Rae of sunshine

30 juin 2011

The bond of blood

Some connections are just unexplainable - sometimes you immediately warm to someone and just know that you are going to like them without really meeting or knowing them and others are the opposite. Today our visitors arrived - my uncle Roland and his...

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29 juin 2011

Welcome ladies

Hi Ho, hi ho its off to the market we go…… today was the huge market that a nearby village has every month - on the 29th of each month. Thousands of people come from all three neighbouring departments to check out the market, meet up with friends and...

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28 juin 2011

Mrs Fox

As we waited at the school gates for our kids to arrive from the end of a busy day we were met by a sea of 'foxes'. All the little ones put on their recently made mask and sun hat and arrived at the gate to many smiling mums. Every time Ruby comes home...

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27 juin 2011

Too hot by far!

Thank god we did not buy a house further down south! It has been so hot here – up in the mid 30’s and I have found it too hot – I like it when it is in the mid 20’s with a cool breeze (not asking for much hey) – the last few days have been very hot. The...

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26 juin 2011

Fun day

Hot, hot, hot today - the kind of heat that hits you at 9.30 in the morning. I had been quite enjoying the recent coolness we had been having and it was a bit of a shock to the system to have the temperatures soaring back up again. The parents association...

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25 juin 2011

Festival memories

Glastonbury festival weekend and it always takes me right back to the times we were fortunate enough to enjoy being a festival goer. Our first Glastonbury was in 2002 - a wedding anniversary present to ourselves and it was probably the best weekend of...

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24 juin 2011

School fete

The build up to the school fete had slowly been unravelling over the last few weeks with Ruby coming home singing new songs that she would be singing at the fete – she has been entertaining us with songs and actions and I was looking forward to seeing...

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22 juin 2011

There were two in the bed

5.30am I am awoken by the scratching sound not of our cat but a mouse upstairs and I hope that it is not in the ventilation system and just in between the floor boards! Finally I fall back to sleep and then am awoken from my slumber by screams coming...

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20 juin 2011

A great big muscle!

So do you fancy snails? Me, well I have tried them and to be honest just do not understand what all the fuss is about! I love the garlic and the butter but the actual snail, for me, does not really provide any enjoyment. If you name is Ruby though - then...

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19 juin 2011

Happy Fathers day

The day after the party - so everyone a bit slow. Fathers day falls on the same day in France as it does in the UK so happy fathers day! The kids made lovely presents at school for Ben - Ruby presented him with a clay hedgehog and a picture drawn by her...

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18 juin 2011

Party weekend

With rain last night and the forecast not great, I ignored emails asking if I was thinking about moving the party due to bad weather and thought - if it rains this morning then there will be less chance of rain this afternoon - we will get a party this...

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17 juin 2011

The start of the party weekend

Birthday weekend celebrations started tonight with the arrival of Granny and Granddad and not forgetting Juno the dog. Ben took the kids to school as I wanted to go and pick strawberries and raspberries for the party this weekend and was told that I needed...

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16 juin 2011

Happy birthday Rivan!

A birthday in the family- our handsome young man is 2 today - I probably say this every year but where has the last 12 months gone? This past year has bought its ups and downs like every other life but the bad times make you appreciate the good times...

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15 juin 2011

He is a mean killing machine

He may be getting on a bit and drives us nuts - you know this when your kids start saying "Moofa you are driving me nuts - in, out, in out…' but he does earn his keep as well as being an extremely handsome ginger cat!!! He is pretty good at hunting as...

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13 juin 2011

Our little helper

Bank holiday here today - I only realised this last night and good job too otherwise we would have all gone to take Ruby to school only to find that no one was there. We started the day by going on a nature walk with a big bag to find things to stick...

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12 juin 2011

Tired bunnies

Sunday at home with tired kids - sometimes I feel that I do not have enough patience and need to be more patient with them, especially when they are tired - if there is one thing that you need in abundance when you become a parent - it is patience! I...

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11 juin 2011

Down by the river side

Edible glitter, kid’s champagne, beer and wine for the adults and chocolate cake - what a way to spend the afternoon. A birthday party down by the river side - it would go one of two ways - wet kids or not that was the question. Summer birthdays are great...

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10 juin 2011

Pizza night

This morning a letter arrived in the post - at first I thought it might be an early birthday card for Rivan - I opened it carefully with a sharp knife just in case it was for Rivan and then I could stick it back up again. But it was a card for me from...

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10 juin 2011

Seeds for health

Finding seeds for cooking in France is pretty difficult if you want to buy them in a large quantity. I remember when I had just given birth to Rivan we were looking for fennel seeds to help with colic and ended up getting them over the internet delivered...

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9 juin 2011

Sports day with many, many kids!

Busy, busy, busy this morning - school trip today and Rivan and I are tagging along to take pictures for the school. It has worked well as I love the opportunity to take pictures and the school loves having pictures of the trip so now each time there...

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