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“Signed, Sealed, Delivered”

Well this is the first post from our “new” home, rushing it off today before our internet and phone get cut off on Monday! Trying to contact a telephone company in France is every bit as hard as in Oz. The trip up on Thursday was uneventful, not a sign of a roadblock...

The Next Chapter

Well this time next week we should be in our new home (see August post titled Paper Trail) either that or in jail!!! France has returned to lockdown due to rising Covid numbers so every time we leave the property there is a form to fill in (be sure to tick the right...

Autumn, admin and art

As we head into the second week of October autumn is in the air. In our rural area harvesting is in full swing with grapes being picked, sunflower seeds gathered and our own bit of harvesting of walnuts from the garden. Autumn mist on our morning walk The now dead,...

Some Ups and Downs

Well this week had a couple of “down days” when we literally fell down a ditch!! Autumn has arrived in Lot et Garonne as you can see from the sad (as in dead) sunflowers and the leaves on the trees, which now have a hint of orange if they haven’t already fallen. It’s...

Au Revoir Le Tour

So now we say goodbye to the Tour de France for this year, just returned from our trek across France to follow Stage 16 up through some magnificent alpine countryside. To those in Oz who’ve been sitting up each night to soak up the scenery on tv all I can say is it’s...

Still on the Road

Whilst we are able too i.e no travel restrictions and no house! We are criss crossing France seeing just as much as we can in our little home on wheels known as “Parsley”. So here are a few of pics of our current outing, en route to another 2 days of Le Tour! Local...