L’heure D’hiver – Winter Time Hours In France
Winter got here before official winter time this year. L’heure d’hiver (winter time/hours) began on the last Sunday of October (when the…
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Autumn in Creuse
October is autumn in Creuse, our part of central France. September is still summer, and November is when winter starts, generally very…
Read more →Enter The Rentrée – The Return To School In France
The strictly legislated summer sales finished a few days ago so all the grandes surfaces (large supermarkets) are now fully geared up…
Read more →Exams In France
It’s the exam season. All three of my children have either had or are having tests, orals or exams of various sorts…
Read more →Swallows In France
Our swallows are finally here. They kept us waiting until the 1st of May this year, much later than normal. We were…
Read more →April, A Time Of Traditions
Every country has its strange traditions, and France is no exception. April kicks off with the best of the lot. The first…
Read more →France Springs Into Life
I love March. Rural France suddenly springs into life again as the temperatures rise. Here in Creuse we normally have long winters…
Read more →Education in France
I’m about to start on a tour of several of France’s universities with my daughter Caitlín. She’s in her last year of…
Read more →France Powers into 2012
As well as being eternally associated with croissants, wine, frogs’ legs and berets, say “France” and a lot of people immediately think…
Read more →Christmas Multi-Cultural Confusion
Expat Christmases are always culturally confused. This year will be our sixth Noël in France, and, as usual, for us it will…
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