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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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3 septembre 2011

Dancing queens and a super hero!

Finally the time has come where Rivan is too heavy for me to carry in the rucksack now, I knew this time would come - with his healthy appetite and the rate that he is growing I sometimes grunt as I lift him out of his cot, soto carry him on my back for...

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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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27 août 2011

Squeezing out the summer holidays

Brrr its cold this morning - what has happened to the summer - it can't be over already - nahh there will be an Indian summer I feel sure just in time for Ruby's party! Lunch with friend’s today - quite a productive morning for me - pizza and cakes made...

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8 août 2011

At last - saved from the pot!

At last our ladies are safe from the pot - having asked our fiends who bought new chickens the same time as us, whether their hens were laying - which they were (thanks for the eggs Corrie) I had a talking to the ladies and said that I had to buy eggs...

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14 juillet 2011

Happy July 14th

14th July celebrations took us down to La Trimouille this afternoon - Rivan not feeling great and has turned into a hug monkey - asking for hugs all the time from Ben, Ruby and me - so we gave him lots of get better hugs. This year dancing girls provided...

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12 juillet 2011

Power fruit

Woke to the sound of thunder this morning and I had my fingers crossed that we would get some rain – to my delight the skies opened and lovely, lovely rain came hard and fast – not for too long but long enough to revitalise the ground for a few days....

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17 août 2011

Play afternoon

Ruby keeps asking "how many sleeps until school?' so we have now counted them on the calendar. Today she was very excited about having one of her French school friends to come and play - it is the first friend she has had over from school and I know the...

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18 août 2011

Splosh

Tick tock, tick tock as the final weeks of holidays zoom by we are busy trying to maximise time with our friends – for Karen and her family big changes are ahead as she will begin teaching this September in two French schools so her time will be even...

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6 octobre 2011

After the rain comes the sun

Déjà vu? How many years ago was it that Ben was up on the roof fixing it with our friend - ohh about 4 yearsand today he was up there again filling in the chimney with lime and vermiculite mix - the fireplace is well underway and looking great so the...

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5 octobre 2011

Their job is to deliver right!!!???

Errands to run today for the house project – to collect a register plate for the fire and then go and collect some paint that was delivered from Wickes to a company that ship items over here to a nearby collection point. Kids were in good form and we...

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31 juillet 2011

Cooling down

The summer is back and another glorious day. We head off early to a nearby brocante with strawberries and blueberries for the journey. Both kids in good spirits, we have our list of things to look for which includes a lamp for the tent, some colourful...

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1 octobre 2011

Bathing on the 1st October!!!

Who would have believed itif I had told them that on the 1st October it was up in the high 20's and wewere all swimming (alright not quite swimming for us mum's) in a nearby lake. Ben was working on our wood burner, ready forthe start of the work next...

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29 juillet 2011

So here it is......

Time to transform the garden - I was out late last night cutting the grass and getting ready for the tent which is going up today. First job was to clean an old swimming pool bottom which Ben had cut to size - this would be going underneath the ground...

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26 septembre 2011

One granddad leaves another arrives

What does hemp look like? Before I knew I thought that it would be green chopped up stalks, so was quite surprised to see that in fact it looked just like finely chopped straw. As the days pass (too quickly for Ben's liking) Ben is trying to get everything...

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25 septembre 2011

Party in the sunshine

A busy weekend so far, mum and her husband arrived on Friday night - just in time to say goodnight to Ruby - Rivan already in bed after a hard day at crèche playing with all his mates. Ruby so very excited to see Granny and gave her a great big hug and...

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22 septembre 2011

Daddy's taking us to the zoo today

A day off from working upstairs for Ben, as a birthday treat for Ruby we all went down to a zoo just south of Limoges, a day trip that we had been planning for a while but never got round to it. Loaded up and on the road by 10ish it was a rare opportunity...

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21 septembre 2011

4 today

So D-day arrives, finally Ruby does not have to ask "how many more sleeps until my birthday" - as she creeps into the kitchen while I work on the computer in the morning I start to sing happy birthday to her and a big smile spreads over her face - "I...

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18 septembre 2011

Journee du patrimoine

Today is journee du patrimoine - which basically means that many large houses and chateaux which are not normally open to the public open up for just one day a year - it is probably due to the fact that if they do not do this then they do not continue...

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27 juillet 2011

Homeward bound

So the holiday has come to an end, time to pack the car and get the kids ready to head home. Mum and Adrian took the kids out to feed the ducks this morning which left me time to get a few supplies from the shops to take home and clear up the house -...

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15 septembre 2011

The preperation begins...

So with Ruby's party just around the corner (every morning she wakes now she asks how many more sleeps until by birthday?) we have turned our attention to making some pretty things to decorate the fence and the garden with. A quick trip to the local tip...

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14 septembre 2011

Bargain!

Today both Ruby and Rivan have been invited to go and play with one of her school friends - I have been undecided about whether to leave Rivan there on his own. I know that our friends are reliable and trustworthy but I also know that Rivan will want...

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11 septembre 2011

Friendship

Friendship is one of the most precious gifts! It is often something we take for granted - but for me I often stop and think how lucky I am to have so many wonderful friends and also how lucky I am to have the time to invest in these friendships. Some...

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10 septembre 2011

Indian summer? please....

The weekend arrives with great speed and everyone pleased at the end of the first week at school, today is hot and sticky with a very warm wind so as we pack the car up for the day we put in our swimming costumes and towels hoping to cool off. First stop...

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9 septembre 2011

Bye bye tomatoes

Meeting with the bank this morning so Ruby got to show Ben her changed about class room and for him to take her to school - the last day of a quick week. Meeting with the bank went well and they have approved the money we need to complete the building...

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