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Rentrée Time
Here we are in September again. How did that happen? Surely Easter was only last week. Actually, I don’t mind. This is my favourite month of the year, perhaps because I was born in September (cards and presents welcome). We … Continue reading
Posted in Customs, French life
Tagged autumn, la rentrée, la rentrée politique, la rentrée scolaire, summer, Summer holidays, SW France
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The End of Summer
Autumn is now truly upon us. We have had some lovely, warm days recently, but as soon as the sun dips under the horizon the air cools quickly. Some mornings, the temperature has been close to 0 degrees C already. … Continue reading
Posted in Weather
Tagged autumn, autumn colours, climate, poetry, rainfall, Sully Prudhomme, SW France, SW France summer weather, wild mushrooms
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Summer’s Lease Hath All Too Short a Date: La Rentrée
Yesterday, the summer holidays ended in France as children went back to school, people packed away their holiday gear for another year and workers prepared themselves for the routine of métro, boulot, dodo (subway, work, sleep). The eight weeks or … Continue reading
Posted in French life, Weather
Tagged autumn, autumn signs, canicule, heatwave, la rentrée, summer fêtes, Summer holidays, SW France
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Walnut Time
The walnuts start to fall here in SW France around the end of September. By mid-October, it’s positively raining nuts. This year, we were afraid that our crop would be minimal. Many walnuts fell early and were blackened and mummified, … Continue reading
Posted in Food/drink/recipes, History
Tagged autumn, French country novels, huile de noix, rural life, SW France, walnut oil, walnut oil mill, walnut tart, walnut trees, walnut wine, walnuts
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Autumn Colours
This autumn the colours are magnificent, made all the more vivid and luminous by the exceptionally warm weather for the end of October. A brisk, but warm, wind from the south has chased away the clouds and polished the sky … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Places
Tagged autumn, autumn colours, autumn leaves, berries, rural life, seasons, SW France, Tarn-et-Garonne, Weather
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SW France Summer Weather 2015
We had a great holiday on Corsica a couple of weeks ago. And it was a good thing we went then, because we had nice weather for the most part. One week later and it would have been quite different: … Continue reading
5 Reasons why Autumn is the Best Season
Not least because of the luminous wall-to-wall blue skies we have enjoyed here for almost two months. Every season has its charms, even winter, although by the end of February they’re well hidden. But for me, autumn is a … Continue reading
Posted in French life, Walking in France, Weather
Tagged autumn, autumn colours, autumn produce, chestnuts, rural life, SW France, walking, walnuts
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Southwest France Weather October 2013
The clocks went back last weekend and now it’s dark by 6.00 pm. Instead of taking an apéritif on a bench in the setting sun, we now sit by the wood burner. The squirrels are vying with us to harvest … Continue reading
Posted in French life, Weather
Tagged autumn, climate, Météo, Météo France, Parisot, rainfall, SW France, Weather
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Monthly Météo: Weather in SW France October 2012
The SF has been beside himself because I am so late posting the weather post this month. My excuse is that I am writing a novel for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo to the initiated), in which you take part in … Continue reading
Posted in French life, Weather
Tagged autumn, frost, living in France, NaNoWriMo, rainfall, SW France, Weather, Writing
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How to Tell La Rentrée is Here
Actually, I’m a bit behind the times. La rentrée (end of holidays, back to school, work etc) really started last week. However, you notice its continuing effects for a while afterwards. It’s more of an institution in France than in … Continue reading
