Voici le couple!  Here is the couple (no pear tree)

We now have an owl cam!  We’ve put up a new box (in a different location to our original one which has regular tenants) and this time, we’ve added a CCTV camera so our guests will be able to see the owl chicks as they develop.

Formidable! La France sont les champions du monde. Allez les bleus!

Fantastic! France are World Champions. C'mon the Blues!!

We have four beautiful chicks - Clara is their mummy and is doing a fantastic job looking after them.  You can only see one in this picture - the other three are safely under mum’s wing.

A glorious Spring day here today - sun, blue sky, wonderfully warm - the apple blossom is blooming - how wonderful Nature is!

Cette belle plante est dans notre salle de piscine (l'eau est bien chauffée - sa temperature est actuellement 29 degrés!).  Deux de mes anciennes étudiantes me l’ont offert il y a 12 ans (lorsque nous habitions en Belgique) - merci de tout coeur Zuzana et Stanka.   Je pense que la plante aime bien son petit coin.

A fantastic time spent with friends - we love the French tradition of “Apéro” - pre-lunch drinks and nibbles (although the nibbles are usually so good you don’t need to eat afterwards!).  

Les Coudreaux in early Spring is a lovely, cosy escape

Why not treat yourself to a short break away and take advantage of Brittany Ferries brilliant offer below?

Look forward to seeing you soon!

Sail away for up to 4 days in France 

What better way to kick off the year than with a trip to France? It's a great way to brighten up the dark winter days or see in the early spring with plenty to see and explore.

 

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy and successful 2018!!    

Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness.  Autumn is here, the September light is glorious, the trees laden with apples and chestnuts.  Our ‘potager’ is giving up its final bounty - countless butternut squash, onions, garlic, peppers and chillies - I can feel a delicious veggie curry coming on!