Installing the Crèche at Nouzerines

For starters, here’s a picture of my in my moment of glory at the carol service!
Today we were at Nouzerines church. Every year, to coincide with the Marché de Noël in the village, there’s a small service aimed at the children to install the crèche. There’s a different theme every year. We’ve had tents and [...]

Stressed but blessed

Yesterday saw the special animal blessing ceremony to mark St Francis of Assisi day at our local church in Nouzerines. Very few services take place there any  more sadly.
We set off in good time with one llama – Oscar, two alpacas – Brendan and Seamus, and one guinea pig – Teggs. Oscar loved every minute [...]

A Difficult Birth

Birth of an Association
I witnessed the birth of an Association today. Like many births, it started out well enough but soon got complicated and painful! But I think that’s normal for France.
The Maire of Nouzerines invited the commune’s residents to a meeting to establish an Asso to raise funds to restore our lovely church [...]