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Forum: France
Sep 19th 2011, 5:10 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,212
Posted By catherine demorvan

Re: travel with dog across to the UK

The dog must have a chip and a passport and an in date rabies vaccination.

The French vet sees the dog between 24 and 48 hours prior to travelling, in theory he checks the dogs chip (but not all...
Forum: France
Aug 6th 2011, 6:37 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 960
Posted By catherine demorvan

Autoentrepreneur

I'm having fun trying to register as an autoentrepreneur.

I tried to do it on-line but the e-mail they send me to open my account just leads to a dead internet page, which has had a message on it...
Forum: France
Feb 20th 2011, 8:26 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 3,613
Posted By catherine demorvan

Re: Student exchange year in France... cannot understand the language :(

Here are the rates:

http://www.busuu.com/subscribe

from euro 6 per month....
You get access to grammar modules and video units....but I find ordinary membership is enough for me...I prefer my...
Forum: France
Feb 20th 2011, 7:45 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 2,528
Posted By catherine demorvan

Re: Any suggestions on areas to move to in alpine area?

Hi,

Unless skiing is a must have I suggest you look at the Morvan and/or Jura.

I'm current stuck in the porte du Soleil region, near Lake Geneva, looking after a friend who's had a bad skiing...
Forum: France
Feb 20th 2011, 7:34 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 3,613
Posted By catherine demorvan

Re: Student exchange year in France... cannot understand the language :(

Busuu is free for the basic service it offers, or you can pay a small monthly /quarterly fee to be a premium member...
Forum: France
Dec 3rd 2010, 6:33 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 1,007
Posted By catherine demorvan

Re: Cook for ever! Geoff got it right!!!

http://www.abc.net.au/sport/all/app/?seriesId=2497&matchId=2&section=cricket&primaryChannel=Scorecard

This is a wicked site.

and ABC also does podcasts by session...so even when tms is on...
Forum: France
Dec 3rd 2010, 7:08 am
Replies: 14
Views: 5,980
Posted By catherine demorvan

Re: Elderflower cordial

I'd love to make it here...but the price that my local pharmacy charges for citric acid makes buying Waitrose's most expensive organic brand a vastly cheaper option:frown:
Forum: France
Dec 3rd 2010, 7:03 am
Replies: 14
Views: 12,529
Posted By catherine demorvan

Re: To compost or not to compost??

No they are not uniquely gallic. I've been caught with an uncomposted ticket on the Berlin metro. Since when I've been a good fraulein and looked for the composting post to perform the necessary...
Forum: France
Dec 3rd 2010, 6:55 am
Replies: 2
Views: 1,007
Posted By catherine demorvan

Re: Cook for ever! Geoff got it right!!!

Anderson for ever too! Geoff got him wrong.
Forum: France
Dec 3rd 2010, 4:11 am
Replies: 1
Views: 1,043
Posted By catherine demorvan

Walking in the snow: advice.

If you walk pigeon toed on sheet ice / sheet ice covered by snow, you as less likely to fall over.

I only remembered this advice when I took a curve too fast in my wellies - Now I have a purple...
Forum: France
Nov 28th 2010, 8:41 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 1,007
Posted By catherine demorvan

Cook for ever! Geoff got it right!!!

Has anyone found any url streaming test match commentary to France, as tms doesn't?
Forum: France
Nov 27th 2010, 6:38 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 1,654
Posted By catherine demorvan

Re: Question or Two....

And it has to be admitted that gardening without rabbits is bliss.
Forum: France
Nov 27th 2010, 6:06 am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,654
Posted By catherine demorvan

Re: Question or Two....

I'm fairly sure you are still restricted to the hunting season, leastways I have never meet a hunter in the woods round here outside the hunting season...and I stay on the roads wearing red anoraks /...
Forum: France
Nov 27th 2010, 5:53 am
Replies: 8
Views: 3,987
Posted By catherine demorvan

Re: Double Insulated Electrical Cable?

Goes anyone know how to connect the earth wire up in French plugs?

The ones I have bought from Weldom have a screw that won't turn because it trapped by some plastic...I took the first lot back...
Forum: France
Nov 27th 2010, 5:48 am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,654
Posted By catherine demorvan

Re: Question or Two....

Why on earth do you want a gun in France?

This is old, for the most part, very civilised, Europe, not the wild west.

If you want to kill the local wild life, there is a hunting season which...
Forum: France
Nov 27th 2010, 5:39 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,165
Posted By catherine demorvan

Re: Retailing in France

I have a vague idea that the handicapped access rules only apply to new businesses _ so that they are at a cost disadvantage to existing ones to keep the unemployment rate as high as possible!
...
Forum: France
Nov 26th 2010, 11:53 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 3,613
Posted By catherine demorvan

Re: Student exchange year in France... cannot understand the language :(

I forgot the best site!

busuu.com

This is an absolutely fantastic language learning site. You can either use it to chat to French speaking natives learning English. (Either text or orally) and...
Forum: France
Nov 26th 2010, 11:40 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 1,165
Posted By catherine demorvan

Retailing in France

Hi,

I'm setting up a pottery in an old school, on a hill.

Does anyone have any experience of setting up a shop / studio from which one sells things? I'm particularly concerned about any...
Forum: France
Nov 26th 2010, 11:28 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 3,613
Posted By catherine demorvan

Re: Student exchange year in France... cannot understand the language :(

Don't worry.

My 9 year old niece came I stayed with me for 6 months with about 5 hours of French lessons before she came....she coped.

The BBC has quite good language resources... don't be...
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