UNDER the fire, he's going to be the next log....................meanwhile......
Kiwi thinks this is the best place..........cats !!
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
2008-03-04 squeaky keeps warm!
Guess where Squeaky is...............
UNDER the fire, he's going to be the next log....................meanwhile......
Kiwi thinks this is the best place..........cats !!
UNDER the fire, he's going to be the next log....................meanwhile......Kiwi thinks this is the best place..........cats !!
Friday, February 29, 2008
2008-02-29 not for the faint hearted !!
These beasties have been infesting my compost bin for over a year now
i think they are probably beetle larvae, but which one i don't know , as you can see they are quite big, anyone got any ideas?
the bonus is they eat the garbage at an enormous rate, but will they eat our beams too??
i think they are probably beetle larvae, but which one i don't know , as you can see they are quite big, anyone got any ideas?
the bonus is they eat the garbage at an enormous rate, but will they eat our beams too??
Sunday, February 24, 2008
2008-02-23 lambs and Squeaky
Are they friendly??? They weren't here 2 days ago.....
Perhaps if i lie still , they will come and greet me?
On the other hand, perhaps it's safer in the house, i think they are aliens!!!
Its safer to watch them from here !!
Perhaps if i lie still , they will come and greet me?
On the other hand, perhaps it's safer in the house, i think they are aliens!!!
Its safer to watch them from here !!
2008-02-24 more Mimosa Pictures
View over St. Etienne, with all the Mimosa trees
Double click on these for a better view!
I'm not entirely sure which tree this is, alder, birch???? but the red catkins are quite a sight just now
if anyone can ID it please send a comment !!
More Mimosa, just on the road down to St. Etienne.....
Double click on these for a better view!
I'm not entirely sure which tree this is, alder, birch???? but the red catkins are quite a sight just now
if anyone can ID it please send a comment !!
More Mimosa, just on the road down to St. Etienne.....
2008-02-24 more spring pictures
Here is the Blackthorn already in flower, but the sloes from last year are still on the branches !!!
This picture is especially for Christian et Francine (who's house is in the background,) and for lovers of Mimosa everywhere...........these trees must be over 20ft tall !
The beautiful Violet.
more mimosa, it everywhere this year, the whole villlage smells of it....
Pierre and Dave arriving at Cailho, with Roger and Cheryl's chestnut wood, after this there was an hours journey over to le Sahuc.
This picture is especially for Christian et Francine (who's house is in the background,) and for lovers of Mimosa everywhere...........these trees must be over 20ft tall !
The beautiful Violet.
more mimosa, it everywhere this year, the whole villlage smells of it....
Pierre and Dave arriving at Cailho, with Roger and Cheryl's chestnut wood, after this there was an hours journey over to le Sahuc.
Friday, February 08, 2008
2008-02-08 Spring in Cailho
These are the lambs behind our house, we hope they all have only 1 or 2 each this year as last year there were triplets and the third was rejected by mum and was bottle fed, BUT oh SO noisy !!!!! 
if you double click the picture, you MAY be able to see the snowdrops !! the purple ones are violets, they have flowered all winter ....
This cheeky bluetit was on the fat almost as soon as I had tied it up !
Ahhhhhhhhhhh..........mint sauce.......
How COULD you ????
if you double click the picture, you MAY be able to see the snowdrops !! the purple ones are violets, they have flowered all winter ....
This cheeky bluetit was on the fat almost as soon as I had tied it up !
Ahhhhhhhhhhh..........mint sauce.......How COULD you ????
2008-02-01 A Visit to the Ardeche.........Tom Karine and New Home.
Tom and Karine in their kitchen.
The patio doors behind Tom have a very snazzy electric roller blind, and the main door is to the left of the picture. the shower room and toilet are to the right in this pic.
this is the view the other way towards the staircase, which can be formed to fit any(most) shapes! Each step can be individually moved, then you have to fit the right tread of course....
the insulation in the property is fantastic, and it is a really warm, cosy home.
The patio doors behind Tom have a very snazzy electric roller blind, and the main door is to the left of the picture. the shower room and toilet are to the right in this pic.
this is the view the other way towards the staircase, which can be formed to fit any(most) shapes! Each step can be individually moved, then you have to fit the right tread of course....the insulation in the property is fantastic, and it is a really warm, cosy home.
2008-02-01 A Visit to the Ardeche...............Jon.
Here we are in Tom & Karines new home
Jon is showing me his computer game called Oui Oui (its Noddy in English) I thought it was a strange translation until Tom pointed out you nod your head when you say yes !
we are on the mezzanine, which leads to the bedrooms.
Dave is also having a lesson !!
later Jon asked me to read him a story, but did he want an English book........of course not, so this is Granny Jane struggling to read in French, Jon helped by nodding vigorously every time i got it right, and correcting my pronunciation when i didn't !!!!
This is Jon's outfit for the Mardi Gras, he discovered that if he huffed inside the 'eyes' steamed up !
