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Learn About Kaolin and Limoges Porcelain at Marcognac Quarry
Kaolin, the clay used to make the world-famous Limoges porcelain, was discovered at Marcognac in the southwest of France. Discover the remarkable site of the quarry and travel back in time to see how the kaolin was extracted and treated.
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Brexit and the Parable of the Good Shepherd
Are UK leaders acting like good shepherds for the British people in Brexit? Would a hard Brexit or membership of the EU benefit the poor, the weak, the sick? Which provides security and prosperity?
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How to Repoint a Stone Wall
EXACTLY how to repoint an stone wall. I am repointing an old stone wall in Limousin, France using traditional chalk mortar. A step-by-step guide to repairing old walls - an art as well as a skill.
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Skipwith Village and Skipwith Common North Yorkshire UK
Skipwith village, situated near Selby and York is a pretty North Yorkshire village. Near by is Skipwith Common, home to the famous Exmoor ponies. See the church of Saint Helens and Skipwith Manor.
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Medlar Jelly Recipe
Easy, step-by-step medlar jelly recipe instructions with illustrations. Medlars are back in fashion and medlar jellies are delicious conserves to eat with sweet and savory dishes.
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Medlar Cheesecake Recipe
This medlar cheesecake recipe is perfect for the Christmas and New Year festive season. Medlars are back in fashion but it's hard to know how to use medlars. Try this cheesecake and see what you think
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Cassinomagus Roman Archeological Site at Chassenon The Charente South West France
Cassinomagus is one of the most important Roman archaeological sites in France and possibly Europe. This well- preserved site includes Roman baths, or thermes, gardens, temples and amphitheatre. Situated in Chassenon, the Charente, South West France, you can visit these archaeological discoveries...
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Oil Painting for Beginners - Tools and Materials
Oil painting tools and materials for beginners. Which are the best oil painting materials and tools to buy for a new artist? How do you choose the best art supplies? How do you avoid buying art materials that you don't need? This guide will help you get started with oil painting - economically.
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Pie Birds and Blackbird Pie Funnels - how to bake the perfect pie
Pie birds, pie funnels, pie whistles, pie chimneys and pie vents are all one of the same and they are enjoying a revival as people collect them and buy them as gifts. The recent interest in traditional cooking and baking have also helped to popularise the pie bird. So what exactly is it?
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Exploring Brantôme, France (Caves, Waterways, and More)
Brantôme is one of the most beautiful villages in France. Situated in the Dordogne region of southwest France, it is famous for its caves, monastery, church and waterways that run throughout the ancient town.
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Brantome Dordogne, France is a Story of Stone
Brantome is classified as one of the most beautiful villages in France. Situated in the Dordogne, it is an ancient town surrounded by water and entered by five bridges. It has been called the Venice of the Perigord.
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How to Bend a Copper Pipe With and Without Plumbing Tools
There are several ways to bend copper pipes, but it is useful to know which are the best tools for your job and how to bend pipes without special tools.
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My Training as a French Plumber in AFPA Limousin Campus
An account of my training in plumbing as an adult. Re-training in plumbing in France at the age of 52 was a big step, but worth every minute. This account of the course will help you decide if you would like to qualify as a plumber and if training in France is for you.
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The Romance of the Black Tulip
The romance of the black garden led me to the black tulip. Here I found a path that took me to Alexandre Dumas, to the Impossible Black Tulip Map of ancient China and to the anti-war memorial in Yekaterinburg (also known as Ekaterinburg) Russia. Does the black tulip really exist? Will I ever design...
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War of the Buttons The Book and the Movies
La Guerre des Boutons or War of the Buttons, was a novel written by Louis Perfaud which has been made into movies in France and Ireland. The first film version was in 1936 under the title of La Guerre des Gosses (the war of the kids) by Jacques Daroy and Eugène Deslaw. The directors were Yves...
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Limousin Cattle in Limousin. World Famous French Beef Cattle Breeds
The Limousin cattle breed is world famous for its wonderful meat and Limousin bulls and cows are exported all over the world. Limousin pastures are beatuiful and Limousine cattle are grass fed. Grass fed beef, especially Limousin grass fed beef, is a highly prized commodity. You only have to taste...
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Limoges Porcelain Eggs for Easter
Limoges porcelain decorative eggs are the perfect gift for easter. The link between Limoges, Fabergé and eggs goes back to the 19th century. The tradition started when Czar Alexander III commissioned the Russian jewellers to make an Easter Egg as a gift for his wife, the Empress Maria. Find out...
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Easter Egg Hunts - The Vital Clues for an Easter Game
How to organise an Easter egg hunt for kids. Ideas for rhyming clues. How to avoid disasters and encourage sharing. Children love Easter egg hunts.
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Traditional French Stuffed Cabbage Recipe From Limousin France
Stuffed cabbage is one of the many traditional, frugal, and absolutely delicious recipes from Limousin, the rural heart of France. This recipe transforms regular ingredients into a feast!
