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Delights of Life in Rural Creuse

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Articles: 26
Total Reads: 15037
Author: Goose

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I have suffered my fair share of cringing (and causing laughter that one can only join in with!) when saying things in French quite the wrong way. Probably the first was when Monique from up the r...
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Winter Wonderland? The snow is indeed beautiful. Travel Worries? Snow can be hard work that’s for sure!
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A “dry” dog; worry about a seriously ill daughter; lovely summer temperatures; a holiday “break” that turned out to be just that; and so on ....
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On several afternoons of this month I have been able to spend a couple or so hours relaxing in the sun in the back garden alongside a number of little lizards that had the same idea
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Crazy about the Creuse

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Articles: 71
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Author: Annik

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The masons of the Creuse endured hard lives in faraway cities in order to bring home the money to keep their families out of penury and build their own beautiful houses
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How early medieval stone castles evolved from timber forts and lookout posts
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Tradition meets modernity on a revamped site
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'As good a talker as ever there was': George Sand brings a village character to life
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Spotlight

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Articles: 6
Total Reads: 7156
Author: Dave

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Stephanie tells Pont Noir why she and her family moved from Ireland, where they had literally built a home for themselves, to run Llama treks in the Creuse.
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Julia Dunbar tells Pont Noir how she turned the small English speaking community of the Creuse into big news.
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Jean Pierre tells Pont Noir about how he and his wife set up a local organisation that runs holidays for the disabled in the Creuse.
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Karen exchanges the high life of rich food and international travel to join Steve in creating a holiday park in the Creuse. She swapped her early morning commute for a pool and mini digger. Wow, ...
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Helpful Household Hints

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Articles: 28
Total Reads: 17575
Author: maryr

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Onions and garlic will add flavour to any savoury dish - here are some ways to enhance their uses.
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A random selection of cooking tips
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While cooking can be satisfying and enjoyable, it can also be disastrous if safety is not observed.
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General hints for caring for a septic or fosse system
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Heures Creuses

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Articles: 27
Total Reads: 10232
Author: Creusebear

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Creuse and the stonemason’s trade have been intertwined for centuries. The region has traditionally been one of the most deprived of France but its inhabitants could always look to the grand buil...
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A chance to see some beautiful draft horses up close.
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A rural past remembered and revisited.
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A story of tiles, tilers and tileworks.
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