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Hello everyone and
welcome to May s edition
of etcetera.
As I write this at the end of
April I think I am safe in
saying that Spring has
finally sprung! It s been a long time in
coming so let s make the most of it! My
Dad came to stay for a while in April and
he experienced a mixed bag of weather
but fortunately enough sunny days...
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1 Hello everyone and welcome to May s edition of etcetera. As I write this at the end of April I think I am safe in saying that Spring has finally sprung! It s been a long time in coming so let s make the most of it! My Dad came to stay for a while in April and he experienced a mixed bag of weather but fortunately enough sunny days that I had him hard a work on an annual garden project … thanks Dad! We created a corner garden making using of old tyres and I love it. For inspiration check out www. pinterest. com. It s so easy to create an account then away you go … you have a virtual pinboard brimming with ideas and tips! I m becoming quite an addict, well I would be if time allowed… but of course it doesn t because I now have my veggie patch to attend to! Regular readers will know how excited I am to have started one this year. Do you think it s a good thing to be so excited by gardening at 40?? I ve had the whole French Mother s Day (or for those who forgot the UK one!!) the 26th
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Hello all and welcome to
the April edition.
I d like to start off by
thanking everyone who
responded with some great
advice and tips for starting
my veggie patch that I talked about last
month.
I ve been googling design ideas
like mad and although I haven t quite got
to the floaty skirt and wicker basket stage
yet, work is...
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1 Hello all and welcome to the April edition. I d like to start off by thanking everyone who responded with some great advice and tips for starting my veggie patch that I talked about last month. I ve been googling design ideas like mad and although I haven t quite got to the floaty skirt and wicker basket stage yet, work is underway! I d like to say a special thank you to Stevie and Zoe too for their contributions of bulbs and seeds to get me on my way! We ve been inundated with new advertisers this month, many of whom are newly created businesses - a good sign that despite the financial climate there are still entrepreneurs out there ready to take on the challenge of working in France and filling gaps in the market. We wish them all plenty of success and hope you will help support them. Many readers in the Vienne area will be happy to learn that Bike Hire Direct are attracting bees and butterflies whilst Taylor Made Gardens have some great ideas for creating a balcony garden. An
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From stuart.wallace
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Pub. on Apr. 5th 2013
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Hello all and welcome to
the April edition.
I d like to start off by
thanking everyone who
responded with some great
advice and tips for starting
my veggie patch that I talked about last
month.
I ve been googling design ideas
like mad and although I haven t quite got
to the floaty skirt and wicker basket stage
yet, work is...
More
1 Hello all and welcome to the April edition. I d like to start off by thanking everyone who responded with some great advice and tips for starting my veggie patch that I talked about last month. I ve been googling design ideas like mad and although I haven t quite got to the floaty skirt and wicker basket stage yet, work is underway! I d like to say a special thank you to Stevie and Zoe too for their contributions of bulbs and seeds to get me on my way! We ve been inundated with new advertisers this month, many of whom are newly created businesses - a good sign that despite the financial climate there are still entrepreneurs out there ready to take on the challenge of working in France and filling gaps in the market. We wish them all plenty of success and hope you will help support them. Many readers in the Vienne area will be happy to learn that Bike Hire Direct are attracting bees and butterflies whilst Taylor Made Gardens have some great ideas for creating a balcony garden. An
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From stuart.wallace
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Pub. on March 26th 2013
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Welcome everyone to the
March edition.
I hope you
have all had a good month
and enjoyed the spell of
spring weather that was
very much welcomed.
I say
the spell as at the time of writing more
snow was forecast, just to confuse us …
and our gardens!
So into March, the month of optimism
and hope.
I m not so sure … I read in...
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1 Welcome everyone to the March edition. I hope you have all had a good month and enjoyed the spell of spring weather that was very much welcomed. I say the spell as at the time of writing more snow was forecast, just to confuse us … and our gardens! So into March, the month of optimism and hope. I m not so sure … I read in the news this week that electricity prices are set to soar… did I understand this right… 30% by 2016? 30%!!! Is that not a little steep? Please forgive me any spelling errors, I m sitting here in the dark typing wearing a big fluffy coat and gloves so as to conserve energy so I might have hit wrong key here and there! Okay, that s my grouchy bit over with! I m hoping this year to start a vegetable patch, I d really like to but think I m leaving it a bit late. I m clueless, that s my problem, so I keep putting it off. I have no idea where to start or what to start growing. I think I need to keep it on a business notes covering changes to the AE charges and ad
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From stuart.wallace
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Pub. on Feb. 28th 2013
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Welcome everyone to the
February edition.
At the
time of writing the brief
snowfall here has been and
gone and the the sun is
desperately fighting the
cold of winter to give us a brief glimpse
of spring.
I m hoping, perhaps over
optimistically, that the worst of the
winter is over… I don t do cold very well…!
So...
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1 Welcome everyone to the February edition. At the time of writing the brief snowfall here has been and gone and the the sun is desperately fighting the cold of winter to give us a brief glimpse of spring. I m hoping, perhaps over optimistically, that the worst of the winter is over… I don t do cold very well…! So February - the month of love and romance…. ! Hold yer horses, I ve been so busy I haven t even made it to the winter sales this year so all that love and romance stuff will just have to get in line, just don t telly Stuart! I m pretty sure he doesn t read my editorial so I m quite safe. The sales incidentally finish on February 12th so there s still time to grab yourself a bargain. This month we have some great new advertisers including a Life Coach, page 16 and a Vintage & Classic Car Service, page 32. Have a read, there s more new businesses to discover… Also on page 16, you ll find Lee Croft who will be opening stay in one of the hote
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From stuart.wallace
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Pub. on Jan. 28th 2013
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Welcome to the first
edition of 2013! I hope you
all had a wonderful
Christmas and are ready to
tackle the year with gusto!
