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Courmettes Centenary Part 2

Posted on 15 September, 2018 by candawalley

As we mentioned last week, we have just had the centenary celebrations for Courmettes. Last week we blogged on the many labours done for preparation. This week we want to give you some photos of events on the Saturday and … Continue reading →

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Courmettes Centenary part 1

Posted on 8 September, 2018 by candawalley

Almost exactly a century ago, as the appalling bloodbath of the First World War staggered wearily to its end,  the Domaine des Courmettes was bought by a local pastor (with a generous donation from America) for the Protestant Church of … Continue reading →

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Snow

Posted on 9 December, 2017 by candawalley

Given that the winter months down here are December, January and February there was something very appropriate about the first winter storms occurring on Saturday 2nd December. As regular readers will know everybody here has been desperately anxious for precipitation … Continue reading →

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Meetings at Courmettes

Posted on 11 March, 2017 by candawalley

Given its altitude (850 m), Courmettes operates on what is pretty much a skeleton staff from end November to February. With spring coming, as witnessed by blossom and the first orchid, it’s becoming busy again. On occasions, very busy. We … Continue reading →

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Time-out at Courmettes

Posted on 15 October, 2016 by candawalley

There is something of a tradition in A Rocha of having a team “time out” in September or October. The idea is that everybody gets together, talks a little bit about what they’re doing and then has some sort of … Continue reading →

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Explanation and exploration

Posted on 3 April, 2015 by candawalley

First of all an explanation. Those of you who have known our plans and have been following these blogs for some time will remember that we spoke of a vague idea that from March we’d be at Les Courmettes four … Continue reading →

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A cool week on the Côte d’Azur

Posted on 26 July, 2014 by candawalley

Yes, while the UK has been enjoying a heatwave and associated storms, we have been having cloudy weather and even rain, which is very unusual for the time of year. As many people keep saying: “C’est bizarre!” To show you … Continue reading →

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