SUNNY SUNDAY
It was Philippe’s mother’s ninetieth birthday today and a midday meal had been planned to celebrate, before heading off we took the dogs for a quick walk. For the past week, the weather here in the Lot has been, if not at its sunniest, invitingly mild so walking Lili and Tiki recently has become a pleasure and not a chore. There are more and more signs of spring everywhere. Lili admiring our local wild heliborus foetidus. Daffodils are popping up all over the place. The firs
SPRING HAS SPRUNG
After a beautiful sunset last night we woke up to an equally beautiful Sunday morning. Before taking our two very impatient dogs Lili and Tiki for a walk, I did the rounds of the garden and potager, camera in hand, to check for signs of spring. They were everywhere! When we got back, Philippe immediately set to work installing the posts for a new chicken run for our beloved Chooks. Spot the goldfish Uncle Richard's bench A very happy Tiki Happy Chooks too The rose arbours in
A WINTER'S WALK
At a loss for inspiration on the first day of the new blog, it dawned on me that taking a walk with Philippe and our dogs, Tiki and Lili, might help clear the brain. Delighted to report that it did. After a chilly week of gloomy grey skies, the sun reappeared today and there's nothing more beautiful than our little pocket of the Lot on a sunny winter's morning. Our hamlet, Les Mespoules, lies about one and half kilometres below the tiny village of St Caprais and Tiki and Lil
