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Happy Christmas

Happy Christmas

Wow, another Christmas has come around and another year end approaches. But turn back time to November (before our weeks of rain!) and it was garden harvest time. We may only have a handful of fruit trees and a couple of olive trees but this year was a bumper harvest....
Autumn Arrives

Autumn Arrives

And with it a definite change of temperature here in our little corner of France. We were still swimming at the end of September but now the central heating is on and the chimneys are being swept (an annual requirement here in France for house insurance!) However...
September sees some alternative horsepower

September sees some alternative horsepower

Mid September in our neck of the woods means it’s time for the Angouleme Circuit des Remparts,a 3 day motoring extravaganza. We had no intention of going but with big bro’ Dave visiting it needed checking out! So glad that we did. On the Friday we headed down to...
Summer and ‘The Stones’

Summer and ‘The Stones’

This week Summer has finally arrived, with a canicule (heat wave) warning for the majority of France. Temperatures in our little area likely to get to 39 degrees mid week before a break and a band of storms blowing through – just in time for our next visitors ☹️...
Munnings and Medieval Fetes

Munnings and Medieval Fetes

Already half way through the year and with Summer Holidays in full swing France is alive with a huge range of events- festivals, brocantes, markets, displays even a “Rolling Stones” gig (more about that next month😊) However a trip to the UK kicked off the month to...