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Monthly Archives: January 2009
The Parachute Opens
The day following the storm dawned clear and very still. It was an unusual stillness, as if the whole landscape was under sedation, sleeping off the cuts and bruises inflicted by the big windy bully the day before. There was a … Continue reading
La tempête
On Saturday, southern France was pretty well paralysed by the biggest storm for a decade. Immensely strong winds swept across the country, felling trees and tearing bits off buildings. By lunchtime the préfet of our département, the Aude, had ordered … Continue reading
Reasons to be Cheerless
Simon has been pointing out to me, at various points since my return a week ago from visiting my children in England, that it was about time that I wrote something on the blog. And, as always, he is right. … Continue reading
Saint-Sornin — our new village
L’agriculture est le fer de lance de cette petite commune de 228 âmes, fière de son patrimoine naturel et bâti typiquement bourbonnais. Église romane, maisons de maîtres, fermes anciennes et moulin à eau lui confèrent son charme rural. Son plan … Continue reading
Our farm . . . . . . well, nearly!
At last, we are making progress. The agent has had no success in negotiating for us to buy some additional land, and we have come to a momentous decision – we’ve told him that we are willing to buy the … Continue reading
Life Goes On
Two days have passed since Fatma died, and we and the other llamas are gradually adjusting to her absence. Yesterday, Pedro, Capucine, Elif and even Lilas seemed a little thrown by the gap that Fatma’s sudden departure had created. They … Continue reading
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