Rivers Edge Blog

British Airways new direct summer flights from London Gatwick to Limoges Limoges Airport, (Bellegarde), situated in the Limousin region bordering on the Charente, has come a long way in the last 10 years, graduating from small temporary buildings for a terminal to an...

Photo by Nic Redhead (Flickr) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons March 10th saw the demise of a Motorcycle and Car racing legend. John Surtees CBE. John Surtees died at the age of 83 on the 10th March. He was much more of a local hero to me and many of my...

It is the time of the year to think about growing, eating, buying one of natures most wonderful and healthiest and certainly the most popular vegetable. Or is it a Fruit? For most people around the world it is classed as a Fruit, well actually it is also a Berry which...

It was the Romans who coined the name for March by calling it Mars, (Martius in Latin) after the Roman God of War. Looking at what is ahead of us this month the naming of it this year could be quite apt. For the Romans it was the first month of the year. It seems to...

Last time we gave you an idea of how the French health system works and what you will need if you intend to live in France permanently. In this article we have information on how to get a Doctor. It is worth considering asking your doctor in the UK before you leave if...

You have got to have a Dream, If you haven’t got a Dream, How you gonna make a dream come true? Many of our more curious visitors and interested guests comment on how beautiful the Moulin is but ask us, how or why, we came to the decision to buy a derelict water mill...

Amid the furore, excitement and packing for those preparing to make that permanent move to France there always remains a few deep seated worries of moving to another country. One of those high on the list will be the issue of healthcare. You will have done your...

We British are quite mad about our pets. We look after them and cosset them just like children, sometimes more than our children. But then, what we get back from them is unconditional love. All we have to do is feed them and give them the occasional titbit,...

You know what it is like when you are busy, the more you have to do the more it all piles up on you and, somehow, as so often happens, when you have so much to do, you find so many little distractions and obstacles that get in your way, destined to slow you down....

We learnt a new word this week. Well, not surprising really. We are English people in a foreign country, France, so you would expect us to pick up new words all the time. But, this new word is not French. It may not even be English although it sounds English if there...

I have been an accident just waiting to happen all of my life! It started at the age of 3/4 when I grasped the heating coil of an old electric fire just after it had been switched on. Had I been born a cat I would have probably be on my third x 9 ‘lifetime’, by now....

Photo: http://birding140.comOne of the greatest of natural sights in France and other places in Europe including parts of Southern England happens twice every year.  Heralding the onset of spring and the colder weather of autumn it is a source of great excitement...

Cycling around France is a great way to explore the countryside. You can do it at your own pace, stop when you like, have a picnic and, if you avoid the busy towns and cities, then you almost have the roads to yourself. A number of our guests bring their own bikes to...

Mathilde lived opposite the rear of our Moulin just over the other side of the river. The problem was that she preferred our place to her own and took it upon herself to visit-often! It’s not that we are anti social. When you make the move to another country with...

We have to admit it-we are all football mad in our house. We are just passionate about the beautiful game. It does not really matter who is playing as long as it is a good game. There is the odd down side of course. Jody, our operatic Parrot who also likes football,...

Some visitors assume that French people are not that socially minded. They see all of those houses with closed shutters. The stern look the French sometimes use when seeing strangers. The quiet roads and lanes where you rarely see people walking. On occasion the...

May Day Muguet. A tradition in France which goes back to the 1500s is the giving to friends, family and loved ones a sprig of muguet, (Lily of the Valley), on the 1st of May. Said to be started when some were presented to Charles IX and his mother for good luck. The...

Did you know that on the 14th July 1790, France invented the party?Not that anyone realised that at the time. But every year, come the 14th July, not one person in the land ever forgets. You might know it as Bastille Day.This is the most celebrated event throughout...