Blog in France

I was back in Limoges again on Thursday for the second of Benj’s freshers’ week lectures. As I mentioned here, these have started before the students can get into their accommodation, meaning a lot of parents are having to do a lot of running around. It only seemed like yesterday...

I was in Limoges this morning. Benj had the first of his Freshers’ lectures which the University, UniLim as it calls itself, has thoughtfully started before the vast majority of the kids have access to their accommodation. Makes life a bit complicated. Anyway, we set off at 6.30 am this...

What is it about French teachers (professeurs or profs) and plastic? They’re obsessed with the stuff. I’m obviously  not going to get on with Ruadhri’s new teacher. On the list of fournitures that he brought home last night – and which really should have been sent out to parents during...

A gift from the Irish government In a fit of domestic goddessism, I tidied up our stash of medicines this morning. You have to do this regularly in France since any time you go to the doctors, you come home with four or five sets of pills and potions, most...

It’s tax time in France. Any day now our avis d’imposition for income tax will arrive, but in the meantime we have our taxe fonci__ère bill to groan over. This arrived with a heavy thunk in our mailbox the other day. It’s gone up by €600 euro this year. Mega...