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9 French expressions to use when there is hot weather
From 'the sun is like lead' to 'cooking like a pancake', here are some phrases to use as the temperature soars across France
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Meet France's great garden acrobat
With its bright yellow and blue plumage, the Eurasian blue tit is easy to spot in the garden.
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Petit lapin, coup du lapin: 6 commonly used French rabbit expressions
A potential new penalty for missing a doctor’s appointment has also been nicknamed la taxe lapin - we explain why
On Trying to Become a French Paysan
On Trying to Become a French Paysan – Garry Holding, Clays, £9.57
WHAT is the test of a good book? A nice cover, a recognised name … or a tale that starts off well and continue in the same vein? This is definitely the latter and Garry Holding seems to be a natural story-teller.
One family, three children, a campervan and a remote farm in Deux-Sèvres in pre-EU France; having a go at making it go.
Yet, there is a different side to their life as we discover about their efforts at fostering handicapped children – and the pain of having to fight to prove the innocence of one of them in a murder case.