The Brocante/Vide Grenier season has started

My favourite time of the year has commenced...............

The brocante/vide grenier (empty attic or car boot) season has started again and we are looking forward to picking up some more lovely french items.

Below is a link to a document on the Villereal Office de Tourism website which contains all the dates for vide greniers/brocantes taking place in 2009.

http://www.villereal-tourisme.com/brochures/1236251481.pdf


For those of you who may not know the difference between a vide grenier and a brocante, the main difference is that at a brocante all the sellers are professional antique sellers whereas anyone can sell at a vide grenier hence the translation 'empty attic".

a la prochaine

Leeann

Eymet - Key Events/Dates for 2009

Key events and dates for 2009 are as follows:


Nature festival Sunday, May 17th Information : 05.53.23.74.95

Fauna & Flora festival 5th edition From May 30th till June 7th 2008 In the south of Dordogne, in Bergerac Country, The towns of Eymet, Puyguilhem (Thénac), Sigoulès, Cunèges et Saussignac give a warm welcome to the Art Caravan. Artists from all corners of Aquitaine are coming to present their creations on plants and animals, through diverse techniques (paint, sculpture, photos, videos, sounds..)Full of poetry and very entertaining for the whole family and public of all ages.Opening hour : Every day from 2pm till 7pmInformation : 06 10 16 47 27

Randonnée en Fête Sunday, June 14thWalking trail 15 km. Departure in front of the Office of Tourism 9am. Free and for the whole family.Information : 05.53.23.74.95.

Night Markets Every tuesday from june 30th till September 2nd

More than 60 professional stalls.Food available on siteStarts 7pm, Place de la Bastide.Info : 05.53.23.74.95.

The "Afro-Latines" Festival 2009 Friday, july 4th and saturday, july 5th Information : 05.53.23.82.37More info

Medieval journey throught the Dropt Valley Friday, august 7th : Conference Saturday, august 8th : Walk with torchlight, 10pm in front of the Office of tourism. Sunday, august 9th : pageants, workshops, market, games, and banquet with show in the evening.Informations : 05.53.23.74.95http://www.medieval.dropt.org/

The "Other" Festival Saturday, august 22nd and sunday, august 23rdMusic, live entertaining, video, workshops for kidsFood available on site.In Fonroque, between, Eymet and Bergerac.

"Le Pays des Bastides" celebrates its 10 years From monday, september 14th to sunday, september 27thPhotographies exhibition and many events. Information : 05.53.23.74.95.

European Heritage Days Saturday, september 19th and Sunday, september 20thInformation : 05.53.23.74.95.



For more information on events please refer to the calandar on the eymetguide:

http://www.ledropt.com/whatson2_09_feb.html then select the month that you are interested in.

After the storm.............

I guess that most of you have heard about the storms that affected SW France, there were winds up to 140kms an hour which combined with heavy rain resulted in a lot of flooding and damage to land and buildings.

Most villages in the area were affected in some way or another - most villages were without power which is a scarey thought in this day and age as we all rely heavily on electricity. It was a rather humbling experience as it makes you realise how much you take running water and electricity for granted.

Here are some links to some storm articles:

http://www.thisfrenchlife.com/thisfrenchlife/2009/01/clean-up-after-storms-in-south-west-france.html

http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2009/01/26/97255.htm

A bientot

Leeann

Rejuvenated for 2009.....

Bonjour,

I have just returned from having the most wonderful facial at our local beauty salon in Castillonnes. Michelle is "tres gentil" and gives the most wonderfully relaxing facial, 2 hours for 39 euros is pretty good value in my book. She is going to provide me with a treatment listing so that I can include this in the Maison de Poitiers Chambre information pack.

Her salon is literally a 2 minute walk from Maison de Poitiers and she loves the opportunity to practise her English should you feel inclined to converse in English!

She only uses Mary Cohr products which are completely natural products are are derrived from plant extracts.

It is still cold here and we have more snow forecast for Saturday.........................

Amicalement,

Leeann

Snow photos!

Here is a album containing the photos that I took this morning, note the temp on the pharmacy clock -3.5!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28371250@N03/sets/72157612185668359/show/
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