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Thursday, 28 November 2013
Marché de Noël at Verfeil sur Seye
The 14th of December is the Marché de Noel at Verfeil sur Seye being held in the salle des fetes. More info. to follow.
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Elly Wright has many friends in the area
Dear friends,
As I have had great trouble with BRITISH TELECOM as my internet provider, I have decided to go over to Virgin. This means that as from today I have had to change my email address. My new email is ellywright131@gmail.com Would you please add this new address to your contacts and delete the BT address? This will ensure that my emails to you end up in your Inbox and not your SPAM folder.
Kind regards,
Ellyxxxx
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As I have had great trouble with BRITISH TELECOM as my internet provider, I have decided to go over to Virgin. This means that as from today I have had to change my email address. My new email is ellywright131@gmail.com Would you please add this new address to your contacts and delete the BT address? This will ensure that my emails to you end up in your Inbox and not your SPAM folder.
Kind regards,
Ellyxxxx
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Cat of my heart, our Fred
AS with children you really should try not to have favourites but when you get a pet that is no trouble and just loves you beyond measure, you have to have a sneaking preference for that one.
Fred we think was run over about 3 years ago and had to have his leg pinned which entailed him being in a cage for 3 months. Whenever I sat down I used to get him out and put him on my knee, so now he has a proprietorial right to my knees. He can be asleep anywhere in the house but as soon as my bottom sinks into a chair, he appears. it is not often I write TAG without Fred on my knee. The children when here jokingly call him " Fat Fred" and I pretend to get upset, saying " no, he is just a little tubby" He is on slimming cat food, but then again so are they all.
My favourite feature about Fred is his pink nose and I often tickle him calling him " my Pinkle Purr " as he purrs with a pink nose .The name comes from the poem by A. A. Milne
Fred we think was run over about 3 years ago and had to have his leg pinned which entailed him being in a cage for 3 months. Whenever I sat down I used to get him out and put him on my knee, so now he has a proprietorial right to my knees. He can be asleep anywhere in the house but as soon as my bottom sinks into a chair, he appears. it is not often I write TAG without Fred on my knee. The children when here jokingly call him " Fat Fred" and I pretend to get upset, saying " no, he is just a little tubby" He is on slimming cat food, but then again so are they all.
My favourite feature about Fred is his pink nose and I often tickle him calling him " my Pinkle Purr " as he purrs with a pink nose .The name comes from the poem by A. A. Milne
Pinkle Purr
Tattoo was the mother of Pinkle Purr,
A little black nothing of feet and fur;
And by-and-by, when his eyes came through,
He saw his mother, the big Tattoo.
And all that he learned he learned from her.
'I'll ask my mother,' says Pinkle Purr.
Tattoo was the mother of Pinkle Purr,
A ridiculous kitten with silky fur.
And little black Pinkle grew and grew
Till he got as big as the big Tattoo.
And all that he did he did with her.
'Two friends together,' says Pinkle Purr.
Tattoo was the mother of Pinkle Purr,
An adventurous cat in a coat of fur.
And whenever he thought of a thing to do,
He didn't much bother about Tattoo,
For he knows it's nothing to do with her,
So 'See you later,' says Pinkle Purr.
Tattoo is the mother of Pinkle Purr,
An enormous leopard with coal-black fur.
A little brown kitten that's nearly new
Is now playing games with its big Tattoo…
And Pink looks lazily down at her:
'Dear little Tat,' says Pinkle Purr.
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Tattoo was the mother of Pinkle Purr,
A little black nothing of feet and fur;
And by-and-by, when his eyes came through,
He saw his mother, the big Tattoo.
And all that he learned he learned from her.
'I'll ask my mother,' says Pinkle Purr.
Tattoo was the mother of Pinkle Purr,
A ridiculous kitten with silky fur.
And little black Pinkle grew and grew
Till he got as big as the big Tattoo.
And all that he did he did with her.
'Two friends together,' says Pinkle Purr.
Tattoo was the mother of Pinkle Purr,
An adventurous cat in a coat of fur.
