And if you fancy an instant read, I publish short stories regularly which you can read on here or subscribe to via the blog link provided. Anyone who follows Beth’s monthly blogs will be happy to see some of their favorite animal characters introduced into this series, and will laugh at many of the situations they get into. With over a decade of experience, we work closely with our clients designing, developing, and optimizing user experiences across multiple platforms. We look to apply the latest technologies to help future-proof our client’s investment, and pride ourselves on developing and maintaining long term relationships, constantly listening, advising and helping to achieve their full capabilities. Join the pair as they hunt down rampant mushroomers, raise countless critters and build witches with knobbly knees in their eccentric corner of rural France.

I can’t resist including animal pics so I’ve also shared snapshots featuring all manner of creatures: furry, feathery and assorted bugs. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.In this fifth sparkling episode of the Fat Dogs series, they take on an accident-prone puppy, an impossible forest project and murderous pheasants. FatDog's instrument line-up usually raises a few eyebrows: concertina, trumpet, cittern, clarinet, hurdy-gurdy, saxophone and double bass. The Fat Dogs Newsletter is a subscriber-only quarterly issue which includes excerpts from my latest book, and exclusives about our lives here in France.

Surviving near-death experiences, they drove thousands of kilometres visiting French estates steeped in both history and eccentric owners. Two of the tracks featured are six-voice a cappella songs - providing a change of musical scenery and giving the lie to the common conception that jazz musicians can't sing! A halling is a 2/4 dance found in Norway and Sweden, traditionally danced by men to show off their agility. But life isn’t all fun; there’s a lot of hard work involved in running a domaine and much animal husbandry.

This has become a life-changing event where computers and mobile phones have swapped places with understanding French customs, and wrestling with the local dialect.