Jon is showing me his computer game called Oui Oui (its Noddy in English) I thought it was a strange translation until Tom pointed out you nod your head when you say yes !
we are on the mezzanine, which leads to the bedrooms.
Dave is also having a lesson !!
later Jon asked me to read him a story, but did he want an English book........of course not, so this is Granny Jane struggling to read in French, Jon helped by nodding vigorously every time i got it right, and correcting my pronunciation when i didn't !!!!
This is Jon's outfit for the Mardi Gras, he discovered that if he huffed inside the 'eyes' steamed up !
2008-01-29 The inside of the cave now!
Inside the cave as it has never beeen before!
you can see see how wet it is where the water came through the rocks at the back.
Well at least Stephan was working !!
Ah here come another two, and the one holding the camera of course........reversing a motorculteur into the cave like this is a 2 man job, its very tricky !
BUT look at the VIEW !!!!!!!!!!! it still takes my breath away, literally when the wind blows.....
you can see see how wet it is where the water came through the rocks at the back.
Well at least Stephan was working !!
Ah here come another two, and the one holding the camera of course........reversing a motorculteur into the cave like this is a 2 man job, its very tricky !
BUT look at the VIEW !!!!!!!!!!! it still takes my breath away, literally when the wind blows.....
Thursday, January 24, 2008
2008-01-24 Cave Men!
This is the famous Moto-culteur, note it only has two wheels!
it is so handy, they managed to reverse it into the cave, so they could load the soil/rocks straight on to it.
as you can see in this picture, not every idea, is a good idea, trying to turn left out of the cave and then reversing on to the road here.....but the moto-cuteur had other ideas and sank deeply into the soil so they had to go forward until they could swing it around a tree...........note the onlookers in the picture, i think someone was still working inside the cave.
ah yes, the onlookers have another idea !!!
you can see the soil/rocks that were on the floor of our cave. it was taken down to Patrick and Anik's and is now making a good dam along the road side to PREVENT water going into their house!
it is so handy, they managed to reverse it into the cave, so they could load the soil/rocks straight on to it.
as you can see in this picture, not every idea, is a good idea, trying to turn left out of the cave and then reversing on to the road here.....but the moto-cuteur had other ideas and sank deeply into the soil so they had to go forward until they could swing it around a tree...........note the onlookers in the picture, i think someone was still working inside the cave.
ah yes, the onlookers have another idea !!!you can see the soil/rocks that were on the floor of our cave. it was taken down to Patrick and Anik's and is now making a good dam along the road side to PREVENT water going into their house!
2008-01-24 more January pics
All the 'stuff' from the cave is taken to another house in the village.
note the lovely weather!!
yes all this stuff, what is it exactly???
to those who have seen this scene in summer, this is what it looks like after the rain.
(its the bridge at St Etiennne)
an arc en ciel (rainbow) over the graveyard, how apt!
the view one morning looking down on the clouds, we had always thought it would be cold on the side of a mountain, but in winter, its very often warm and sunny here and below the cloud well colder!
note the lovely weather!!
yes all this stuff, what is it exactly???
to those who have seen this scene in summer, this is what it looks like after the rain.(its the bridge at St Etiennne)
an arc en ciel (rainbow) over the graveyard, how apt!
the view one morning looking down on the clouds, we had always thought it would be cold on the side of a mountain, but in winter, its very often warm and sunny here and below the cloud well colder!
Sunday, January 06, 2008
2008-01-06 Not such a wonderful start for us !!
Well we cant have it all ways can we??
We live in the wonderful mountains and in mountains you get extreme weather............Hot/Cold/Rain or Snow it seems to do nothing by halves!
Here are OUR New Year pictures after 3 days of continuous rain, we found a river in the cave, opposite diagonal corner to the door, flooding 1/2 the floor to about 2" deep, Dave had to cut a channel through the cave, and out of the door to the road to release the water, and spent yesterday moving all foodstuff back upstairs, and non food stuffs to a holiday house in the village, which we happen (luckily) to have keys for ..............Thanks Simon & Julie!! (we will move it all back, promise!!) unfortunately more rain is predicted for today, but as yet its only drizzle, next week is forecast to brighten up.........hooray!!!!
We live in the wonderful mountains and in mountains you get extreme weather............Hot/Cold/Rain or Snow it seems to do nothing by halves!
Here are OUR New Year pictures after 3 days of continuous rain, we found a river in the cave, opposite diagonal corner to the door, flooding 1/2 the floor to about 2" deep, Dave had to cut a channel through the cave, and out of the door to the road to release the water, and spent yesterday moving all foodstuff back upstairs, and non food stuffs to a holiday house in the village, which we happen (luckily) to have keys for ..............Thanks Simon & Julie!! (we will move it all back, promise!!) unfortunately more rain is predicted for today, but as yet its only drizzle, next week is forecast to brighten up.........hooray!!!!
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
2008 -01-06 HAPPY NEW YEAR !!
Happy New Year 2008 to everyone !
Squeaky brought us a New Year present !!
luckily this one flew away unharmed.........
Squeaky brought us a New Year present !!
luckily this one flew away unharmed.........
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