February 2008
We managed to get another week in France at the end of February some four months after our last visit. This trip was a treat for me mainly for two … Read More
February 2008 – Part deux
While the garden was the main focus of the work activity on this visit we did manage to make progress on a few other items. The most significant was the … Read More
Another visitor – Mice beware!
Am not by any means a 'twitcher' so not sure what this bird is, but have asked someone who will know!
Local places to visit
It's about time we started exploring the surrounding areas a little more, while we know several lovelt palces to visit locally there are lots more to explore/ A bit of … Read More
la papeterie de Vaux-Malherbeaux
One of our local ‘attractions’ is la papeterie de Vaux-Malherbeaux an old paper-mill. While we have frequently driven past it we have never stopped to investigate. There is a small … Read More
A walk in the woods….
We are very lucky to be able to walk down to the local river through the woods of our neighbours. Whatever time of the year it is always enjoyable, even … Read More
Just a little job…
During the October visit there was one minor job that I was allowed to attempt with Peters assistance – fixing four hooks for curtain tiebacks to the wall. So with … Read More
October 2007 Visit
We made a trip over to the house in October for a week and it was nearly all a real holiday! This strange and unusual occurence was caused by enforced … Read More
Just when you thought they were gone….
I posted a few weeks ago that we had managed to get rid of the Loir, and so we had until last night when ‘Loircam’ detected movement and emailed me … Read More