2008-06-13 Dordogne

We visited Jane and Flaux in the Dordogne, this is a view from a nearby village which was having a fete the Sunday we were there, Jane bought a beautiful basket (see following pictures)


This is Sunday afternoons collection of Girrolles, a few ceps...................and THE basket !!

Me cleaning the Girolles, they live in a very sandy soil area, and we don't like too many bits of sand in our mushrooms !!


Et Voila !!

2008-06-12 girolles, garden & wok.

We found our first real batch of girolles or chanterelles , and had them for tea !!

We aslo found these, which without good ID we discarded, although they did look like field mushrooms, we found them under the edge of pines.........

A new project !

a raised veg bed............

Good 'ol Dave !!
Squeaky was very pleased with his new outdoor litter tray !!!!!!!!

We are still getting wedding presents, thank you all. This one was from Jackie and Andy in America.

2008-06-01 A very Sad Picture..........

UGH !!

This is the result of a few days of heavy rain, just as the cherries were ripening, down came the rain and now they have all 'exploded' ...........maybe some of the less ripe ones will survive, but I don't think there will be bottled or dried cherries this year..........:(

2008-06-01 Some pictures from May !

Chicken in the Basket ???

His new name is 'Kevin' after Harry Enfield's constantly moaning adolescent !!

A Small Montpelier snake found on the floor in the house after we got back from shopping one day, yes it's the one I nearly trod on, Sarah !!

A slightly larger one Mike and Dave found en route to Dausse.

Ceps in May ?? well we've had rain and its warm so why not, Dave also found some (3) chantrelles and all together we have found 5 Cep's like this !

The rain has made all the mosses on the roofs grow, its the wettest May for 58 years....... sound's familiar .....................