Monthly Archives: October 2009
And Monarchs to Behold the Swelling Scene
Well – anyone really. A year away from the Hurly Burly of Internet an a couple of months back in and it is a can of worms. So I am testing some old ideas of “popularity”, for example This is … Continue reading
French Letters
Alexandra, my daughter, helps me a lot with translations. I am impressed with the letters she has composed for me. However she has a secret weapon there is a website www.Conso.net which gives help and one of their services is … Continue reading
Guide2Languedoc
I went to Bristol in the UK for a few hours last week to meet a publisher who is developing a network of websites. Beziers airport is only twenty minutes from our home at VillaRoquetteand with Ryanair, if you select … Continue reading
Now I have Stopped Working – Not
Now that I have stopped working (well almost) on the house, I am back to marketing and getting guests for our apartments and BandB. We first started this in our old home in Nizas 12 years ago and did all … Continue reading
A Bargain Property in the South of France
Would you like your own home in the South of France? It is a dream shared by most of the visitors I meet here and, after a quiet year with most of the world (according to the Daily Mail) hopping … Continue reading
Starting a Business in France
Carole and I are back into the maze of French paperwork to get our gites and chambre d’hotes registered as a business – a new system, Auto Entrepeneur, now exists and we found an excellent site run by a charming … Continue reading
I discovered that that the Via…
I discovered that that the Via Domitia starts at Pertuis , and will always definitely finish at eight o’clock – with a French lecturer.
Shades of Spike Milligan
I remember a 1950s TV show by the “Goons” called “Son of Fred”, I think there was one also called “Fred” – it was the early days of advertising in the UK so the piss was taken out of goons … Continue reading