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Category Archives: Summer 2015
Hallway Progress and Bird Boxes
We have stayed clear of digging and heavy work to give my back the chance to recover properly so we can enjoy the last month here. Consequently we have done lots of little jobs, some creative things which Al loves. … Continue reading
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Sri Lanka Adventures
Our month in Sri Lanka started with a night in Negombo as we arrived into Colombo airport late. From there we did a little tour staying 3-5 nights in different places taking in Kandy – Siguria – Trincomalee – Polonnaruwa … Continue reading
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The Little Things
Another summer under our belts in the Pyrenees. This year has not seen the big dramatic changes of previous years, but it is the little things that make such a difference now. Water coming out of a tap upstairs inside … Continue reading
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Shutdown
We can hardly believe that it is already time to pack up and head back to Cham and onto the UK again. The summer and the autumn have zoomed by. Last few days. We have been busy trying to tidy … Continue reading
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Fun and Frolics for my Birthday and Mushrooms Galore with Sauze and Patrick
Great friends from Chamonix Sauze and Patrick had decided to pop in and stay with us in the “naughty corner” for 4 nights and to celebrate my birthday. 27th, Sept – Al and I had a day of getting things … Continue reading
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Bits and Bobs
So, as always a long list of things to do before our next guests arrived. One of the main thing we wanted to do was finish digging the drain out the back which took us about an hour on a … Continue reading
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Trip to Chamonix
We had very kindly been invited to David and Asa’s wedding who run a catered chalet at the top of the road from us so we decided to make a long weekend of it. Billy safely parked at Alison and … Continue reading
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Trio plus One
Wednesday and Fi, Paul and Debs are due to arrive mid afternoon. In preparation we have cut diced and sliced all that we need for a paella and a salad from the garden. Fi is picking up prawns and the … Continue reading
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More DIY
Had a handful of days to get some things done before heading off to Chamonix for a wedding. We managed to get the whole of the area inside the fences around the buildings strimmed which is FAB. We seemed to … Continue reading
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Aiguilles Tortes
After a hard few days in the UK our walking trip to Spain seemed an even better idea to clear the heads before next guests arrive. We had been trying to get to the Aiguilles Tortes National Park a few … Continue reading
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