Tag Archives: fête de Teysseroles

Preparations for the Fête at Teysseroles

Posted on 29/05/2017 by

I haven’t written much recently about the church at Teysseroles, which we are helping to restore. This is mainly because not a great deal has happened. I have to admit I find the sporadic activity on the restoration frustrating, but … Continue reading →

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C’est la Fête!

Posted on 22/06/2016 by

It’s that time of year again when every street corner (and your windscreen if you stop for long enough) bristles with posters advertising local fêtes, vide-greniers and concerts. Some of the early ones have had to contend with appalling weather … Continue reading →

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Teysseroles Fête and SW France Weather June 2015

Posted on 05/07/2015 by

We scanned the weather forecast nervously during the 10 days leading up to our annual fête at Teysseroles, the 15th-century chapel we are helping to restore. The last thing we wanted was to have to put up a marquee, as … Continue reading →

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Unwanted Visitors and SW France Weather May 2015

Posted on 06/06/2015 by

I stepped off the plane at Toulouse on Wednesday evening into a different season. During a brief business visit to London, it was chilly and blustery. Back in SW France, summer had suddenly arrived with temperatures well into the thirties … Continue reading →

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Fateful fête at Teysseroles? Not this time

Posted on 23/06/2014 by

  At 7.00 am yesterday, I peered outside and saw with horror a black cloud advancing with a rainbow silhouetted against it. With even greater horror, I heard growls of thunder and rain pattering on the leaves. Why was this … Continue reading →

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Fête Time at Teysseroles

Posted on 11/06/2014 by

  It’s that time of year again. La fête de Teysseroles, the chapel we are helping to restore, looms on the horizon. This is our big annual fundraiser, which attracts more than 200 revellers and swells our coffers by several … Continue reading →

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Partying French Style

Posted on 27/07/2013 by

As in previous years, the group involved in restoring the chapel at Teysseroles held their own party as a pat on the back for another successful fête. Last night, 20 of us turned up chez Simone and Jean-Claude, who have … Continue reading →

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Fête Accomplie: Journée Festive at Teysseroles

Posted on 30/06/2013 by

June is probably the busiest month in our annual calendar. We have two Choeur de Parisot concerts and the major fundraising event of the fête at Teysseroles, the chapel we are helping to restore. This year was the third such … Continue reading →

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Tuning Up for the Teysseroles Fête

Posted on 19/06/2013 by

We are holding our annual fundraiser on Sunday for the chapel at Teysseroles, an historic monument that we are helping to restore. A group of 14 or so meet regularly at the site to continue the restoration work and the … Continue reading →

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How a French Fête is Run

Posted on 25/06/2012 by

My blogging rate has been a bit erratic in recent weeks. We have been slogging hard to prepare for the annual fête at the chapel of Teysseroles, which we are helping to restore. Now we can breathe a sigh of relief. … Continue reading →

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