Archive for October, 2008
They think it grows on trees…
I get my annual delivery of firewood about now and of course once delivered, it has to be stacked (neatly of course, we have to keep up with the standard of the French neighbours) to dry out for use the following year. I usually get through about 5 or 6 cordes of wood (depending on [...]
Posted: October 19th, 2008 under Uncategorized.
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A rather lovely day
Not just for the wonderful weather we enjoyed here yesterday - 25°c and very sunny . The oldest resident of the hamlet came home today for the first time in 2 months. Maria Garner is 82 and had a second stroke in August. Since then she has been in a nursing home since then having [...]
Posted: October 13th, 2008 under Uncategorized.
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Autumn in Brittany
The nights have been a lot colder this Autumn than in previous years. We’ve even had a couple of light frosts which is very unusual. September and October are lovely months to take a holiday in Brittany - the weather is usually quite good, not too much rain, the colours of the trees fantastic, and [...]
Posted: October 9th, 2008 under Uncategorized.
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It’s cider time!
Cider is the local drink of Brittany. Many people who live in the countryside have apple trees and every year they pick their apples for the purpose of making their own cider. The apple trees are stripped in October and the apples laid out on black plastic sheets for 3 weeks or so in the [...]
Posted: October 8th, 2008 under Uncategorized.
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