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THE DOTTY KITCHEN BISTRO AND TEAROOMS

Dotty

28 May 2012 Hi All RESTAURANT In the restaurant this week our theme...

Weekly Exchange rate w/c 27 May

Robert Hesketh

I'm tempted to say I've cracked this forecasting lark, but...

La Londiniere Bed and Breakfast Situated on a quiet road just...

David Bailey plays at La Gallerie des Anges David Bailey healer...

This is a very interesting video showing the instrucments which...

2 bedroom artists’ cottage

Gill Masters

2 bedroom artists’ cottage A very pretty, light and airy cottage,...

French News Update Following M. Hollande…

David Franks

French News Update Following M. Hollande’s Inauguration During his election campaign...

OPEN WEEKEND & SUMMER SALE

Gill Pound

WEEKEND PORTES OUVERTES & SOLDES D’ETE OPEN WEEKEND & SUMMER SALE la...

We are currently casting for the fifth series of the...

Sheep head for the hills - May/June

Administrator

We follow the sheep as they head for the hills...

Soul Medicine Story-telling to heal an a…

Bob Norton

A charmed hour of story-telling to help heal ourselves and...

We are proposing two all-day courses to be held in...

Home alarm systems

Chippy

A Customers comment: "We have been extremely happy with the whole...

Belpech is situated on the site of an ancient Gallo-Roman...

Geoff the Handyman - May 2012

Botters

GEOFF THE HANDYMAN With thanks to LFN Digestive NEWS FROM GEOFF THE...

Le Rendez-vous Leran

Marek

The days are getting longer and warmer and so are...

In the garden – May 2012

Gill Pound

With thanks to LFN Digestive In the garden – May 2012...

Lac de Montbel

Mary-Jean

The Lac de Montbel just outside the village of Léran,...

Good News For British Expatriates In Fra…

David Franks

Good News For British Expatriates In France – New EU...

Urban Spaceman (1095-1100) Pope Urban IIThe third of the great religious...

If like us, you don't use a mobile phone often...

FOR SALE THE OLD RAILWAY STATION Situated on the Chemin de St...

French Inheritance Current & Future …

Mary-Jean

French Inheritance Current & Future – A Personal Experience This is...

The Parisian’s Return

Julia Stagg

Julia Stagg's second book, The Parisian’s Return, is published this...

A Bird watching problem

Host in France

A Bird watching problem OK, so you’ve been living in Britain...

Located at the Gateway to the Ariège-Pyrenées, our lovely farmhouse...

Invasive Alien Plants in the Ariège

Mavis Midgley

Invasive Alien Plants in the Ariège In France, as in other...

The Magic Dragon’s Return….

John Midgley

The Magic Dragon’s Return…. After Winter in the Attic Fluff was wick...

Seeking British Host Families

Help in France

SEEKING BRITISH HOST FAMILIES in France & England ...

Tax return conversion figure 2012

Rob Hesketh

The rate for conversion for UK pounds to Euros for...

Changes to inheritance laws

The Connexion

Changes to inheritance laws affecting Britons and other non-French EU...

Joining one of our "Over the Hill" groups is the...

Massage Therapy

Pat and Kevin

Massage Looking after yourself and pampering yourself are not mutually exclusive. I...

WALKING TO IMPROVE YOUR FITNESS AND HEALTH IN 2012 As you...

Breath test kits obligatory in cars

Connexion

Breath test kits obligatory in cars It was thought that this...

Mozart, Dog with a Blog Gorgeous, Handsome, Intelligent German Shepherd Dog Visit...

