I'm sure you all know about this ... but just in case not.

There is an excellent Asian supermarket at the back of Conforama in Limoges. It's in the Zone Industrial Nord at the Cora / La Coupole Commercial Centre at 87280, LIMOGES. It's an Aladin's Cave of goodies with an amazing stock of fresh, frozen and canned/bagged ingredients for Chinese, Thai and Indian cooking. And it's cheap in comparison with LeClerc and Super U.

It's called Thoune Asia.

And where else can you buy a Kg of frozen chicken feet?

Chris

Hi everyone,

We are looking for a second hand Gas Bottle cooker if anyone has one for sale in or around Montmorrillon?  

Please get in touch if you have one for sale or can point us in the right direction of a good place to find them in the area.

Thanks in advance 

Tabitha

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Friday evenings in Adriers have recently been enlivened by the arrival of a pizza van between 6pm and 9pm. It can be found in the car park opposite the mairie on the main road: Rue Principale.
The pizzas are hand made on the spot and cooked to order in a wood fired oven.  It strikes me they could have gone one better by building the contraption into a Foden steam lorry rather than the  some modern Renault.

They have a website with a menu and a full list of locations.

We had one for the first time last night and it was absoutely excellent. If you fancy a picnic Adriers has a pleasant landscaped plan d'eau,

So, how many of us are watching tomorrow? We`re planning travelling on the Triumph. with picnic,rug and books to read, and catching the action between Lathus and Le Dorat. How about you?

We are looking for a second hand or new
Front door, timber with glass top section that
opens similar to a barn door but normal size
to suit front or rear door.
Thanks for any info

fairytale waterfront mill cottage 199,950 euros
In the beautiful Poitou Charente
Magical waterfront setting! Surrounded by nature with your own weir, little sandy beach and river frontage. The views from this three bedroom two bathroom, two living room stone cottage have to be seen to be believed!
On the edge of a village Brigueil Le Chantre with it's 12th Century Church and Village Shop and just 15 minutes drive to Montmorillon and all it's cafés and culture.
This is a perfect holiday home or permanent residence and also comes with easy holiday rentals to help cover your outgoings. The cottage leases for 1000 euros a week during summer and comes with forward bookings for July and August!
Message us for lots more photos or information
Just a few more details for interested parties asking re water and the mill.
It's a Mill so designed to cope with water. It was built over 300 years ago from stone. The Exterior walls are rounded on the corners so the water moves without damage. The ground floor is terracotta. The exterior has a tiled terrace and a working mill race. Interior walls are lime finish to dry and breathe. Electrics are above potential water levels. We have a microstation Septique fully enclosed designed to be beside a river. Bedrooms and sitting rooms are on upper floors and downstairs is a casual family area, kitchen has floating timber benches set on concrete designed for a mill.

If you're not happy with the result of the EU Referendum you may be interested in this: Nigel Farage wants second referendum

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Tonight (23rd) is the first Marche de Producteurs at le Dorat. Not to be missed!

In case anyone fancies real ale, steak sandwiches and live music, the bar at Thiat is offering all three from 1pm tomorrow!

Hi

We are in the process of buying a small house in hamlet of Varenne near La Trimouille, and or course the fosse septic is not up to scratch, does anybody know a good local company who installs septic tanks  or treatment  plants 

Cheers

Shane

We are soon to move to Belabre and want to change our oil fired central heating to a gas combi boiler. Has anybody in the area had experience of,or can recommend, a good plumbing engineer. Also does the engineer arrange for gas tank installation or does this have to be sorted beforehand. Any advice on this would be most welcome.

If you are living in France you may be interested in these websites.

The CAF (Caisse des Allocations Familiales) Deals with the benefits system: https://www.caf.fr

The AMELI (L’assurance maladie en France) Deals with the health system: https://www.ameli.fr

The MSA (Mutualité sociale agricole) Deals with those in the agriculture sector: https://www.msa.fr

*They all have offices in most larger towns and visit some smaller towns once a week. They are also very helpful and can usually find someone that speaks English if you're having difficulties.

Now there's a title to interest people.

My brother in law and partner are visiting in mid October. He has expressed an interest in a wine tasting session. I can't think of anything local but there again what do I know?

What have I missed?

Chris

If you ever wanted to know where the best fuel prices are in your area of France this may help.

https://www.prix-carburants.gouv.fr/

We're in need of a gas bottle cooker if anyone has one that they no longer need.
Fair price paid.

Steve

Hi All.
We will be accompanied on holiday to Monty for the first time this year by our new doggie.
Bit worried about where to get a good supply of raw bones.
He likes these!
Do the supermarkets in the local area stock them?
If not,where can i satisfy his cravings?
Any suggestions greatly appreciated

The other night, as I was watching the night sky I was transfixed by the lightning accompanying a distant storm, somewhere over Poitiers and Chauvigny, clearly visible from our garden about 12 km south of Montmorillon.

There's an excellent website called Lightning Maps which gives you a live map of thunderstorms around the world. The France/Germany area is particularly accurate and shows each strike with a delay of just a second or so. It even shows how far the thunder front has travelled.

I find it very useful when planning gardening/washing/going for a walk etc. Or just to amuse myself.

IF you visit from a mobile phone, it should default to the mobile version automatically.

Have fun!