Dans le cadre de la protection contre le Covid 19 nous avons provisoirement, et, nous l'ésperons définitivement cessé la fabrication de visières de protection dont nous avons produit cinq cents exemplaires et celà à titre gratuit aux organismes professionnels de la santé et toute profession ayant contact avec le public... Continue reading

The UK imported 30% more foreign gas in 2010 than in 2009. Mike Childs, head of science, policy and research for Friends of the Earth (FoE) said that by making households dependent on imported power supplies, the long-term outlook is not secure and prices are 'rocketing'. To cut the fuel bills and ensure long-term supplies, the FoE calls for, a reduction in demand by measures like insulating homes and ways of saving energy, as well as support for the UK's developing renewable energy sources. The government released the statistics (click thumbnail image above to enlarge) on UK energy production and... Continue reading

The next Royal Horticultural Show will be at Hampton Court Palace between 5 and 11 July. Everybody involved has already switched on their 'out on business' messages and are going to East Molesey to the south west of London, and with two weeks to go the garden building is under way. The RHS Hampton Court Flower Show categories include show gardens, water gardens, small gardens, conceptual gardens and inspiring spaces and six English poet's garden. Landscape Juice member Melissa Jolly is exhibiting with her conceptual garden Picturesque where she merges art paintings and plants in her garden gallery. Melissa will... Continue reading

Here's the pick of the recent news stories I'm sure you'll find interesting; ● Emperor stag killed. Anger after Britain's biggest wild animal shot dead |The Telegraph Deer lovers on the Devon and Somerset borders were enraged after finding out the well-known stag had been killed. The giant stag of Southern Exmoor, which weighed more than 300lb and stood nearly 9ft was killed close to a busy main road in the middle of the annual rut. ● South West stretch of England coast path gears up for the Olympics |Natural England Natural England begins public consultation on plans for improved... Continue reading

The interdependence of trees and insects comes to mind in a report by Butterfly Conservation that investigates the food supply of a rare butterfly. The loss of the English elm from Dutch elm disease has affected the numbers of the White-letter Hairstreak. This butterfly feeds on elm flowers and is now on the DEFRA UK 'priority' register as a result of its scarcity. Efforts are being made to find a substitute within the elm family that is resistant to Dutch elm disease. A report this year by the Butterfly Conservation Hampshire and Isle of Wight Branch into different elm varieties... Continue reading

Martine and Emile Lejeune and one of the homes at CAFI.ALONG the side of the river near St Livrade, there's one road through a typical residential suburb with a small sign on the right that reads 'CAFI'. The road stops there before an entrance into a camp and what appear... Continue reading

IT was raining and a l ight mist hung in the air, with drops on the knee high grass and rain on the wild strawberries and along the bank that skirts the wood overhanging the chestnut grove. But summer was still in the air. Catching sight of the low backed... Continue reading

Beynac castle towers over the river Dordogne attracting film directors and tourists MANY locations in France places hold an unquestionable charm that attracts the interest of film directors. But nowhere perhaps can feed one's spirit quite as much as the castle towers and streets of Beynac. In its cobbles, steps... Continue reading

"There is a residual disgust at the idea of eating corn on the cob, swedes or rhubarb which made up so much of the diet in the war" says Henri Lacheze former teacher, member of the foreign service, an historian and poet. It's difficult for the English to understand what... Continue reading

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“Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes: Nothing of him that doth fade: But doth suffer a sea change" Shakespeare It was a sea change. Once so abundant in the rivers of the Garonne, and the Gironde Estuary, the sturgeon became critically endangered. The... Continue reading

A pastel, water colour and oil, landscape painter. His fine line drawings of French medieval villages and landscapes show his skill as a draughtsman, while he captures the rich colours of the Dordogne in his paintings of the locale. With over thirty years working from his studio, following a successful... Continue reading

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This is a quirky video from Box of Crayons. I like it - it's called the 'Eight Irresistible Principles of Fun' Why eight? I disagree with one point, because I think everyone should live a life they hope WILL be remembered in 100 years from now. Watch it, if you have some time - Continue reading

That's the title of the book by Gururattan Kaur,Transitions to a Heart Centered World: Through the Kundalini Yoga and Meditations of Yogi Bhajan Transitions to a Heart Centered World and we started the same warm-ups. It was just the weather for them, about -5C and falling. This picture was taken in December, just to remember what the sun looks like. ' It was dark, the fire only just lit, my eyes closed and I just carried on. Beginning with stretch pose 2min, then 1 - 2min each posture. Today the hard one was: 'Bend legs wide apart, grabbing on to... Continue reading

Tuesday morning 26th Jan we did a lot of warm ups - including leg stretches, crunches, stretch pose, cobra variation and bow. Then 'Exercises par fair respirer la peau' that is ' to make the pores breathe'. The yoga mudra is one posture, and this is different to some descriptions in that, the arms are up at 90' behind, instead of the palms together and pressing into the small of the back. I felt it in the upper arms - and my friend said 'how do you do it?' because he was trying to take his arms round in an... Continue reading

Tuesday morning 26th Jan we did a lot of warm ups - including leg stretches, crunches, stretch pose, cobra variation and bow. Then 'Exercises par fair respirer la peau' that is ' to make the pores breathe' The yoga mudra is one posture, and this is different to some descriptions in that, the arms are up at 90' behind, instead of the palms together and pressing into the small of the back. I felt it in the upper arms - and my friend said 'how do you do it?' because he was trying to take his arms round in an... Continue reading

This morning Tue 19th January I did a short set after some warm ups with a friend - Foundation for Infinity from the Kundalini level 1 teachers manual – with Yoga Mudra, back platform and crow and I was really stiff! but it was so great to start to feel that incredibly strong energy coming through and knowing that others are going to be doing the set too. I think I have to do more energetic sets though to wake up the energy for both of us, after the winter. The main thing is to try to build the prana,... Continue reading

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It is five years since the bottom fell out of the dream for one ex-pat in the Dordogne. Joy Coleman discovered her bond-buying cheques had been countersigned by a fraudster, Graham Templeton. The self proclaimed 'financial investor' had cashed her 450,000E into his own account, by means of a French... Continue reading

Hello fellow yogis - This morning when I went for a walk, the thermometer read -7'C and the only car tracks I saw on the road were from tyres with chains. So the snow that fell yesterday is still there, outlining the trees. The weather forecast does not go above freezing before Tuesday at Villefranche-du-Périgord! I am sadly having to cancel the yoga class tomorrow 11th January. I will keep you updated and look forward to seeing everyone soon. I had a good conversation with Rebekah about what everyone would like to see in the yoga class, and I am... Continue reading