Monthly Archives: March 2011

From Rickmansworth to Palestine

I mentioned in our blog on Villa Roquette that my Mum has dusted off her diaries from 1938 and is writing her life history form the details, memories they trigger and her photos. From 1938 to 1945 she went from a schoolgirl in the Masonic school at … Continue reading

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Solar Heating Our Swimming pool

Villa Roquette is in Languedoc, near Adge, Beziers, Narbonne Montpellier and Pezenas. – tourism agencies here  call this area “Sud de France” to explain, we are South of the South of France and get more sunshine (lots of sunshine makes … Continue reading

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Flying is Bad for Your Health

At our Guest House we get many visitors who have travelled by air before staying with us. It is incredible how may of them are ill, sometimes with bad viruses and illnesses for several days or sometimes for weeks when they arrive. … Continue reading

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Hotel Guest House or Chambres d’Hotes

I am having a bit of an identity problem at the moment – now I am back on the keyboard my aim is to get moving on the advertising to bring guests to our home in Villa Roquette – but … Continue reading

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Back at the keyboard

It is nearly four months since I added anything to my blog, pages or websites – I have tried many times to break the silence, but all I could see on the screen after I typed was rubbish. -The last … Continue reading

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