And whenever he thought of a thing to do,
He didn't much bother about Tattoo,
For he knows it's nothing to do with her,
So 'See you later,' says Pinkle Purr.
Tattoo is the mother of Pinkle Purr,
An enormous leopard with coal-black fur.
A little brown kitten that's nearly new
Is now playing games with its big Tattoo…
And Pink looks lazily down at her:
'Dear little Tat,' says Pinkle Purr.
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Fifi, the local ladies group of all ages earns praise.
Nearly another end of year for the very popular ladies group in the area Fifi, Friends in France International. Although I am on the committee I am often too busy to be very involved but I guide a Poetry group and enjoy the Gardening group, now under the professional guidance of Debbie from Le Jardin des Espiemonts.
I did not have the chance yesterday at a committee meeting to congratulate the team on having a hundred members and providing a support to many people new to the area who might otherwise have struggled to make friendships so now I would like to offer my thanks to you all for all you do.
Keep up the good work ladies and continue growing and having fun
Fifi can be found in the side tab.
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I did not have the chance yesterday at a committee meeting to congratulate the team on having a hundred members and providing a support to many people new to the area who might otherwise have struggled to make friendships so now I would like to offer my thanks to you all for all you do.
Keep up the good work ladies and continue growing and having fun
Fifi can be found in the side tab.
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A French Court says " It is legal"
A French court has upheld the controversial sacking of a childcare worker who wore a headscarf to work, as the European Court of Human rights begins to examine another woman’s challenge against France’s Islamic veil ban.
In a case that has gripped France for five years, a Paris appeals court ruled on November 27 that the dismissal of nursery worker Fatima Afif was legal.
Baby-Loup, the crèche employing Fatima Afif in the multicultural Parisian suburb of Chanteloup-les-Vignes, fired her in 2008 after she refused to remove her Islamic headscarf at work.
Secular France bans religious signs in public educational institutions.
Val says have you realised if you click on the blue bits you get more of the story from its original source.
In a case that has gripped France for five years, a Paris appeals court ruled on November 27 that the dismissal of nursery worker Fatima Afif was legal.
Baby-Loup, the crèche employing Fatima Afif in the multicultural Parisian suburb of Chanteloup-les-Vignes, fired her in 2008 after she refused to remove her Islamic headscarf at work.
Secular France bans religious signs in public educational institutions.
Val says have you realised if you click on the blue bits you get more of the story from its original source.
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Wednesday, 27 November 2013
Double bed for sale, looks like a good mattress
A double bed at bargain price : 200 euros
excellent condition,wooden top
thanks for 'coverage'
Bertrand Dezes
Le Château
81170 Saint Martin Laguépie
05 63 30 27 99 / 06 10 50 83 50
You can't be too careful
Our subscription to one of the web sites we use to advertise the gite expired a couple of weeks ago. We wanted to renew but had not got around to it - after all November is not a great month for bookings. On Monday we received a telephone call saying that it was the web site's office and did we want to renew. Malc said yes and when "Daniel" said he could do it over the phone out came the credit card. "You will get an email confirming" he was told.
Later as we reflected on this, the thought crossed our minds that it could have been a scam. Malc said that they knew too much about our subscription not to be kosher but thought it was a risk not worth taking. He should have said "I will do it through the web site".
As it happens, checking the web site showed that the payment had been correctly processed and our ad was back on line. But there are too many scams simply to give out your credit card details to a random caller.
So: make sure the caller is who he says - say you will ring back on a number you know to be correct.
Always go to the web site you know to be the correct one (ie never follow a link in an email to you even if it says it is from some organisation you know - such as your bank).
We all buy lots via the internet now and living in the country makes it even more convenient, so don't be scared to do it - but do be careful.
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Later as we reflected on this, the thought crossed our minds that it could have been a scam. Malc said that they knew too much about our subscription not to be kosher but thought it was a risk not worth taking. He should have said "I will do it through the web site".
As it happens, checking the web site showed that the payment had been correctly processed and our ad was back on line. But there are too many scams simply to give out your credit card details to a random caller.
So: make sure the caller is who he says - say you will ring back on a number you know to be correct.
