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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

2012-06-28 Ann’s visit, & Dave’s Wall

 

Ann took some time off from the sun bed, and thinned out some of the overflowing kiwi fruit…….. P1030312

Posing by the Lavender

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At a local Art Expo…..in front of Anik’s poppy paintings (one of which sold later that night!)

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Ann also did a LOT of weeding….these are baby sweetcorn.

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I got the shallots….courgettes are behind me and the long curly spikes are the tomato supports, red onions in the foreground

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Dave repaired the wall between us and Anik, which had washed away in the rain of the winter (s)

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Sunday, June 17, 2012

2012-06-17 Julie’n’Alisons English Tea Party in Cailho-le-Haut……

 

The night before……..

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A dressed dresser !                                                                        Les Belles Filles !

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Terrace before…

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During…….

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                                                                            and Afters !

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A Splendid Day ………..complete with wonderful sunshine and CAKE !!

Thursday, June 07, 2012

2012-06-07 Dave’s Drain

We needed the water from the terrace to not all go down behind the wall on to the road, as we have had one ‘wall fall’ this year already, so Dave constructed a drain which will direct most of it away UP the hill and out onto the road…….thanks Karl for the tiles !

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Test time !

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Bingo !!

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Ready for all those thunder storms we have been promised…….still waiting !

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Friday, June 01, 2012

2012-06-01 Garden in June

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A very beautiful Clematis called Gipsy Queen…..

 

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One of the three chestnuts behind us, which didn’t make it through the Feb cold.

 

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Kiwi fruit is nearly as mad as kiwi cat !!

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Incy wincy…..or is it Charlotte ?

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