Gasquet v Murray, light fading...and who do you support???
...poised for the final serve
well proud to be british...eh
http://www.ledroptforum.com/
so we vote for Mr Whippy
Monday, 30 June 2008
Miramont Monday Market
Miramont's Monday market is a delight, it is everything a French market should be.
Local seasonal food, new potatoes, courgettes and juicy Marmande tomatoes and of course beads, slippers, baskets and cheap jeans.
The fields are brimming with fields of potential sunflowers, the wheat is cut and the romance of France
fills the warm air.
When the weather is like this we congratulate ourselves for our choice of location and following our dream.
Then just as everyone is complaining about the heat, the children break up from school and the sun forgets to come out.
EH, HELLO, who ever is in-charge up there please switch the sun back on!
Local seasonal food, new potatoes, courgettes and juicy Marmande tomatoes and of course beads, slippers, baskets and cheap jeans.
The fields are brimming with fields of potential sunflowers, the wheat is cut and the romance of France
fills the warm air.
When the weather is like this we congratulate ourselves for our choice of location and following our dream.
Then just as everyone is complaining about the heat, the children break up from school and the sun forgets to come out.
EH, HELLO, who ever is in-charge up there please switch the sun back on!
Sunday, 29 June 2008
Eymet is alive
In the past week the Bastide of Eymet has really come to life. I noticed the market during the past 2 Thursdays has lost it's winter and soggy drag and is full of blooms, fresh produce and streets are packed with visitors. The business owners must finally be breathing a sigh of welcome back!
There are certainly more places to eat and have a coffee and a cake, which makes it so much more appealing to ladies that lunch and family friendly.
It is amusing to see some of the English only speaking French to the English, it must seem awfully impressive and terribly authentic!
Night markets, festivals, music events and entertainment, France certainly knows how to put on a show in its 'villages'.
There are certainly more places to eat and have a coffee and a cake, which makes it so much more appealing to ladies that lunch and family friendly.
It is amusing to see some of the English only speaking French to the English, it must seem awfully impressive and terribly authentic!
Night markets, festivals, music events and entertainment, France certainly knows how to put on a show in its 'villages'.
Saturday, 28 June 2008
Sunshine
The sun is out...
the grass has riz....
I wonder where my sun cream is...
If all the rain has gone away,
please let me lay in the sun for another day.
I feel like we have paid a penance - we have put up with all this years rain,
and now we have been good and so the sun is here.
I hope I have been very very good because for the last few months I have been very very wet!
the grass has riz....
I wonder where my sun cream is...
If all the rain has gone away,
please let me lay in the sun for another day.
I feel like we have paid a penance - we have put up with all this years rain,
and now we have been good and so the sun is here.
I hope I have been very very good because for the last few months I have been very very wet!
Tuesday, 24 June 2008
SALES
I ventured to both Bergerac and Marmande today. It was easy to park, few shoppers about then the cent dropped....boing....!
Wednesday 25 June the long awaited sales commence. It may be a different story parking tomorrow!
Casa has red dots galore reducing item after item. E.Leclerc has pallets stacked high and 40% reduction banners ready to
drag our hard earned cash out of us in the morning.
Many younger teenagers finish college for the summer.
So this is it!
Half of France will be on holiday, heading for the mountains, beaches and sales and by August the rest will be on holiday.
There was a flyer in the post today for central heating!!!!
That reminds me, only three months and the Christmas cards will be back in the shops.
Wednesday 25 June the long awaited sales commence. It may be a different story parking tomorrow!
Casa has red dots galore reducing item after item. E.Leclerc has pallets stacked high and 40% reduction banners ready to
drag our hard earned cash out of us in the morning.
Many younger teenagers finish college for the summer.
So this is it!
Half of France will be on holiday, heading for the mountains, beaches and sales and by August the rest will be on holiday.
There was a flyer in the post today for central heating!!!!
That reminds me, only three months and the Christmas cards will be back in the shops.
Monday, 23 June 2008
Platagenet v Valois
The Franco Britainique weekend provided the best of all the reasons why we love France and it's spirit.
Sunday morning scared us all with impending rain, but undeterred in typical fighting spirit, Jo and her face painting pavilion and Lou & Lance decking the halls, and entrance and everywhere else a flag could be hung, gave the full flavour of the British summer fete and living in France in unity!
The games made 'Its a Knockout' seem like a nursery school fete, with the British ladies being rather victorious.
Whilst we wandered around seeing calender girl style cherry topped peTITe Buns being munched by baby tigers and butterflies, the grand finale was a gripping match 'tween the French and British tug-o-war.
Whilst historically the Plantagenets were supported by Aquitaine and subsequently banished, in true strength v strength the men were not to be compromised by any hint of lacking in testosterone or ego!
One win each and tense moments followed. The tug 'was' war, the tug was even 1-1, the tug was.....
........shit, the rope broke!!!
Personally I hope the event will become Nationally supported...it's fab
Sunday morning scared us all with impending rain, but undeterred in typical fighting spirit, Jo and her face painting pavilion and Lou & Lance decking the halls, and entrance and everywhere else a flag could be hung, gave the full flavour of the British summer fete and living in France in unity!
The games made 'Its a Knockout' seem like a nursery school fete, with the British ladies being rather victorious.
Whilst we wandered around seeing calender girl style cherry topped peTITe Buns being munched by baby tigers and butterflies, the grand finale was a gripping match 'tween the French and British tug-o-war.
Whilst historically the Plantagenets were supported by Aquitaine and subsequently banished, in true strength v strength the men were not to be compromised by any hint of lacking in testosterone or ego!
One win each and tense moments followed. The tug 'was' war, the tug was even 1-1, the tug was.....
........shit, the rope broke!!!
Personally I hope the event will become Nationally supported...it's fab
Sunday, 22 June 2008
Just when you thought it was safe to venture outside
Sun sun glorious sun. Saturday was fantastic, into summer gear
Food for a BarBQ with emphasis on the beers & wine being chilled rather than the charcoals being warmed
all set for, eh did the solstice not mean anything?
According to rhymer.com the none event of the year also rhymes with:
bummer
dumber
plumber....we definately need one of those, there seems to be one hell of a leak in our sky
Food for a BarBQ with emphasis on the beers & wine being chilled rather than the charcoals being warmed
all set for, eh did the solstice not mean anything?
According to rhymer.com the none event of the year also rhymes with:
bummer
dumber
plumber....we definately need one of those, there seems to be one hell of a leak in our sky
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