Always go to the web site you know to be the correct one (ie never follow a link in an email to you even if it says it is from some organisation you know - such as your bank).
We all buy lots via the internet now and living in the country makes it even more convenient, so don't be scared to do it - but do be careful.
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A perfect family in waiting - for you perhaps
Val says Although the ideal would be the two going together I think the reality of getting a home for one or the other would be the likely scenario. Rehoming cats and dogs is not a simple business.Je cherche à placer ensemble si possible Billie et Chaussette, car nous allons habiter en appartement ,Billie a besoin de courir et de jouer, elle s'entend très bien avec les chats, est très douce et maline.Chaussette est timide mais une fois installée en confiance sur des genoux , elle pèse une tonne, on ne peut plus la déloger, elle peut être très bavarde, elle a un poil doux comme celui d'une taupe,Billie a 5 ans et demi et Chaussette 4 ans et demiElles sont stériliséesmerci de transmettre!--
Anne Patay
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Two more good ideas for Christmas presents
Mark Opstad who many of you know from the concerts at Puycelsi is the Director, La Maîtrise de Toulouse, Conservatoire de Toulouse. I thought readers would like his CD's of music and so have asked him how we could go about buying them . The information is below.
I think Malc will guess what is in his Christmas stocking!
Please tell readers to make cheque out for 15 euros per CD plus 3 euros postage if one CD, 4 euros if 2. Cheque made out to SOMUC and adressed to
I think Malc will guess what is in his Christmas stocking!
Please tell readers to make cheque out for 15 euros per CD plus 3 euros postage if one CD, 4 euros if 2. Cheque made out to SOMUC and adressed to
SOMUC, Conservatoire de Toulouse, 17 rue Larrey, 31000 Toulouse - obviously stating which CD they would like (Missa Brevis - from 2010 or the new one 'Motets français' ) and giving their address.
Attached are the jpegs of the CDs in case you want them and, for info, the first CD (Missa Brevis) was one of the critics' choice for all the CDs reviewed in 2012 by the American Record Guide (more info on my website...)
Many thanks!
Mark
The Music tab has to go
The Music tab causes work for nothing at the moment. I have to copy information twice, when in reality as long as I remember to type concerts on each post or Folk' n' jazz or now even Jam sessions, all this information can be found in the side labels. Time is against me on this one, as I spend hours on TAG, where I can save time I must.
The tab goes.
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MiniMusique classes and a jam session
Hi Val, hope you're well this morning. There have been exciting developments with our Mini Musique classes this month. I have started teaching piano lessons to two children at Parisot school and I am opening up the lessons to other children interested. I am also starting recorder lessons also for children. I will be teaching a fantastic recorder karate programme where children can gain karate 'belts' to hang on their recorders once pieces have been learnt. It's a great way to get kids started and to encourage them to keep playing. Both piano and recorder classes are in English suitable for primary aged children (5-11yrs) at beginner level. More info can be found on our website www.minimonde.net under 'Mini Musique'.
In other music news there is a 'jam session' that has been organised for Friday 6th December in the Cafe du Foirail in Parisot. It starts at 7pm and is open to all musicians and singers. The plan is for it to happen every first Friday of the month.
See you soon!
Becky x
Val says I have made a special label at the side " Jam session in Parisot" I just hope you do not get lots of Fifi ladies coming with their jam pots and recipes!
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In other music news there is a 'jam session' that has been organised for Friday 6th December in the Cafe du Foirail in Parisot. It starts at 7pm and is open to all musicians and singers. The plan is for it to happen every first Friday of the month.
See you soon!
Becky x
Val says I have made a special label at the side " Jam session in Parisot" I just hope you do not get lots of Fifi ladies coming with their jam pots and recipes!
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Argo, at last at Mas del Sol
We eventually got to see Argo and was it worth the wait? I think we all with out exception thought it was. A discussion afterwards revealed we all had the perceptions that had been thrust upon us at the time at the end of the 70' s / beginning of the eighties, that the Shah of Persia was " one of us, a good guy". Actually time retells that he was a cruel despot. A gripping drama with tinges of light relief of a factual event.
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Another couple take their lives
In the space of just four days two elderly couples have committed suicide in Paris, sparking a renewed debate on euthanasia in France.
The first, last Friday, involved Bernard and Georgette Cazes, both 86. They were found dead, hand in hand, in the luxury Le Lutetia hotel in central Paris.
Their son told daily newspaper Le Parisien on Monday that his parents had “feared separation and dependency far more than death itself”.
The couple had planned their deaths down to the last detail. Police found a letter addressed to the public prosecutor demanding the right “to die in a dignified manner” in their hotel room.
Later on Monday, a second Parisian couple, aged 84 and 81, were found dead in their apartment in the city’s upmarket 7th district.
"They committed suicide by taking prescription medicine," a police source said. "They left a letter explaining their actions."
Neighbours described the pair as a "nice elderly couple" who “went to the theatre and liked to go out".
The euthanasia debate
The suicide of two couples who clearly wanted the right to die together in a dignified manner has re-opened the debate over euthanasia, which is illegal in France.
A six-month study on assisted death in France last year said that active euthanasia – when a third person intervenes to cause death – should remain illegal.
But it said that the government should take public opinion into account – with an IFOP poll early in November showing that 92 percent of French people want euthanasia to be an option for patients in great pain or suffering from terminal illnesses.
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The first, last Friday, involved Bernard and Georgette Cazes, both 86. They were found dead, hand in hand, in the luxury Le Lutetia hotel in central Paris.
Their son told daily newspaper Le Parisien on Monday that his parents had “feared separation and dependency far more than death itself”.
The couple had planned their deaths down to the last detail. Police found a letter addressed to the public prosecutor demanding the right “to die in a dignified manner” in their hotel room.
Later on Monday, a second Parisian couple, aged 84 and 81, were found dead in their apartment in the city’s upmarket 7th district.
"They committed suicide by taking prescription medicine," a police source said. "They left a letter explaining their actions."
Neighbours described the pair as a "nice elderly couple" who “went to the theatre and liked to go out".
The euthanasia debate
The suicide of two couples who clearly wanted the right to die together in a dignified manner has re-opened the debate over euthanasia, which is illegal in France.
A six-month study on assisted death in France last year said that active euthanasia – when a third person intervenes to cause death – should remain illegal.
But it said that the government should take public opinion into account – with an IFOP poll early in November showing that 92 percent of French people want euthanasia to be an option for patients in great pain or suffering from terminal illnesses.
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Tuesday, 26 November 2013
Folk'n'jazz ceilidh this Thursday at Verfeil
We have a great new winter venue - Verfeil salles des fetes - its warm and inviting.
We have a great band lined up - Folk'n'jazz allstars ceilidh band - for several months Trevor has been twisting arms, emailing music and generally enthusing our musicians and has got together a great sounding band ( I sneaked in on Sunday's rehearsal and they aren't bad at all!)
We have singers John and Linda who will be singing between dances.
Now all we need are an encouraging audience and especially dancers.
The evening will start at 8.00pm sharp. Entry is free but bring your own drinks/refreshments.
Why do the English go back to England for the winter?
This question was asked by a French lady who could not understand as many of us had beautiful homes here why would we leave for the winter. She had heard that it was cold and wet in England so what was the pull to go back.
I explained many of the expats still have homes and families there and the houses they had in England were more set up for cold weather. Central heating, double glazing being pretty much the norm.
Many houses here although large and beautiful are simply to cold and draughty to live in all year round. When I asked the immobilier showing us around when we came 12 years ago what were the winters like, he seriously replied " you would need a sweater around your shoulders!" now 12 years on when I see this man in warm winter coat, hat and gloves I have to stifle giggles.
Our first house "le Presbytere" had secondary double glazing but that was never mentioned on the sales sheet. I often wonder if at that time it was played down the need for winter heating, well we all know different now.
Perhaps it should also read Scots, Welsh, Dutch and Nederlanders
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I explained many of the expats still have homes and families there and the houses they had in England were more set up for cold weather. Central heating, double glazing being pretty much the norm.
Many houses here although large and beautiful are simply to cold and draughty to live in all year round. When I asked the immobilier showing us around when we came 12 years ago what were the winters like, he seriously replied " you would need a sweater around your shoulders!" now 12 years on when I see this man in warm winter coat, hat and gloves I have to stifle giggles.
Our first house "le Presbytere" had secondary double glazing but that was never mentioned on the sales sheet. I often wonder if at that time it was played down the need for winter heating, well we all know different now.
Perhaps it should also read Scots, Welsh, Dutch and Nederlanders
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The Tax man wants his cut
An imprisoned French drug dealer has been told to pay €80,000 in taxes on money he earned from selling heroin, his lawyer has said.
The bill is based on the man’s estimated earnings through heroin deals between 2008 and 2011 and even takes into deductions for transport costs.
“They addressed my client as a micro-entrepreneur [self-employed freelancer],” lawyer Samira Boudiba told AFP on Monday. “They are levying on his drug trafficking since 2008 based on estimated turnover."
“It is quite extraordinary,” she added. “How can you tax a business that’s completely illegal?”
In the letter sent to the man, who was convicted of drug trafficking offences in March last year and is currently serving a four-year sentence in Nancy in eastern France, the French tax authorities outline a detailed estimate of his earnings.
They base their calculations on a price of €15 for a gram of heroin, while making allowances of the dealer’s personal use of his stash.
“Your personal consumption [of heroin] has been evaluated at four grams per day, and that quantity can be deducted [from the bill],” said the letter.
Val says - Sorry but I like it, what a great story, imagine the drug pedlar being indignant that he has to pay his taxes. I am surprised that any money the man has was not summarily taken from him- the message "crime does not pay"
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The bill is based on the man’s estimated earnings through heroin deals between 2008 and 2011 and even takes into deductions for transport costs.
“They addressed my client as a micro-entrepreneur [self-employed freelancer],” lawyer Samira Boudiba told AFP on Monday. “They are levying on his drug trafficking since 2008 based on estimated turnover."
“It is quite extraordinary,” she added. “How can you tax a business that’s completely illegal?”
In the letter sent to the man, who was convicted of drug trafficking offences in March last year and is currently serving a four-year sentence in Nancy in eastern France, the French tax authorities outline a detailed estimate of his earnings.
They base their calculations on a price of €15 for a gram of heroin, while making allowances of the dealer’s personal use of his stash.
“Your personal consumption [of heroin] has been evaluated at four grams per day, and that quantity can be deducted [from the bill],” said the letter.
Val says - Sorry but I like it, what a great story, imagine the drug pedlar being indignant that he has to pay his taxes. I am surprised that any money the man has was not summarily taken from him- the message "crime does not pay"
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It is all in the mind.
A friend said to me " you live your life as a story" I replied but surely everyone does that, weaving stories around the pets or an event is what we all do. What happens in our heads is often much more fun than reality and when you have both things working well, your life and your head, you are onto a winner.
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The labels have to be spot on to work.
A reader this morning wanted an opthamologist and she remembered seeing one one TAG. Easy to find I thought... but not when under the label optometrist! It did eventually come up under eyes, and I have now relabelled as optician/ optometrist ( they all tend to do eyes, optometrist and opthamologist)
Another query from a new reader who really wants TAG and I have sent the link twice and added the name to the subscribers list. The couple are with hotmail ( and hopefully reading this now) as when they phoned this morning still having never received it, we got them to check out their spam / junk box and there it was. So always add TAG to your white list or favourites.
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Another query from a new reader who really wants TAG and I have sent the link twice and added the name to the subscribers list. The couple are with hotmail ( and hopefully reading this now) as when they phoned this morning still having never received it, we got them to check out their spam / junk box and there it was. So always add TAG to your white list or favourites.
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Disgruntled cats and dogs
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| Max, with his " don't mess me about" stare. |
Why the heading, well the inside house pets feel those donkeys have been getting too much of the limelight and they would also like a starring role in TAG.
Max reminded me that he has heard me saying that selling collectable books about cats was a profitable business and I should bear that in mind for viewing figures. He even added " how many books did you sell about donkeys?" and he has a point!
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