our Vintastic 1st Vendange
Posted: 23/10/2006   Author: Sally Francis

The Cheese Man Cometh
Posted: 23/10/2006   Author: Joy Levesley

Our unforgettable gastronomic weekend in Cognac
Posted: 23/10/2006   Author: Sally Francis

Tante Joséphine's Recipes for October
Posted: 27/11/2006   Author: Tante Joséphine

Foody's Tour De France
Posted: 27/11/2006   Author: Christine Coombes

A-Z of French Culinary Terms (A)
Posted: 22/01/2007   Author: No Author

Conversations with Charlie - Beaujolais Nouveau
Posted: 22/01/2007   Author: John Wells

Recipes for December
Posted: 22/01/2007   Author: Tante Joséphine

Foody's Tour De France (2)
Posted: 22/01/2007   Author: Christine Coombes

Conversations with Charlie (2) - History of Champagne Making
Posted: 22/01/2007   Author: John Wells

We Are The Mushrooms
Posted: 22/01/2007   Author: Joy Levesley

Forget Stewed Prunes and Custard - Visit the Lot
Posted: 22/01/2007   Author: Christine Coombes

A-Z of French Culinary Terms (Ba-Be)
Posted: 23/01/2007   Author: No Author

After the Feasting
Posted: 23/01/2007   Author: Tante Joséphine

The Butter of Echiré
Posted: 22/02/2007   Author: Christine Coombes

A-Z of French Culinary Terms (Be-Bz)
Posted: 23/02/2007   Author: No Author

Crêpes Suzette
Posted: 23/02/2007   Author: Ann Mee

Recipes for March - Let them eat cake!
Posted: 23/02/2007   Author: Tante Joséphine

Conversations With Charlie (3) - Sancerre
Posted: 23/02/2007   Author: John Wells

A-Z of French Culinary Terms (Ca-Ch)
Posted: 23/03/2007   Author: No Author

Foody's Tour de France (3)
Posted: 25/03/2007   Author: Christine Coombes

Recipes for April
Posted: 27/03/2007   Author: Tante Joséphine

Easter Eggs
Posted: 27/03/2007   Author: Ann Mee

Conversations with Charlie (4) - Some Bergerac Stars
Posted: 27/03/2007   Author: John Wells

Looking for Lunch
Posted: 28/03/2007   Author: Christine Coombes

Foody's Tour de France : Bresse - A Crowing Success
Posted: 23/04/2007   Author: Christine Coombes

Conversations with Charlie (5) - Thoughts on a Baune
Posted: 24/04/2007   Author: John Wells

Cherry Time
Posted: 29/04/2007   Author: Christine Brice

Recipes for May
Posted: 30/04/2007   Author: Tante Joséphine

What's special about Cordon Bleu Cookery?
Posted: 01/05/2007   Author: Ann Mee

Home and Garden

Gardening Passion
Posted: 23/10/2006   Author: Mollie Mayes

Autumn Glory
Posted: 21/01/2007   Author: Mollie Mayes

Winter in the Garden
Posted: 23/01/2007   Author: Mollie Mayes

Wild Flowers
Posted: 23/02/2007   Author: Mollie Mayes

Gardening for April - It's a Load of Rubbish ??
Posted: 29/03/2007   Author: Mollie Mayes

Gardening for May - Summertime in the Garden
Posted: 05/05/2007   Author: Mollie Mayes

Letters From France

Jon's letter
Posted: 30/09/2006   Author: Jon Walker

Nikki's Letter
Posted: 02/10/2006   Author: Nikki

Letters from a Mother
Posted: 21/10/2006   Author: Mother

Letter to Tristanne
Posted: 22/10/2006   Author: Mother

Letter from Charles
Posted: 23/10/2006   Author: Charles and Angie Howarth

Michael's 1st Letter
Posted: 27/11/2006   Author: Michael Davis

Jon's 2nd Letter
Posted: 29/11/2006   Author: Jon Walker

Nikki's 2nd Letter
Posted: 29/11/2006   Author: Nikki

Michael's 2nd Letter
Posted: 22/01/2007   Author: Michael Davis

Nikki's 3rd Letter
Posted: 22/01/2007   Author: Nikki

Jon's 3rd Letter
Posted: 22/01/2007   Author: Jon Walker

2nd Letter from Charles
Posted: 22/01/2007   Author: Charles and Angie Howarth

Ghost of Christmas Past
Posted: 22/01/2007   Author: Michael Davis

Charles' 3rd Letter
Posted: 23/01/2007   Author: Charles and Angie Howarth

Meeting with Miss Whiplash
Posted: 23/01/2007   Author: Jon Walker

Turkey, Champagne, and Trauma
Posted: 23/01/2007   Author: Nikki

February Floods
Posted: 22/02/2007   Author: Michael Davis

Charles and Angie's 4th Letter
Posted: 23/02/2007   Author: Charles and Angie Howarth