Toulouse
Toulouse For information on Toulouse - accommodation, restaurants, sights, tours etc please see http://www.uk.toulouse-tourisme.com/accueil/index_en.php TmgyvhGh54g To see more of Tekke's videos of this area please visit http://www.youtube.com/user/remkotekke
Easter Monday Giant Omelette in Mirepoix
Easter Monday Giant Omelette in Mirepoix The scene was set with a really great jazz band and rows of hungry people eagerly awaiting the speciality of the day. The magic mixture was…
Fed up with Email software.
Fed up with Email software. Are you fed up with your new e-mail software, do you remember the good old days using Outlook express on a Windows XP computer and it…
Seigneur Moments (1073-1095)
Seigneur Moments (1073-1095) In the first half of this century we have to imagine events on the basis of a few isolated facts. By 1050 Almodis & Ramon Berengar - from…
Initiation caves of the Cathars
Walk in the initiation caves of the Cathar On appointment, walks through the Cathar Mystery Caves can be arranged. Walking the path of Mystery "In walking the…
Protecting Yourself From Investment Fraud
Protecting Yourself From Investment Fraud It is perhaps surprising how many people still get caught out by investment fraud. Regulation has tightened considerably over the last decade or two, but unfortunately…
Auberge de Montségur
A charming old-style auberge with stone walls, wooden beams and open fireplaces in a building dating from the 15th century in the centre of the listed village of Montségur, next…
Cancer Is Curable Now
Watch excerpts from this documentary by clicking on the line below. http://www.canceriscurablenow.tv/blog/watch-directors-cut-now?a=739
Walks in and around Toulouse
Toulouseguidedwalks.com Toulouse Guided Walks offers walking tours and visits of the city of Toulouse, the outlying area and the most important sites in the region.Interesting, insightful, in-depth and fun, TGW’s walks…
Old stone house with gite
€199,000 Beautiful, old, stone house with self-contained gite, 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms and garden of 1000m2. Situated in a quiet hilltop village with views of open countryside near Mirepoix on the…
Mysteries surrounding another Cathar Country ‘Pic’: a new ‘SousLePic’ quest.....
Mysteries surrounding another Cathar Country ‘Pic’: a new ‘SousLePic’ quest..... Perhaps with the stimulus presented by the ‘face’ which I saw on the Pic Grosse of Bugarach, http://tinyurl.com/7ygazc2 and then that…
Starting Up as an Micro-Entrepreneur
Reproduced with kind permission from http://www.french-property.com/ Starting Up as an Micro-Entrepreneur By David Yeates Tuesday 06 March 2012 If you are proposing to set up business as a micro-entrepreneur then our recently updated comprehensive…
Mazeres
Mazères in the Ariège is a small town found on the banks of the River L'Hers, on the border with three departments, the Ariège, Aude and Haute Garonne. There has…
A Day in the Pyrenees
A Day in the Pyrenees BGP26YOHOO8 To see more of Tekke's videos of this area please visit http://www.youtube.com/user/remkotekke
Water restrictions website
This is the official French website which shows the areas of France where water restrictions have been imposed http://propluvia.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/propluvia/faces/index.jsp
Saras artwork
Sara Spencer Artwork Local English artist in the Ariege, painting a variety of subjects and will take commissions. Inspired by nature, birds and many different things including abstract designs. For more information…
Mrs Arthur & The Full English
After the previous Sunday debacle with the Camelot Round Table Rugby XV’s breakfast - nephew Alfred having dozed off whilst supposedly minding the simmering Porridge, Mrs Arthur was at something…
Monasteries, Milites, Cathars, Cluniacs & Pilgrims (1000-73)
Monasteries, Milites, Cathars, Cluniacs & Pilgrims (1000-73) As the salt merchants’ mule train moved through the Lauragais, the odd Bosnian weaver told a strange story to anyone who would listen: there…
Are you fed up with getting a lot of "cold calls"?
One of our Members, John Midgley suggests a solution which he has tried - PACITEL – the new, and free, French ‘Cold Call Blocking’ service, has dramatically reduced the number of…
How do I clean my computer?
How do I clean my computer? Start at the top and work down: First make sure the computer is turned off otherwise all sorts of strange things are likely to happen. To clean…
Do You Understand Your Compensation Limits?
Do You Understand Your Compensation Limits? By Bill Blevins, Managing Director, Blevins Franks Prior to September 2007, not many savers gave much thought to bank deposit guarantees. After the collapse of Northern…