I know it hasn’t been long since my last blog but we’ve got a car at the moment and we’ve been out and about! I drove over to Loxton for a haircut and called into Lock 4 on the way home. The locks along the river regulate the water flow – highly unpredictable in this…
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The really hot weather seems to have passed. Had a couple of days of soaking rain and now the temperatures are a very pleasant low to mid 20s. Our days have been mostly quiet – code for lazy!! The odd walk down the hill to the supermarket – trolley empty on the way down and…
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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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Off to Suffolk this afternoon. Just waiting for a few clothes to dry on the line to juggle our final packing. Just taking our back packs, computer case and hand bag. The handbag is rather large – bought it second hand at a local market in Larque-des-Alberes, a nearby village. Hopefully acceptable as a “personal item”!…
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Today was our last hire car day so we made the most of it. We did use it yesterday but just stayed in the local area, visited some local villages, and attended a local church. Lovely day – good to catch our breath. But this morning we were back on the road again. We started…
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