Pipes and siphons
Last week a lot of effort and head scratching went into making a siphon to take down the level of the lake so that we we will be able to get on with the ‘derivation’ work. Although a relatively simple … read more…
More concrete
The other day preparations were made to the improve the second half of the floor of the outside, undercover part of the workshop. A bit of levelling and shuttering and a delivery of concrete completed the job. Tidy work too. … read more…
Handball sponsors
Having got involved with the local Handball club through Finn, we were pleased to be one of three sponsors of the under 13 shirts. Our logo is one of two on the back. The club put on a little ‘reception’ … read more…
Arcachon
A little outing for the end of the year to Arcachon on the west coast. A magnificently sunny, warm day to spend at the seaside. It takes about 3 hours to drive there and we left in time for a … read more…
This morning, this evening
Just a couple of joli photos of the sky today oh and the frosty grass. Visit tuiaphotography for more photos.
Handball
Handball is pretty big in France. I didn’t really know what it was until I came here. Recently at our local sports centre they have been putting on pro league 2 matches which have a great atmosphere. Finn plays hand … read more…
Lyon
Short trip to Lyon with Sophie to meet up with friends. The same weekend it turns out that Paris was on the receiving end of a big dollop of grim. We, on the other hand had a lovely time and … read more…
Vulcania
Back in June Finn won two tickets to go to Vulcania having been the meilleur vendeur of his school’s tombola tickets. Hoorah! So I spent yesterday taking him and a friend there before it closed for winter. If you are … read more…
Gone fishing
Once upon a time two fishermen went fishing and they caught some big fish. They had fun camping in their bivvies and cooking their food, enjoying the good weather and being occasionally disturbed by the beep beep of the bite … read more…
Halloween
Well, we love a bit of Halloween around here. We had ghoulish buns and green slime cocktails, bats in the house and a large smiling courgette to see visitors in. The kids found some like-minded friends and cobbled together some … read more…