House Hunters, Where Are They Now?
Eighteen months after we moved into our home, the House Hunters TV show contact us again, asking if we want to do a, ‘Where are they now?’- show. Here is our casting video.
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I Concede to Cheese – French Raclette
For all you cheese lovers out there, imagine dinner consisting of mass quantities of melted cheese poured over boiled potatoes served with a variety of deli meats. Maybe some pickles on the side, eggs or even vegetables to round out the meal usually served with wine. The…
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The Haunted Covenant Inn & Falkland Palace
Falkland Fife has a population of just over 1100 and is Scotland’s first conservation village. In 1300AD, the village was called Parish of Kilgour. When I first heard the name it rang a bell, and after searching the net, I found that Mark Kilgour is a character in the Henderson’s boys novel series by Robert…
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August Five Day Fete
Fête d’été was the highlight of our first summer living in the Languedoc. In Capestang, the celebrations run Thursday-Sunday and this year falls on August 1st – 5th. Last year, on three separate stages near Jean Jaurés Square ran different musical venues in the afternoon and the evenings throughout the festival. Tables and chairs were…
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Summer Solstice, Capestang’s War Of The Cafes
“The things we did last summer, I will remember all winter long.” S. Cahn A summer solstice is an astronomical event that occurs when the Sun reaches its highest excursion relative to the celestial equator on the celestial sphere. In other words, the sun at high noon…
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‘Scénart de Rue’, Street Performers in Capestang
June 16th in Capestang France was a day to celebrate the arts. With activities for children of all ages throughout the day and throughout the village, different venues entertained Capestang on this beautiful sunny Sunday. Our friends brought their children to the square for a day of entertainment. Different shows highlighted different talents the day…
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Go Karting in Caussiniojouls France with Kids
Kart racing is an open wheel motor sport. Go Karts drive around scaled down circuits and is where most professional racecar drivers start their careers. Over a decade ago, I saw a coupon on the notice board at work giving Safeway employees a discount at the local Vancouver indoor Go Karting course. At the time,…
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Daniel Parkour Budapest
I honestly didn’t have any idea what parkour was or why my 12 year old son decided to start jumping, climbing, dangling, vaulting, rolling, tumbling throughout the course of the day. He saw obstacles in everything, and wanted to maneuver his body over them, under them, down them, along them, up them and through them…
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12 year old – Make It Rain Electric Guitar
Daniel has been taking guitar lessons from Flo lead guitarist from our local (somewhat famous) Goulamas’k for two years. We feel very lucky to have this opportunity. They started him on the acoustic guitar and he made good progress the first year. He really wanted to move to the electric guitar early on but we…
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Ginestas, Swing Easy & L’Anais Restaurant
Our family trekked the 20 minutes to Ginestas a quaint village to see our friend’s band, Swing Easy play. We know Sammy and Mel though choir and wanted to watch their performance at Restaurant L’Anais. We were surprised to find a traditional building with a hand painted mural on the inside wall as the…
