Demi d'ouverture. French for Fly Half. A half, demi, is also a glass of beer.

Porc de France. ‘Porc’ is pronounced with a silent c and rhymes with Tour

Fourcès is a beautiful bastide village in the north of the Gers, with a circular 'place' that is set around where the old chateau used to be.

Gascons to the left to me, SMSs to the right, here I am confused in the middle with you.

When the wood pigeons begin their migration, the hunters get the blue fever. There is no known cure.

Has anyone seen the corkscrew? On reflection, it was quite clear to see.

To proof its provenance, the Gascon Noir chicken is sold with much of its black feathers attached and is dressed in blue with a waxed mediallion and is a very fashionable bird in Paris

The days before television.

Carré d'agneau is a side of lamb chops. A carré is also 'argot' for a square-cut, bob hairstyle. This square-cut sheep is in its element on the mountain slopes.