RUSSIAN born sculptor Ossip Zadkine made his home in the small village of Les Arques, in the Lot region of France. And today you can... Read more →
A wing of beauty
WALKING through the wood this afternoon I spotted a butterfly wing lying on the path. It was a few centimetres long, had a feathery texture... Read more →
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A day of remembrance in the village
ARMISTICE Day is remembered with equal reverence in France as it is in the UK. Villefranche du Périgord marked 11 November with a ceremony of... Read more →
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Taking pot shots at a sanglier
IN a strange irony on Armistice Day, hunters and their dogs shattered the peace around my house. I was at Jean Marc’s boulangerie collecting some... Read more →
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Out on the bread run
BREAD has an almost mythical status in France so a chance to go out on the daily delivery run could not be missed. Marie Ange... Read more →
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Monpazier and its tortured history
MANY of the towns and villages in the Périgord were built as bastides, strongholds on the major trade routes through the region. One of the... Read more →
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Not your usual lunch
THE Perigord region is famous for its horse chestnuts and mushrooms and there are plenty out in the woods at the moment. The parasol is... Read more →
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You can bank on it
IF you are staying in France for any length of time you will want to open a bank account. It is not a difficult task... Read more →
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