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The Age of Uncertainty
These are uncertain times. Two months ago we signed the ‘compromis de vente’ for the 8 hectares of land around the village, that we are hoping to buy for our llamas to graze. When we first discussed the possible purchase … Continue reading
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C’est la Fête des Vignerons!
Saturday 7 June has arrived. A Big Day for a Little Village. Over the last few days everyone has been busy tidying their gardens and frontages, and all the verges have been neatly mown and flailed. The messy stacks of … Continue reading
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A Nightingale sang…..
….but not in Berkeley Square. Here is just a little (aural) glimpse of some of the loveliness of the valley below Roquetaillade that we are lucky enough to experience every day. Sometimes, when we have stopped our daily travail for … Continue reading
Remembrance of Things Past
Saturday again. The weekend. Strangely, one of the things I miss about not being at work, is looking forward to the weekend. Since, every day, we can choose (llama-crises excepted) how to spend our time, the weekends are notable only … Continue reading
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Better than work?
I often think about how different my life is now, compared to when I had a ‘normal’ job. In France, where there seem to be rules covering everything (although experience suggests many of them are blatantly ignored in rural areas!), … Continue reading
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Zen and the Art of Fence-post Carrying.
Oh gosh! It’s more than a week since our last posting. How remiss of us. Our only excuse is busy business and constant hard work. Last week we bought another 110 fence posts (1.8m length, mostly 6 – 7.5 cm … Continue reading