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Un violin sur le Sable

Posted: 
July 31, 2022

We have a lull in visitors, having said good bye to the last one this morning.

Le bouchon de Pons

Posted: 
July 30, 2022

Its been the usual crazy summer business, and I can’t believe this was a week ago. Before the north to south motorway of the A10 was built, there were always known spots where there were huge traffic jams on the annual holiday drive down to the south.

Cassis-gate

Posted: 
July 09, 2022

 I will categorize this summer as : keeping things alive despite the heat. That includes my chickens and gite guests.

Amateur dramatics at the abbey

Posted: 
July 03, 2022

Last week we gathered some of the neighbours and all went down to Montierneuf, to watch a ‘spectacle’ - which I can only translate as a show.

Buckwheat flowers

Posted: 
June 26, 2022

I had not seen buckwheat flowers before, but Monty has drilled a dual crop of buckwheat and millet in the big bottom field. And now the buckwheat is all in flower.

Aubert and Capucine

Posted: 
June 22, 2022

I am working on the La Salle hares which will be what we make at the first workshop in September. It looks as if they will be called Aubert and Capucine.

A french heat-wave

Posted: 
June 17, 2022

We have been upgraded to an ‘alert’ rouge. Red alert for I am not sure exactly what reason, but this ‘canicule’ that we are in, has been quite exhausting. The high today was to be 39 if I remember rightly, and tomorrow is to be 40 degrees.

Watermelon for Chickens

Posted: 
June 15, 2022

This is a chicken drama post so hope its not too boring. I think it would be boring to go on about this heatwave because everyone is in it I think.

A night out

Posted: 
June 08, 2022

Last week, was the ‘Cigogne en Fete’, in Port des Barques.  Each year in this area, a different village is chosen, and for two days, it is lit up and decorated. People open up their garages and other spaces, and there are bands and theatrical shows that you can watch in walking by.

Repairing stone window frames

Posted: 
June 02, 2022

Over the years, as bits and pieces have dropped off this building, concrete has been used indiscriminately to fill in holes.  So during Jonos work in replacing and repairing shutters, he is also looking at the hinges and pins to hold them in.

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