Tag Archives: Campagne

Big Log Part 2

Posted on March 7, 2018 by coteetcampagne

I’m more than a bit grumpy this week. I’m sorry. I feel a bit like these vines on the road from Perpignan to Campagne (D117) Some green shoots would be in order; that glass is getting half empty again. A … Continue reading →

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Rideaux de porte- door curtains

Posted on August 15, 2017 by coteetcampagne

I though you might like to see my  “new” door curtains. You may recall that we have a “Jack & Jill” shower room on the second floor at the French village house. We now have functional locks on the access … Continue reading →

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Nous ne nous baignons pas aujourd’hui!

Posted on August 10, 2017 by coteetcampagne

We have new leisure facilities  a mere stone’s throw away from Campagne. Fishing and sports lake, paddle boarding, boats, quad-bikes, play areas, swimming lake with beach, picnic spots, giant inflatables and these very quirky stone “chairs” all with amazing wrap-around … Continue reading →

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French style signs & symbols #2 – Diamond Doors

Posted on August 4, 2016 by coteetcampagne

I have noticed the preponderence here in the Languedoc of front entrance doors with the diamond motif; ours included. We even find this motif -right-on the huge doors on Limoux’s beautiful Église Saint-Martin de Limoux http://visitesvirtuelles.123.fr/eglise-saint-martin-a-limoux/ What I have also … Continue reading →

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In which I do something I’m not sure the house wants, but it’s exactly right

Posted on July 28, 2016 by coteetcampagne

Yes, I said the house doesn’t want anything as glamorous as a chandelier. They are for grand houses like bizzyella’s and poshbirdy’s, not mine. But I had this little Italian one I bought ten years ago that sat in the … Continue reading →

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French village houses

Posted on May 30, 2016 by coteetcampagne

Taking our promenade around Campagne one evening we notice that many of our neighbours are painting their shutters and walls. There are no colour restrictions imposed here; despite the historical buildings and yes, you can see the church from our … Continue reading →

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Oh Well !

Posted on March 20, 2016 by coteetcampagne

Here is the official well, situated  behind the Templar church of Saint Sébastien. A very knowledgeable local who has an encyclopedic knowledge of the oral history of Campagne-sur-Aude has been digging out and restoring this well- check out page 12 … Continue reading →

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In which I conclude that we will never be style icons

Posted on January 25, 2016 by coteetcampagne

I took this as one of a series of shots trying to capture the sunlit, glittering fountain framed by the city walls. Carcassonne lower city is laid out in grid pattern like many other iconic cities worldwide. It is (architecturally) … Continue reading →

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The pen is mightier than the sword- and considerably easier to write with

Posted on July 14, 2015 by coteetcampagne

Thus said Marty Feldman, and he was right. When I write my little story on Campagne sur Aude, our French village of choice, I will be doing so as an incomer, but with the most honourable of intentions. I have … Continue reading →

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Four images of the Aude region, South of France

Posted on May 27, 2015 by coteetcampagne

A selection of shots of our area; each one quintessential Aude Below left- A shutter in Campagne -sur- Aude village -Right little house by the old bridge in Campagne (is that an external interrogation chair??) the two little huts are … Continue reading →

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Bonus Post- Le Tour de France , traversée de la Manche!

Posted on July 7, 2014 by coteetcampagne

As the major logistical nightmare of getting a bunch of cyclists and their entourage across the channel kicks off, I thought I would share something from  my treasured photo collection . This shows Le tour de France flying through the … Continue reading →

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