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It seems like weeks since the sun shone down on us, it has been a wet July when normally South west France is bathed in sunshine, ok we normally have the occasional thunderstorm this time of year which cools us down and washes the dust from the streets but days and days of rain isContinue reading “Hello again!”

I have not been blogging for a while it has been a hectic time, a trip to England where our feet didn’t seem to hit the ground, driving a thousand miles without really going anywhere,  however we achieved what we went for with a slightly different outcome than we expected. We were glad to beContinue reading “A busy old time all in all”

My blogging has been sadly neglected recently, but I have been taking photographs we have had two trips up to the mountains for a little walk, (very little as far as Karen is concerned). the snow this year is very sparse, the ski season is  ruins I fear, the snow at this spot, the ColContinue reading “Snow no more”

All our bees have died, we only have one hive and Karen was showing it to two prospective beekeepers yesterday, when she opened it they were all dead, they were fine a week ago but she thinks the have succumbed to the sub zero weather possibly last Sunday night when it was -10 C, It’sContinue reading “Bees no more”

I have been taking photos but I could not bear to post any more photos of Lafitole, so after dropping Karen of at Tarbes/Lourdes international airport.  I stopped at site at the side of the Adour river just north of the town and let the dogs run around. It was a delightful spot but marredContinue reading “Finally got out of Lafitole”

I am using the excuse of still recovering from a virus to having had a real lazy week, it has been cold outside and once I have taken the dogs out, had breakfast then lunch, watched some daytime TV in front of the fire it has been suddenly dark again and well another day overContinue reading “A lazy old week”

Happy New Year to all my friends and family xx

I am still recovering from my Virus, I am back walking the dogs but feel for most of the time weak as a kitten. I have managed to take some photographs, I got two books by Don McCullum for Christmas I am inspired again by his photography.

Yesterday started off with a long walk on a beautiful sunny but frosty day, later I started to feel ill and developed a a tummy bug which kept me up all night. Today I have spent the day in bed which is an unusual thing for me to do.

A day for slouching around if you can get away with it,  I have hung up some pictures we have bought back from Manchester and not much else. I had better at some point wrap up Karen’s presents. She knows what they are as she bought them, I did however make the effort of beingContinue reading “Christmas eve”