So we survived the end of
the world on 21st December … that s
handy as I d have been really narked that
I d spent my last few days on earth frantic
about getting to print and stressing over
when I m...
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1 Welcome to the first edition of 2013! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and are ready to tackle the year with gusto! So we survived the end of the world on 21st December … that s handy as I d have been really narked that I d spent my last few days on earth frantic about getting to print and stressing over when I m going to do the Christmas food shopping! So now we know there is a new year ahead to look forward to, we ll find ourselves this month making New Year Resolutions, some of which we ll keep, some we won t. I read somewhere that 88% of Brits fail in their efforts - that s quite shocking really isn t it and reading that can make you want to give up before you ve even started! Apparently the 12% who are successful at sticking to their resolutions set specific, realistic goals in order to achieve their end aim. So instead of saying I will give up smoking , they set France. A special thanks goes to Manou, my own tutor, who has been brillian
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Pub. on Dec. 30th 2012
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Welcome all to the
December edition.
Christmas is almost upon
us … in homes everywhere
there will be the joyful
sound of Christmas jingles
playing on the radio, the aroma of mince
pies and Christmas cakes baking.
Kids will
be amusing themselves contentedly with
making decorations and writing polite
letters to Santa….
Okay,...
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1 Welcome all to the December edition. Christmas is almost upon us … in homes everywhere there will be the joyful sound of Christmas jingles playing on the radio, the aroma of mince pies and Christmas cakes baking. Kids will be amusing themselves contentedly with making decorations and writing polite letters to Santa…. Okay, that s the scene we fondly imagine in our mind s eye, however the reality in our house is rather different! December is always frantic! From the moment one edition is finished, I start on the next and with the January edition needing to go to print earlier than usual because of Christmas I lose a few working days in December… argghh! Stuart is always rushed off his feet with requests for TV installations as people prepare to chill out on the sofa over the festive period, so I have to bear his grunting and huffing as he tries to juggle his diary. The school desire to hibernate. Lots of our advertisers offer great ideas for Christmas gifts. Making a living in F
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From stuart.wallace
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Pub. on Dec. 1st 2012
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Welcome all to the
December edition.
Christmas is almost upon
us … in homes everywhere
there will be the joyful
sound of Christmas jingles
playing on the radio, the aroma of mince
pies and Christmas cakes baking.
Kids will
be amusing themselves contentedly with
making decorations and writing polite
letters to...
More
1 Welcome all to the December edition. Christmas is almost upon us … in homes everywhere there will be the joyful sound of Christmas jingles playing on the radio, the aroma of mince pies and Christmas cakes baking. Kids will be amusing themselves contentedly with making decorations and writing polite letters to Santa…. Okay, that s the scene we fondly imagine in our mind s eye, however the reality in our house is rather different! December is always frantic! From the moment one edition is finished, I start on the next and with the January edition needing to go to print earlier than usual because of Christmas I lose a few working days in December… argghh! Stuart is always rushed off his feet with requests for TV installations as people prepare to chill out on the sofa over the festive period, so I have to bear his grunting and huffing as he tries to juggle his diary. The school desire to hibernate. Lots of our advertisers offer great ideas for Chris
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From stuart.wallace
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Pub. on Nov. 28th 2012
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in last month s Life etcetera.
A range of new advertisers
are welcomed this month.
If
you have an escape artist
dog, you may be interested in the
Canicloture advert, if you live in or
around the Confolens area and enjoy
swimming, check out page 10, and
referring back to languages, Séjours
Deuxième Langue are looking...
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1 in last month s Life etcetera. A range of new advertisers are welcomed this month. If you have an escape artist dog, you may be interested in the Canicloture advert, if you live in or around the Confolens area and enjoy swimming, check out page 10, and referring back to languages, Séjours Deuxième Langue are looking for host families for students wishing to learn English. Did you know by the way that etcetera is available by subscription for those who prefer to have a copy delivered to their home. Details on the back page. And finally, let us take time to reflect on Remembrance Day. You can support the relentless work by the Royal British Legion and it s loyal fundraisers through various efforts. See pages 5, 35 & 49. Until next month, take care, Haute-Vienne (87), Charente (16) and South Deux-Sevres (79)November 2012 Issue 75 FREE BRITISH PAINT DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR IN FRANCE http://www. kis-uk. com Kis See advert - page 36 € Welcome a
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Pub. on Oct. 31st 2012
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Hello everyone.
I hope
you are all well and
enjoying the autumnal
season.
November isn’t my
favourite month.
Not
entirely sure why, but I know I am always
keen to get it over and done with.
Most
of nature rests for the winter.
I think I
would like to join it and maybe hibernate
in a cupboard, just for a little...
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1 Hello everyone. I hope you are all well and enjoying the autumnal season. November isn’t my favourite month. Not entirely sure why, but I know I am always keen to get it over and done with. Most of nature rests for the winter. I think I would like to join it and maybe hibernate in a cupboard, just for a little while. We have said our farewells to the final parent who flew south for the winter, off to warmer climates. All 4 of them live in Spain, (not together, that would be weird) and as much as I miss them all, I don’t blame them for a second! But I do enjoy the seasons here, so I suppose November can be lovely (when sat in a cupboard) with the cosiness of the fire and the snug evenings…. I am currently reading a book that a friend lent me, (thanks Cathy). It’s called 59 seconds, by Professor Richard Wiseman. I read a chapter last night with particular interest. It talks about procrastinators. This is something that I seem to be ra
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Pub. on Oct. 31st 2012
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