Thuir, Pyrenees Orientales (2)

By Dianne

Hi from us

Not long to go now – off to our next house sit in Kilkeel, Northern Ireland on May 19th. Time is passing quickly. We ended up borrowing David and Gwen’s car while they were home in England recently, so we’ve had a couple of lovely days out. The first was into the foothills of the…

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By Dianne

More history!

Still not online at the house in Thuir and we no longer have a car to drive to the winery to use Rachel and Jonathon’s internet. But we do have great friends – Jeanette and Phil – who live a couple of streets away and they are letting us use their wi-fi connection. We walk around the…

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By Dianne

Just a little update

Time is ticking on in Thuir. Pruning has nearly finished, so we’ll have to find something else to keep the kilos at bay!! We spent a day bottling wine at Domain Treloar – Jonathon and Rachel’s winery – so that will help. Brought back memories of “Purple Hands” – our little wine making business in South…

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By Dianne

Thuir – back to normal!

Not sure if I have any exciting news to report this time! We stayed a few days near the village of Le Boulou when we arrived back from Barcelona. It was a “mini house sit” for friends Herman and Riana. Their house is quite a climb up into the mountains; the road is very windy…

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