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Old 07-01-2009, 06:10 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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On 6 Jan, 23:14, Kate Brown wrote:
Paleyrac, just above Le Buisson. Very nice people (very few English!)
but very few amenities in the village. *On the other hand, with a local
market somewhere no more than ten minutes drive away every day, some
excellent supermarkets, good bakeries, the best foie gras in Perigord
and a wonderful local wine merchant all within easy reach, not to
mention the best collection of medieval churches and castles probably in
the world, we do OK. *By the train station/shop, do you mean the Relais
des Voyageurs, a charming building that was taken over by some Dutch
people but seems to have failed already, or the Cafe de la Gare, which
is very very local and very very solid? *We tend to patronise the Cafe
des Sports, ourselves!


It was the Cafe de la Gare indeed. Very busy then but that was 20
years ago! I've got to contradict you as regard to the best foie gras
in Perigord - the best one is the one my aunty makes ) Paleyrac is
not yet a new English Colony then?! How vey lucky g

So cold today - been outside all day. I know, I must be mad - but
someone has to do it ...