Coronavirus: A Book for Children
I’m back with another freebie. OK maybe it’s not a fun fun freebie BUT … Children always know … they always know when we’re talking about the numbers … infected .. dead … or at least they think they know. So newly released...
The new mobile phone attestation
It seems like the instructions for your attestation are changing daily … Last week the government mentioned they’d have a mobile phone friendly attestation available this week and true to their word it’s now online. It’s quite straight forward...
A free Asterix magazine for the kids
So trying to post some nice and positive things I give you day two! Download an Asterix comic/magazine for free from asterix.com. Au Village d’Astérix comme partout, le mot d’ordre est clair : restez chez vous pour vaincre le virus et protéger les plus fragiles !...
Free Audio Stories for Kids
As we’re coming up on week 4 of the lockdown here in France you maybe be finding yourself going crazy (if you’ve got kids .. but hell even if you don’t) Audible have released a number of audio stories for free on a new sub site. You don’t need...
The New Coronavirus Lockdown Travel Form
Following the prime minister’s address on Monday … the latest travel form has been released. If you’re going out side you need to fill this out. The big difference now is that it includes the time on it as well. Please note you should download this...
Coronavirus: Attestation de deplacement Update
Please note that the Attestation de deplacement derogatoire should be printed, dated, and signed or hand written, dated, and signed. It is no longer acceptable to simply have a digital version on your phone. I would be careful as well simply using Pencil for the date...
Coronavirus: Attestation de deplacement derogatoire
The Attestation de deplacement derogatoire is now online. It looks like the site is under a lot of pressure as it’s taking a while to load https://www.interieur.gouv.fr/Actualites/L-actu-du-Ministere/Attestation-de-deplacement-derogatoire I’ll be updating...
Martin’s Fish & Chips closes it’s doors
This is a sad post for me … even if I only ever made it across a handful of times. Martin’s Fish & Chips has closed 🙁 So long and thanks for all the fish!
Nantes is Better with Flowers
The weather has been a bit icky recently, it feels like one storm after another. Walking home yesterday from town (Yes I do that when I can) I was struck by the flowers … the sun .. and the shade so I just had to take this snap Did you know that Daffodils are...
Free guided visit to the Glasshouses at the Grand Blottereau
So if the free museums on Sunday this week aren’t doing it for you. Why not go for a guided tour of the glasshouses at the Grand Blottereau? 🙂 No you can’t just turn up for it you’ll need to book in advance or be really lucky Laissez-vous conter...
1st of March and the museums are free
Yes, it’s another repeat post but thankfully this one isn’t about another Manif in the city centre. This weekend it’s the first Sunday of the month and as usual (September – June) that means that the museums are free. Château des Ducs de...
Cauliflower and Pasta Bake
With both Lidl and SuperU running specials on Cauliflowers at the moment I thought why not share one of our firm favourite winter dishes. To start with you’re going to need about 6 ingredients. This recipe is rather forgiving so you can add in more or less as...
A new transport “line” in Nantes
So not a huge change here but the C5 is going to be renamed the ligne 5 from Thursday the 27th Feb 2020… which well .. pretty much just means you’ll be able to get on via any door you like. You still need to stamp/beep your ticket/card. The buses will be...
Salmon and Leek Quiche
Another rather simple but incredibly tasty recipe. It’s my version of a Salmon and Leek quiche. I’m including a price list from SuperU above … you can mix and match your ingredients … for example in my version last night I didn’t have any...
