Christmas and snow are coming to Castelnau de Montmiral, here is a pop up pic from last year. 

The soprano (Dutch) Alexandra Elizinga will be singing with an English choir at  an Anglo French carol service Friday the 16 th (19.00 ish) in the beautiful ancient church, a marvelous setting.

The following day, the 17 th is scheduled as a special market day, Marche de Noël and will include carols sung in the centre of the village beside the Christmas tree. (more…)

Dear Sir/Madam,

Road safety campaigner Chantal Perrichon welcomed the new measures as “going on the right road“ – I disagree, these are blanket measures which encroach on the freedoms of the responsible majority are anti social, unworkable and in some cases dangerous. (more…)

“Famous Wine Villages of France”, a project inspired by French friends Joel and Marie Therese Linquette, as shown on this web site demonstrates my interest in wine goes back a long way project inspired by French friends Joel and Marie Therese Linquette.  

Yes it was a big fete in Gaillac, I am told the biggest party of this sort in France,  at the Salon des Expositions for the Gaillac Premeur wines, the new wines of this season. (more…)

Castelnau de Montmiral Remembrance Service photographs attached here. Most villages in France have a memorial and a Remembrance Service, 

At Castelnau de Montmiral the British community are represented at the Remembrance Service, sell poppies and honoured because so many Brits live around here.

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I’m heading for a second blood test at 09.00 today.

I am on very light duties at present so if I am slow to reply to your email and with other tasks please be patient with this patient, thank you. (more…)

Vente d’autume – Apart from worrying about world issues we have a rising gale here today. Scudding clouds and a threatening copper colour on the horizon. 

In sailors language that means winds force 6 to 7 gusting 8 or 30 to 40 kph, or in landlubbers parlez large branches on trees swaying, leaves flying as is anything light weight if you have a garden, plastic chairs for examples. (more…)

For the London 2012 Olympic Committee yesterday I was working with the Relations Publique de Gallaicsois  and was working on the presentation. (more…)