Jon's 4th Letter
Posted: 23/02/2007   Author: Jon Walker

Nikki's 4th Letter
Posted: 23/02/2007   Author: Nikki

Horses Went To Mow
Posted: 22/03/2007   Author: Michael Davis

Jon's April Letter - No King Canute
Posted: 28/03/2007   Author: Jon Walker

Nikki's 5th Letter - Pre-Nuptial Agreement
Posted: 28/03/2007   Author: Nikki

Michael's May Letter
Posted: 24/04/2007   Author: Michael Davis

Jon's May Letter - A Long, Hot Summer
Posted: 29/04/2007   Author: Jon Walker

My Favourite Region

Languedoc-Roussillon
Posted: 23/10/2006   Author:

Le Périgord Blanc
Posted: 23/10/2006   Author: Jackie Perry

The Northern Coast of Brittany
Posted: 22/01/2007   Author: Sue Wells

Deux-Sèvres
Posted: 22/02/2007   Author: Michael Davis

Loire Valley
Posted: 23/02/2007   Author: No Author

The Magic of Gascony
Posted: 25/03/2007   Author: Rosemary Jaworsky

Finistère, Brittany
Posted: 28/03/2007   Author: Sue Wells

Jewels of Normandy
Posted: 19/04/2007   Author: No Author

La Champagne vue par une Champenoise!
Posted: 20/05/2007   Author: Valou Calder



Featured Letter
Posted: 01/12/2006   Author: Ronald Morteboys

Jottings from the Jura
Posted: 23/01/2007   Author: Ronald Morteboys

View from the Vendee
Posted: 23/02/2007   Author: Joan Stewart

View From The Vendée - Spring Flowers
Posted: 27/03/2007   Author: Joan Stewart

Voice from the Vendee
Posted: 23/04/2007   Author: Joan Stewart

Young Contributor Corner

My Holiday in Dordogne
Posted: 23/10/2006   Author: Imogen Humphries

French School
Posted: 30/11/2006   Author: Sophie Brown



Competition Winners!
Posted: 24/01/2007   Author: No Author

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Letters From France
A Long, Hot Summer
Gently down the Stream
Pre-Nuptial Agreement

My Favourite Region
The Champagne Region
Jewels of Normandy
Finistère, Brittany

Food and Drink
Cordon Bleu Cookery
Recipes for May
Cherry Time
Conversations with Charlie 5
Bresse - A Crowing Success
Looking for Lunch
Easter Eggs
French Culinary Terms Ca-Ch

Home and Garden
Summertime in the Garden

General Articles
Saintes and Sinners
May Day in France
Holiday Route Detours
Meeting the Real People
A look ahead to The Tour
Saint George to the Rescue
Is the Law an Ass ?
Carnival
And Then There Were Three
Pâques, Penitents & Pastis
Lost in Translation
Cash From Trash
Lot-et-Garonne Country Idyll
A French Wedding
Penniless Peddler in 1950
Letters in French

Serialised Books
New Wine, Old Enemies (7)

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Editor's Choice

Here we feature properties from Vacation France that we think will appeal to readers of our newsletter. This month...

Delightful 14th Century House on a Manor Estate with Private Fishing Lake

Furnished with comfort and charm the cottHouse to let for holidays in the Loire Valleyage is privately situated in view of the lake, on a thousand acre estate in the heart of the Loire Valley. Ideal as a base from which to explore the region, work on a project undisturbed, take a romantic break, or simply relax, contemplate and do some fishing. Within reach of many of the finest châteaux and vineyards. Near Langeais, 28 km from Tours, 55 minutes by train Paris/Tours.

Manor House Bed and Breakfast with pool near Souillac in the Lot, Midi Pyrenees

The house is the home of Anna and Abel Manor house bed and breakfast on lot / dordogne border, midi pyrenees, franceand their children Inés and Louis and golden retrievers, Roxane and Bollinger and has all the luxuries of a country house hotel combined with a friendly family atmosphere. Five individually designed bedrooms with private bathrooms, thoughtfully decorated with sumptuous fabrics and an attention to detail. Children very welcome. Wine tours by arrangement. Four course dinner on request. Vegetarian menus available. Brive 20 minutes, Cahors 50 minutes.

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