My French Fancy

                                                                                                                  Do   I really need a lawn?    If you are going to buy or sell a property in France it is very likely that the fosse that is already there will not conform. If you decide to put your home up for sale, you will need to provide any buyers with a certificate of compliance. The  certificate is issued by the SPANC ( very unfortunate name, or you could say  Service Public de l'Assainissement Non-Collectif)  and must be no more than three years old.  Everyone says the same things, especially the people that are trying to sell the property to you - " well it w...

Bars in France  The bars in France are rather lovely. In the winter they are warm and inviting and there is always a good, reasonably priced coffee or a bottle of red open. In the Summer you can sit outside with a nice cool beer and just watch the world go by.  What is Amigo and where can you play it?   Many bars in France are also tabacs (pronounced tah-bah) . Tabacs  are very popular with the locals, not only for meeting up for a beer or coffee but also for the variety of services they provide including: placing bets, buying cigarettes, paying bills, buying train tickets, postcards and stamps and playing the Lotto. You will find a tabac in most villages, the big red sign enables you to locate them easily.  On entering you will see people staring intently at the TV screens up on the wall. They will be either be watching the racing (trotting in Normandy is very popular) or they will be playing Amigo.  Amigo is like bingo and there is a game every 5 min...