01 May French Traditions
It is the 1st of May, Stuart and I wish you all Health and Happiness ! ...
12 Feb Escape to the Chateau
Escape to the Château ! Did Dr Hoch really dynamite the Château ? The remains of Château de Lacomté, lay eerily quiet but not forgotton, just about visible amongst the foliage & trees that have over time grown over the Chateau ruins. The remaining...
31 Jan Brexit 31.01.2020
Brexit day, Friday 31st January 2020 ! Goodbye January, Hello February, and Goodbye UK. As I travelled home late afternoon today, under a dull sky, reminding me of a rainbow consisting of at least '50 shades of grey' which colourfully streaked across the sky, surrounded...
25 Nov Truffle season in the Perigord
In 1991, our first year here, Mr Elli Sauliere, a wonderful neighbour who lived up on the hill directly opposite us, called in to show us a stunning, very large black truffle which he had found that same day on his land. Our French was...
09 Sep Vaping – what you should know !
A thick invisable layer of filthy black film covered some of the tables on the terrace this season, for quite a while I just could not understand why they were so dirty or where the filth had come from. My cleaning cloth was literally black...
29 Aug Who would Steal a sunbed or 3 ?
Who would steal a sunbed ? Or, who would steal 3 sunbeds ?!!! A guest that stayed here this season did exactly that, amazing what some people do ! Towards the end of July beginning of August we kept finding a sunbed placed in a...
07 Aug Sunshine and blue skies escape
Blue azure sky, gorgeous warm sunshine, and blissfully alone in the pool. After enjoying another perfect day, this lovely lady is enjoying cooling off in the pool. Great photo Ian....
05 Aug Cahors, not quite awake !
05.15 am and it is still dark ! With an early morning appointment in Cahors I wearily slid out of bed at silly 'o' clock to get everything done I needed to do before leaving. It was just me in the dark, no birds sang,...
02 Aug River Cruising
Thinking about a trip to Cahors ? Then why not also take a relaxing trip on the river boat, take the weight of your feet and relax whilst gently floating along the river enjoying the stunning landscape views by boat. Be calmed by the canopy...
31 Jul Any one for tennis ?!!!
With an amazing sunny day complimented with a lovely warm breeze, it is a brilliant day for our Dutch guests to enjoy a game tennis....