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Monday, September 17, 2007

2007-09-17 Vultures !!

WE couldn't believe our eyes !!5 large Black Vultures circling over Cailho,

was it the locals, or the smell of burning pig from the previous weeks fire???

this is the photo which was the decider on the species, up until this we were thinking we had seen Golden Eagles...........

i hope one day they will pass through again, there is a colony living in the Gorge de Tarn which might be where they were from.

Sunday, September 16, 2007

2007-09-16 Our first Vendange !!





The very first (but hopefully not the last time)


This variety is the Mourvedre



Still a few to cut!


Dave steals Jane's bucket..................only kidding!!

Friday, July 20, 2007

2007-07-20 The Tour De France comes through St Etienne.

Nathanial and lilium, waiting for the Tour to get going!

Apparently at this point we have already missed the 'freebies' caravan and it will be a full 2 hours before the bikes flit through.....

The motley crew from Cailho

further down the road the Le Sahuc mob !!

( Rogers the one in yellow)

AND here they come, the two front riders a good 10 mins before the next one and then 5 mins before the whole bunch rides through faster than we can take pictures, but we have video !!

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Sunday, July 01, 2007

2007-07-01 Now we are 3

Now Tish and Tosh have left home and gone to live in the forest .......with a Newfoundland and an Alsatian...........so now we have all mummy's attention !!!


Sunday, June 24, 2007

2007-06-24 Our 1st year anniversary party

Well incredibly we have lived in Cailho for a year now.........so time for a party, how many people will come, will we have enough chairs, food and DRINK !!!!
Altogether 36 people attend including Mum and Jen from UK and Tom, Karine and Jonathan from the Ardeche, but amazingly nearly all people from the village and surrounding Hamlet/single dwelling come as well, we are so pleased, the drink does last with plenty over, and the food (mainly Veggie) goes down a treat, and recipes are asked for!!!
lastly we had not realised how generous people were going to be with presents (which we had not expected) ranging from a chestnut wood platter(just under the meat in the picture) to a paperweight, a large quantity of bottles of wine including Champagne, and bunches of flowers, to the wonderful black cherry Clafoutis presented still hot from the oven!!















Thank you all for coming !!

Saturday, June 23, 2007

2007-06-23 Tom Karine and Jonathan

Tom Karine & Jon relax in the sun the day before the party.




Cool Kid !!


Daddy Mummy and ME......



Posing for Granny Janes photos

Friday, June 15, 2007

2007-06-15 more kitten photos

Squeaky and Sugar.........who goes to live in Holland with Spice.


Squeaky and Spice............and how the curious one lost his Eyebrows and Whiskers !!!!

Spice
the whole family at feeding time..............and Dave..........finishing the walls of the kitchen

Squeaky, Sugar, Spice, Tish & Tosh...........and Kiwi....