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Moist, Gluten-Free Almond and Orange Cake Recipe
This is an easy, delicious, and moist almond and orange cake that is also gluten-free!
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Best Chocolate Cake Recipe Ever for a Wickedly Moist French Dessert
This is a wonderfully moist chocolate cake and one of the best chocolate cake recipe ever! And it’s such an easy cake to make. This French recipe has been passed around my circle of friends and is definately a winner with adults and kids alike. You melt the butter and chocolate together and...
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Videix, A Lake Side Village in South West France
Videix is a charming hamlet deep in the heart of S W France. It is exactly half way between Limoges and Angouleme and, near the lakes of the Haute-Charente, it is an ideal family holiday destination. Only ten minutes from the medieval town of Rochechouart and half an hour from Saint Junien and La...
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What is Pastel? The History of Oil Pastel and Chalk Pastel.
Artists have long used chalk pastels, and more recently, oil pastels for drawing and sketching. The medium can be used in a linear manner, or in a painterly way, so you can talk of pastel drawings or using pastels to creat pastel paintings, and as oil pastel is a particularly painterly medium, you...
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Ryanair - Low Cost Carrier - What you need to know about cutting costs of budget flights and avoiding traps
With Ryanair you really can find cheap flights but take care, there are many traps. This is a guide to getting bargain flights with low cost carriers and avoiding the pitfalls.
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How to Mark a Route on Google Maps and Save Personalized Maps
How to mark a route on Google Maps. This is a simple, illustrated explanation which will save you time and effort. Use add a route or add a shape to mark boundaries, walks, roads and areas. Useful for me to mark footpaths in and around our B&B in France
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How to Make a Rat-Shaped Novelty Cake
This easy, no-bake chocolate truffle cake is the perfect celebration cake for children, for a Halloween treat, or for the fat rat in your life. Great cake for birthdays and feasts.
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Limoges porcelain lamps
Limoges porcelain lamps are very special. Beautiful lamps made from the famous Limoges porcelain. Some are traditional oil lamps, others hand painted lamps. Some of the most interesting use the translucent quality of Limoges porcelain to creat wonderfully luminous lamps. Let the light into your...
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Lampe Berger or Berger Lamps
Lampe Berger or Berger Lamps are charming collectables with a history and even more attractive when made from the famous Limoges porcelain. The Berger lamp today is prized as an object of beauty and curiosity as usful to freshen and pefume the air. Add perfumed oils to the Berger lamp and you have...
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Spicy Winter Fruit Pudding for Christmas
An easy, no-bake recipe is a winter version summer pudding made with figs, dried fruits, medlars, prunes and peaches. It is perfect for Christmas served cold with a hot sauce. Illustrated, step-by-step guide.
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Traditional English Christmas Cake Recipe
This is a real, traditional English Christmas cake recipe that was passed down to me from my Great Aunt. It is a wonderfully moist, heavy fruit cake that we used to cover in marzipan and ice. We also gave it to first footers at New Year.
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How to Grow Medlars
Grow your own medlars. The common Medlar, Mespilus germanica, is an easy tree to grow and makes a pretty, flowering garden specimen. It's a hardy tree or shrub, a flowering tree and a fruit tree. This is an easy how-to guide to grow your own medlars.
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How to Make Medlar Jam
This medlar jam recipe makes a wonderfully special and spicy medlar cheese which is perfect for Christmas breakfasts (we serve this jam in our bed and breakfast near Rochechouart, S W France). The Common Medlar (Mespilus germanica) is an old-fashioned fruit much prized by the Victorians.
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What Is a Medlar Fruit (Musmula) and Where Can You Find Them?
The medlar (Mespilus) belongs to the Rosaceae family. There are two species: the common medlar (Mespilus germanica) and Stern's Medlar (Mespilus canescens). They are pretty, small trees with beautiful flowers and tasty fruit. Learn about medlars and all the great things you can make with them.
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Molly, An English Pointer Puppy in France
Our English Pointer puppy was adorable and she's grown into a fine hunting dog! English pointers are beautiful, medium sized dogs that make great family pets if you can give them enough excercise. Molly, our English pointer, went on to have her own puppies, and thereby hangs a tale or two.
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5 Best Gifts for Painters and Artists
This art gift guide, drawn up by a professional artist, makes finding the perfect gift for artists easy. It takes the guesswork out of choosing. There are basic starter art materials and art equipment for beginner artists and sumptuously luxurious gifts for more advanced students or professionals.
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York, City of Sweets and Chocolate - the Story of Cravens, Rowntrees and Terrys in the Chocolate Industry UK
York has long been a centre for chocolate. The great chocolate names of Bettys, Rowntrees, Thorntons and Cravens have all been associated with the historic city of York. More recently we could add the names of Lush, Chocoate Hotel, Chocolate Heaven and Fudge Kitchen. Time move on but we all still...
