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Crêpe Day France
Today, February 2nd is a special day in France. Candlemas is the day the Virgin Mary was aloud to reenter the church after giving birth to the Son of God and present baby Jesus. In those times after delivery, a woman was thought to be unclean and had to wait 40 days to reenter the…
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Montpellier For Kids!
Today we showed them Africa – Antarctica, under the sea to the ocean’s floor, to the moon and the solar system beyond, on this fun filled day planned with kids in mind. Montpellier offers so much to do and see, and only an hour away from our new home, it proves to be a great…
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Our Friend’s French Wedding
Our family went to our first French wedding. Stephanie and Peter wed on July 7, 2012 in Capestang. Their daughter is in Angelina’s class and coincidentally shares the same name. They were our first friends in Capestang, also moving here shortly before us and helped us out a great deal during our first few months…
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Which Is The Better School System For Your Child? Italian Montessori Hands-on Method Versus French Traditional Rote Learning In the public System
We need to give our children roots and wings.. “As a Canadian expat the biggest adjustment as a parent was placing my Montessori reared children into French public school.” Complete polar opposites when it comes to education, the differences are not just in methods of execution but also the core principles. Canadian schools have been…
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Oppidum – Important Archaeological Dig
In 1860 Abbot Giniès discovered the oppidum in Nissan-lez-Enserune, a village whose characteristics are of the Celtics during the Iron Ages in southern Gaul. The location on top of the giant hill offered natural protection for the villagers with its elevated settlement and a large surface area for the growing population. During the 6th…
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How do I pick a Blog Background?
How do you pick a background image for your website? How do you pick a banner photo? For our banner we simple have our name. Eventually we will some sort of logo for That’s Hamori! I haven’t given our background much thought up until now, truth be told. Recently we have been asked this question…
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An Ode to Girlfriends – What Men Can’t Do
Men are good at many things. Changing light bulbs, opening pickle jars and wine bottles, killing insects, filling the gas tank, washing the car, playing the tough parent role, buying and lifting the heavy items at the grocery store, unloading the car, grilling on the BBQ, fixing the engine and a clogged toilet and running…
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Fanfaronnade Á Capestang
CAC34 put on another amazing show; FANFARONNADE in Capestang was made up of three street bands parading throughout the village gathering people as they played. In Pied Piper fashion, they all met in the town square with hundreds of residents following. The 60-musician procession…
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Hamori Newsletter – Our Annual Recap
Classic Newsletter Please feel free to down load our yearly Newsletter France | Vacations | Family Lights, camera, action Yup, we did it again! Shamelessly we plug our new life to bring customers to Le Petit Platane our Bed & Breakfast, but more so, we want people to know we are not crazy for moving to…
