‘Les Pieces Jaunes’ , the annual collection of all those pesky heavy centimes is taking place across France right now, an initiative from Bernadette Chirac who has been championing it since 1989. It has funded 15,000 projects to help children and adolescents in hospital, aiming to make their time there less stressful. Specifically, it has created 2824 bedrooms for visiting parents and 60 houses for family-use.
This year, the charity has been transitioned to the care of Brigitte Macron and Didier Deschamps who will continue this valuable work.
The problem for the Aixcentric household was that we had accumulated such a big pot of centimes that it would have overwhelmed the little collecting boxes that you will see dotted around town in shops and post offices. Que faire??
So this week I threw myself on the mercy of people at the info-desk at Carrefour who have a large floor-standing collection box but with a very narrow slot. They gamely took on the challenge of posting them for me and for that I am truly grateful. Chapeau to Carrefour!
restored chateau at Bouc Bel Air. People thronged the vernissage last evening to see their work.
