2011-08-16 Tom, Karine & les Lutins.

 

We met Tom & Family at Valras Plage, they had left home at 4.30am and were on the beach by 8.00am….we got there ….later !

 

Relaxing around the house

 

Going to pick blackberries…….or catch butterflies ?

The first picture may explain why I didn’t get too many blackberries in my basket !!

 

On their last day, Dave and I took the children to the river, whilst Tom & Karine got some sleep before the drive home at 10.00pm.

We didn’t want to disturb T&K so we fitted the children with our caps…..

My favourite picture!

2011-08-13 Vide Grenier St Chinian

 

We got together with Cheryl & Roger and did a vide grenier (empty attic or as we would know it car boot!)

We left at 5.30am and got to St Chinian for 6.10……and we were not the first, or the last, but we did want a space where we could have access to our cars, and we got it, as did all those who turned up later on……….sorry guys!

Us before we sold anything….and we did clear quite a bit !

 

 

 

A fun day, we all went home early and had a good sleep !!

2011-08-10 The Garden in August

 

Onion, red and yellow plus some shallots…….

 

 

Dave making the raspberry supports, note the purple sprouting broccoli plants in the foreground :O)

 

Tomatoes, coeur de boeuf (heart of beef) big solid, hardly any pips, and a new one for us andine cornue  long pepper shaped, which has been voted the best by all who have tasted it !!

  

Our first successful sweet corn crop..

 

  Le Andine Cornue……

Florence Fennel

 

An un-named courge……..probably a pumpkin  

Butternut squashes

Beef/Andine/cherry toms

 

and again ! 

sun drying has been a bit patchy this year……but these dried in 2 days.

these in 1 day !

Are you drooling yet?

uuummmmmmmmmmmm bet you are now !!

2011-08-05 Fete l’Ail Rose Lautrec (Pink Garlic festival at Lautrec)

We went to this fete for the first time with our friends Cheryl and Roger, it is held on the first Friday of each August, and hoped to buy our ‘years’ supply of the pink garlic for which this town is famous.

Firstly some pictures of the town of Lautrec……….(as in the famous ‘two-loos Lautrec’) here there were four…….its a Dave joke !!!

 

 

Cheryl taking a picture of the same place, from which she has a picture at home.

 

 

 

 

Now for the Fete itself…….The Model making with garlic Competition .

Yes its all garlic bits and pieces !

 

 

 

WOW ! our favourite, and probably the winner, we didn’t find out…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then the Garlic tressing demo wagon.

It was quite hot….. !

 

This was the Longest Garlic Tress competition ….the record is over 22 metres….so he still a long way to go.

 

Us with our luxury picnic, my trusty chariot in the background!

A good time was had by all……..maybe a return visit next year, and yes we did buy our Pink Garlic !!