Footpath to France

• time passes.... 6 years ago Well – it certainly has!  The start of the season was very quiet and we could get on with a whole lot of tasks that needed to be done – new flower beds, deadheading, taking cuttings, and attempting to finish … Continue reading →
• Snow, snow everyhare...and then Spring...And then Summer.... 6 years ago I had been hoping for snow all Winter.  The Perigord in the South had some, Paris had some, obviously the Alps had some but since we’ve been here at the Chateau, apart from the odd flurry of pretend snow which … Continue reading →
• We're all having a (hare) ball! 6 years ago Water water everywhere!  And after the water (or during)…MUD!  It has rained and rained here for weeks.  Thirteen departments of France have been on flood alert, once again, the Louvre in Paris has emptied a few rooms of precious paintings, … Continue reading →
• Hops and Nature's Pantry 6 years ago The Chateau grounds are rather large – with a 500 tree apple orchard and quite a few empty fields;  some flat, some gently sloping, some quite steep and covered in gorze and blackberries and these ones are a lovely haven … Continue reading →
• Furry Pets Hare and there.... 7 years ago ‘What have I become?’ I ask myself this quite regularly.  I often stand back and look at my life from a different angle – a bit like at art school, when you’re told to see your drawing or painting through … Continue reading →

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