

JACKIE'S NOT IN FRANCE, SHE'S IN GREECE...
Thank you Jan, for the wonderful idea of inviting artists to add a little to your blogsite. A great idea and I’m sure it will prove a successful one! To introduce myself, I’m a Mixed Media Artist who grew up in New Zealand, and I’ve spent most of my adult life in Sydney. My adventures began when, to celebrate a milestone birthday, I ventured off to France for 3 months to spend the winter painting. It was during my stay in Frayssinet le Gelat that I met Jan and Phillipe and fe


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