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Parting shot 1
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Cep City 1
Home day with fires on 4
Pujada 06
Pujada 15
Retaining wall 2
End of the wall 3
Lunch on the terrace
ski chair
pantry window 10
pantry window finished 2
pantry window finished 7
making shutters 1
pointing progress
Etang de la Hilette 3
Etang de la Hilette 5
Ascent Certascan from Refugi Certascan 5
walnut lighting 4
walnut lighting 4
walnut lighting 2
walnut lighting 3
Paella
Stove ready for the chimney
Fire plate in place
All in place
Charlie squeezes through
Sweaty Charlie
Oak tree revealed
Chinese Checkers
Autumn crocus
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Parasols and Pintxos
Iain, Breezy’s Father, and Jo came to spend 3 nights with us as part of their Southern Europe tour. Iain had not been over here last year and so there were some considerable changes. An indoor shower definitely met with … Continue reading
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Etang Soulcen – Pic de La Rouge – Pic des Lavans
Just us and the tent, plus some fodder, something to cook on, something to sleep in… Parked up at Orris du Carla and headed up the steep track to Etangs de la Gardelle, on to Etang de Canalbonne and up … Continue reading
Posted in Summer 2018, The Project
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Flamisella Frolics, Fun and “That looks like a path!!!”
Lee and Sooze kindly asked us to join them for 2 days hiking with the tent and with 2 of their lovely friends Sheri (USA) and Michael (Dutch) who live just out of Seix. Great to get some hill time … Continue reading
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Raiders and Freeloaders
Not a fair title for a post as Freeloaders are uninvited. It is true that we have been having issues with Raiders though. They come at night usually and eat the lettuce hearts, the spinach, the beatroot leaves and worst … Continue reading
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Path rebuild
A couple of jobs on the MUST do list this summer were to clean the main water buts, well over due and to re do the main path along the main entrance to the barn which has gradually been slipping … Continue reading
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Flowers and Foraging
I am amazed at how well the flowers are doing in the garden this year. So excited that another two flower beds are being made. Mushies are not doing so bad also.
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Pujada 2018
As if we hadn’t done enough walking, we teamed up with Lee & Susie to head up to the Port de Salau for the Pujada with a picnic. Great catch up time and very entertaining people watching at the col.
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Espana with a tent
Weather has continued to be gorgeous so Breezy had been perusing the maps as usual and enticing Al away for a few days with the tent. Always nice to walk out straight from the barn for the off! Our new … Continue reading
Posted in Summer 2018, The Project
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Gorgeous Gemmilies Girlie Galivanting
So we might have had a few sherberts before agreeing to having 2 of my nieces in their teens to come and stay for a few days but we were looking forward to spending some time with them both. It … Continue reading
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Orri and Icebergs
An orri is an ancient shelter built for shepherds from dry stones with a rock roof, then covered in vegetation. An iceberg is not. Booked in to the Refuge Fourcat for two nights we walked in past the dams from … Continue reading
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