by admin | Sep 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
Of rain that is 😂 🥂 Continuing on with August, our final week of a fabulous month was spent in Ireland. An easy 1.5 hour flight from La Rochelle saw us landing in Dublin with only time to read a couple of chapters of a book. So different from times past with 24 hour...
by admin | Aug 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
And we’re only half way through the month. Traditonally Les Vacances the long Summer holiday in France, we’ve been experiencing long hot, dry days with drought and water restrictions virtually country wide. Here in the Charente weeks of plus 30 degrees and no rain,...
by admin | Jul 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
Wasn’t there a song with that title?? For the past week and for the foreseeable forecast the temperatures are in the high 30’s, understandable in Oz, but here??? Thanks Chris for insisting on a house with a pool😊 July is the start of French holiday time with of course...
by admin | Jun 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
Sitting in the cool inside with temperatures outside reminiscent of Oz at 38 degrees. Summer has definitely arrived and most areas of France are considered to be in a drought situation with certain water restrictions such as no car washing or swimming pool topping up...
by admin | May 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
And that’s without a horse!! So, we decided to take a trip to Saumur 3DE.  Held just the weekend before the big B (Badminton Horse Trials) meant that International competitors were scarce, but it was a chance to experience another French event and check out a venue/...
by admin | Apr 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
Is it really two years since we were last in England?…All those plans of regular jaunts across The Channel were scuppered with Covid travel regulations and it is only recently that we managed a quick 2 week trip to catch up with family and friends. So it was all...
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