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My tips for bird nesting season in south-west France
Some species begin building nests as early as February, including collared doves, mistle thrushes and song thrushes
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Learning French: what does faire grise mine mean and when should it be used?
A phrase to use when someone is down in the dumps
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What I miss about France after moving back to UK
Columnist Gillian Harvey, who returned to the UK in 2024, explains what she misses – and what she has gained in the process
Dance the fanny dango?
Following on from your recent series of whacky names for French businesses (see here), there was until recently in Pont-Audemer a laundry business called Fanny Pressing.
Here is a photo of something similar taken recently in Graville, Le Havre of a dance studio, rejoicing in the name of Fanny Studio
John Sampson, by email
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