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Secret Things to See and Do in the City of York
York is full of surprises. Everyone has heard of York Minster, but there are many secret things to see and do as well. Discover York's snickets, observatory, and chocolate trail.
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Gustav Metzger and Contemporary Art in the Chateau of Rochechouart France
Rochechouart Castle in south west France is now a Centre for Contemporary Art. The Chateau provided the perfect venue for works of art and takes a delight in juxtaposing the old with the new. Rochechouart is situated between the cities of Limoges and Angouleme in south west France. To the south is...
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Where to Buy Limoges Porcelain in Limousin, France
Buying Limoges porcelain in Limousin is fun. Explore this hidden and beautiful region, visit porcelain museums, see the china being made and even see the old kilns, but above all visiting Limousin is about choice and price. Why not take a porcelain vacation in France and bag a bargain at the same...
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Oradour-Sur-Glane a World War Ii Memorial and Visitor Centre in, Limousin, France
Oradour-sur-Glane, the martyr village in Limousin, France was destroyed on 10th June 1944 by a Nazi unit. The village, the memorial and visitor centre is a haunting reminder of the evil of war.
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Limousin - Favourite family holiday destination in France 2017
Limousin is a favourite holiday destination for families because this beautiful region of south west France is so family-friendly. The accommodation is cheap, restaurants very reasonable, the roads are empty and there are lots of outdoor activities and things to do for everyone.
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Cherry Clafouti is a Traditional French Dessert Recipe From Limousin
Cherry Clafoutis, or clafoutis, is a traditional French dessert and a speciality of Limousin. Serve as a hot pudding or cold as a cake. It is most often made with cherries, but you can replace the cherries with other fruits. When apples are used it's called flognarde. Variations on a fruit...
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Tagine (Tajine) Pot versus French Casserole for Cooking Chicken
Do you need a tajine pot to cook tajines? I tested the tagine and the French Casserole and as far as I could tell the food was the same. Where the tajine pot wins is in presentation, exoticism and romance.
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Mushrooms from the Wild - Collecting Wild Fungi in France
Autumn is the time for mushrooms in Limousin, France, but is it safe to eat them? Last year we picked baskets of this delicious wild harvest from the fields around Les Trois Chenes Bed and Breakfast, Videix and made mushroom tarts, soups, cassaroles and so much more!
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How to Make Weed Soup - how to make a nutritious soup from wild herbs
At Les Trois Chenes Bed and Breakfast, near Rochechouart, Limousin, France, we love nutritious and tasty wild food and wild herbs, or weeds. Just on the borders of the Charente and Dordogne, our climate is perfect for growing wild plants! Did you know, though, that you can cook with many garden...
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Myths and Legends of Limousin: Werewolves, Witches and Vampires
Limousin in south west France is a land "of savage beauty, ancient castles, werewolves and witches – a land of magical obscurity”. (The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova). Witches, werewoves, wolves and healers all feature in the legends of Limousin. The Werewolf of Rochechouart is just one of many....
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French Castles - The Chateau of Montbrun, France
The chateau or castle of Montbrun is on the Route of King Richard the Lionheart. It is near the village of Dournazac, Limousin near the Dordogne border. It is about thirty minutes from Les Trois Chenes Bed and Breakfast at Videix. The rich history and beautiful countryside, forests and lakes make...
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How to Organise an Easter Egg Hunt
Organize an Easter eggs hunt! Spring here means chicks and Easter egg hunt! How to prepare and decorate your eggs, and how to organise the hunt and how to write rhyming clues.
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How To Save Your Money and Cut Household Expenses
How to cut your household expenses and save your money when times are tough and money is tight . Here are some thrifty tips to cut your spending in half. Reduce waste and keep a tight grip on expenditure. More frugal living can save you from debt. Save by buying less, using less, wasting less, by...
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Ecological Lawn Mowers - using geese as a lawnmower
Looking for ecological lawn mowers or labour-free lawn mowers? Why not try geese? Keeping geese can help you manage your grass, but they are not just good for grass cutting. They lay wonderful eggs, are good watch dogs and provide an excellent Christmas dinner. Interested?
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China White Plates of Limoges, Princess of Porcelain
The beautiful French city of Limoges in Limousin, South West France is famous for its porcelain production. You can still buy this lovely china through its factory shops in Limoges, Saint Junien, Aix-sur-Vienne and the many exclusive boutiques in Limoges centre. Visit Limoges for tourisme, holidays...
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Fish for Friday - easy one pot fish dish meals
Looking for a tasty, easy fish dish for Fridays? This is our tried and tested one pot recipe. Quick to prepare, healthy and a great diet dish for slimmers. Foolproof way to get your five a day.
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How To Run a Bed and Breakfast In France
Change your life - buy a B&B in France. I ran a four bedroom chambres d'hotes and three star gite in Limousin and these are my tips for how to run a bed and breakfast in France. Live the dream!