A corner of France

The old mill just down the hill is only just useable as an occasional classroom for children visiting the local caves . The insides have th...

My Dutch friend Leo is also a keen gardener, and has recently discovered a huge plant nursery not far away. So we all bundled in to the Esp...

Being my birthday around now, and not needing any huge celebration at my age, I decided that it would be nice just to spend a day out, no pa...

We had our first clients of the year this last weeked; always an exciting time. It was a dual birthday celebration, 40 years for Dad and 10...

One of the challenges in running the gîte is responding to last-minute customer requests. Our first customer of the new year asked on Monda...

I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree... Emily Dickinson These lines came to mind as I was working under the big walnut tre...

I have always called this plant a Christmas cactus, on the basis that it's supposed to flower at Christmas. I've had this one for y...