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30th August 2008
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Family Life in the Limousin
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Now, having found our barn, the major part of our French dream it was, sadly, time to stop the “petite vacance” and return to the real world. The next step on the agenda was getting Charlie into school......
Having settled into the caravan, August and September were spent having a semi vacation, barn hunting and getting used to French life.....
My name is Deborah Baldwin, I am thirty- something years old and happily married to a builder, Mark, with 2 sons, Charlie who will be 5 in September & Henry who is 3 in August. We moved out here in July 2006 for a better quality of life, to be mortgage free....
The mayor of Magnac has issued a special notice following concerns that the nursery school in the town may be forced to close at the end of 2008 if more pupils are not enrolled
When studying at secondary school level in France, four years are spent in ‘College’, (sixième, cinquième, quatrième and troisième) and three years are spent at the ‘Lycée’, (seconde, première and términale)......jpg)
Free Nursery places in the Limousin as in much of France are over subscribed. As a result priority is given to children who are 3 years of age or over. ...
Thinking of welcoming a new pet in to your family? Perhaps, now that you're living the country life you feel that if you had a dog it would give you the excuse to go for those long walks you promised yourself you'd be taking, or perhaps you're thinking a cat would see to the field mice looking to ...
As well as the wonderful landscapes, the Limousin is also home to a great many attractions. Whether you are in to museums or motorbikes, there are loads of great places to visit for all the family.
My daughter, Lily, was born on 29 September at the Clinique des Emailleurs in Limoges. I was not resident in France at the start of my pregnancy and for three full months straddled the two health systems of England and France. As a result, I now have a fair insight into some of the differences between the two systems and can provide some (hopefully useful) information to those who find themselves embarking on having a baby in France....