The "Déconfinement map" color of each French department

April 30th, was the first map of a long series. It will be up-dated every day.  

Why Lily of the Valley on May 1st?

The Romans celebrated the flower festival in May, the Florals, in honor of Flora, goddess of flowers.

You are now able to declare your income tax

How to report your income

After the quarantine, how about a week-end or some holidays in the Centre Val de Loire Region

After the Bretagne (Brittany) region, let's go in the centre of France to the "Centre Val de Loire" region. When you travel within France from one end to another one, you may cross this region. How about making a stop for a day or a couple of day ? What to see ? what to eat and drink ? what to do ? Let's go !

 

Have you ever played music like this ?

Have you ever seen such a performance with an Orchestra ?
They are the Salut Salon Quartet

Enjoy

The deconfinement plan - Our Life as from May 11th

Prime Minister delivered today the roadmap for our life after May 11th

BE CAREFUL ABOUT THE DATE OF MAY 11TH
The "Deconfinement" is planned on May 11th, provided, the situation is evolving favorably. The government will check the indicators, and if, on May 7th, the situation is as expected, the following will apply. If the situation is not as good as expected, the confinement may be postponed or the rules be more restrictive.


IN GENERAL

Salary declaration for a home employee

If you employ someone home - a nanny, a cleaner, a dog sitter....- that person might not have been able to come and work during the lockdown period.
If so, when you declare his/her salary for April 2020 threw CESU, here is what to do:

Your April statement
The exceptional compensation measure is renewed for the month of April.
After recording the hours actually worked by your employee, you will be able to declare the hours scheduled and not worked on the compensation form from April 25.

Employers whose employee did not work during the month of April declare all the hours scheduled and not worked on the exceptional compensation form. In this case, they have no further declaration to make.

Here are the 5 steps to benefit from the exceptional compensation.

Funny Expression : Fais le beau!

You'd say it to your dog / your pet

If it is a male : Fais le beau !
If it is a female: Fais la belle !

Main Course - Rice with sausages and vegetables - 30 minutes

Ingredients for 4 People

After the quarantine, how about a week-end or some holidays in the Brittany region - Bretagne in French

After the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, let's go completely to the West of France to the Bretagne. Also a very interesting region, with lots of natural landscapes to discover, architectural heritage to visit, delicious specialities to eat, and various activities. Let's go !

Dessert - Biscuits - Palets Bretons (Bretagne Region)

From the Brittany Tourism website

The Palets bretons are butter biscuits and are THE ideal speciality for an afternoon snack or to enjoy with a coffee. They are also known as Traou-Mad (which means “good things” in Breton). Golden and thick, these biscuits are appreciated for their generosity and their crunch. And they are easy to make, so let's do it !

Going back to School? The "Blanquer Plan" as of May 11th

Jean-Michel Blanquer, Minister of Education, disclosed his plan yesterday regarding the way students will go back to school.

The plan will start May 11th, provided that conditions are there to stop the lockdown.

Paris Museums : cultural games and virtual visits for kids (and why not for adults as well)

Further to this quarantine period, many Parisian Museums have set up some activities to discover their collections and their treasures.
Although, everything is in French, in most cases, you need not be fluent in French, or even speak French to enjoy.

Muséosphère 

Full Body Hiit from home

During the quarantine, 2 other videos to practise sport from home.

COVID-19 – DO NOT STOP consulting your health professionals during the health crisis

Like many French people, you may have given up on health care since the start of the health crisis.

One crisis may hide another one: according to the High Authority for Health, the breakdown of care constitutes a significant risk for the health of everyone.

Whether you have the symptoms of COVID-19 or any other illness, do as usual: make an appointment for a video or office consultation. Do not hesitate to contact your practitioner: he will offer you the most suitable solution.

The Government announcements on April 19th - Principles which will rule our life after May 11th

In a televised press conference yesterday, Edouard Philippe, French Prime Minister, announced that we will have to learn how to live with the virus, as an estimate of only around 6 million people in France have been in contact with the virus. (vaccin maybe mid-2021, and today no efficient treatment).

How we will be able to live our life after May 11th,

Funny Expression: quel bon vent vous amène?

When you see someone you were not expecting

Mail delivered by the Post Office only on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays

As you may have noticed, ordinary mail is not often delivered during this period.
In fact, as from March 30th, post is delivered only on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays

Music - Performance on a giant piano

Enjoy !

Venice, in a German garden with Italian Songs

Main Course - 3 meals a day - How about make it easier once a day ?

This article is an exception. Today, it is not precisely French Easy Cuisine, but Easy Cuisine, and today Easy Cuisine inspired by the danish and german customs.
With the quarantine, all of us have to deal with 3 meals a day : Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner;
For some of us, it's great, but for others we would be happy if it was easier.

So here is a tip for the others, who would like to make it easier.

COVID-19 : What to do if you feel ill?

Common signs of infection include respiratory symptoms, fever, coughing, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties.