A corner of France

They have replaced the old metal shopping carts at our favourite supermarket with ones made largely of plastic.  These new ones are lighter ...

We have Nespresso machines for coffee.  We were getting fed up with spreading ground coffee everywhere whenever we made a cup, and decided t...

The Masquerade rose seems jubilant this year.

I rather like seeing the wildlife around here, but the problem is, I think this fellow is partial to cabbages.  Mine are unprotected.  I thi...

This year, May is devoid of clients in the gîte, which gives us time to blitz the garden just when it's growing the fastest.  We have be...

I went out this morning to do a bit of routine maintenance on the gite.   Since I pass the boiler shed on the way, I look in to check all is...

There's a big hedge at our place, long and deep, going around the main parts of the garden.   It's a bitch to trim, and I've bee...