The maximum temperature here today 27⁰C, minimum 14⁰C. Very dry after too much rain!! Wind 8km/h North Easterly winds with gusts up to 18 km/h. No sign of any rain for the next week and temperatures over 30⁰C !!
Apologies for the lack of blogs. but the garden and home between them have been pretty demanding. I have taken plenty of photos, and lots of flowers and bugs all of which will wait until I have more time. For today I want to celebrate with you all having a meal out at the end of last month, the first in 15 months! Wow, it was like being let out of school it was so exciting!
I apologise for more photos than normal but I am the one who has the most problems I think with a very slow WiFi.
Mum 10/06/1915 - 17/06/2002.
Driving through La Rochefoucauld.
The Tardoire river with its 15th-century bridge.
La Rochefoucauld Chateau, If you want to take a look inside the chateau see my blog HERE
The old convent, 1059.
Not sure where the stairs go to but the door to the cloisters is on the right.
The cloisters...
As above...
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The main street
Inside the jewellers. Nigel had to have his wedding ring cut off as his finger was swollen from a combination of arthritis and pressure from the ring. He is due to go back there tomorrow to have the ring resized now the swelling has gone down.
Just a door!
The sign to the cinema which of course has not been open for over a year now.
The local well.
One of the old houses.
A panorama of the bridge over the Tardoire, the chateau and the restaurant.
On guard near the entrance.
Reception.
Much more sensible he had triple ice cream.
A closer shot of the restaurant which is newly opened. They have been restoring the old building for some time.
Self-explanatory, you can always take a look at their website.
A view from the table peeking out from under the sun brolly.
We were early, so I managed a shot from our table with the bridge in the background. It soon filled up, though they had limited numbers allowed.
The starter was a pork dish and really this is only a small pot!!
Rose wine.
We both had a chicken dish for the main course, but in the excitement of eating out I forgot a photo!
Moi.
My dessert - Rum baba - I blew the diet 😉
Nigel
Take care everybody, keep well and stay safe.
My local list of wildflowers. (90 Species 23/04/2021).
See also my
I was enjoying the pictures but wondering where the food pictures were. I should have known you wouldn't let me down. The Rum baba looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteHaha, I nearly did let you down. It was like a whole ne world being out for a meal. Hope all is well with you. Diane
DeleteYou are both looking good. Nice treat to eat out again.
ReplyDeleteThanks Gaelyn, it was wonderful not to have to cook for myself. In fact we are going there again today and meeting some friends. How good it will be to talk to someone other than each other! A very special place next to the chateau. Keep well and take care. Hugs from both of us, Diane and Nigel
DeleteHi Diane - Looks amazing and I guessed you'd been ultra busy with the garden and produce. You both look amazing ... the gardening and housework! are obviously very good for you - better practice some myself here! Stunning shots of the surrounding area - it is just lovely to see some French villagescapes and landscapes ...
ReplyDeleteI hope you were able to purchase something pretty in that shop ... and now Nigel's ring is back on his hand. Stay safe and enjoy the summer as it progresses. Cheers - Hilary
Hi Hilary, actually the ring is not yet back on his hand, it will only be ready on the 26th which he is finding quite frustrating. My engagement ring only went in for a check and a clean and they are 'sitting' on that as well until the 26th. I guess with all the delays and closures the jeweller is ultra busy as he does all the work himself.
DeleteThe garden is very demanding, at first it was all the weeds due to the mass of rain, now it is too dry and trying to keep everything alive. The blackbird youngsters also decided to go into the greenhouse to look for worms and dug most of my seedlings out!! Dear little things!!
Keep safe. Have a great weekend, Diane
That would appear to be a fabulous place to have a meal after such a long forced abstinence, Diane. The trick now will be to keep the momentum going and not leave it too long until the next one!
ReplyDeleteThe saga of Nigel's wedding ring sounds as if it was a quite painful experience for him. I hope that it doesn't have to be repeated.
That's a wonderful photo of your mother - her face seems to radiate both beauty and kindness. However, I can't help but ponder over the caption to the photo!
Take good care, both of you, but do try to make the most of oportunities that come your way. Best wishes - - - Richard
Richard the caption has been corrected, sorry about that. I always read my blogs through a couple of times but I should get Nigel to read them as well, he misses nothing! As for the restaurant, we in fact went there again today and met friends there, wow how good to socialise, I had forgotten how good it is to talk to someone other than your other half!!
DeleteAs for the ring it should have come off some time ago but the jewellers was closed because of Brexit. By the time they had opened, the finger was really very swollen and after cutting it off, it was blue with bruising and the guy was really careful. Hopefully when the resizing is finally done and we can collect it on the 26th it will side on over what is now a 'normal' swollen knuckle. Both Nigel's parents had, and have, bad arthritic hands and he seems to have the same problem with peripheral neuropathy added to it. His Dad has just had his 100th birthday!
Take care and keep safe. I am not sure I have total faith in the vaccines so we carry on being careful. Very best wishes to you both, Diane
The first date on the picture of your very beautiful mother is a hundred years off, Diane. I am sure it is wonderful to have a mother you can remember fondly. And, it is wonderful, of course to be able to get out again and dine in the manner to which you had become firmly accustomed. Let's all hope that freedom keeps on being restored, one step after another. Patio service at restaurants resumes here today, but having been in and out of lockdown three times, I think we are all a little skeptical of another wave setting us back again. Let's hope not! You don't look a day over fifty by the way!
ReplyDeleteThanks David, sorted, not sure how I managed that. On the other hand the computer often has a mind of its own but I think here it was me to blame. Haha, they say the camera does not lie, maybe if you look closer you will see the wrinkles (1943) Where did all those years go to??? Mind you I cannot complain, my parents made sure there was lots of excitement in my life. I wonder who else had parents that drove from the UK to Rhodesia so soon after the war with two young children to a totally new life style?
DeleteKeep safe, and I have to admit, although we have both had 2 vaccinations we are still being very careful. Diane
We are both 1943, Diane. February for me. How about you?
DeleteI am August so you are older them me 😉 Nigel is the baby Nov 1947.
DeleteHow lovely to see you both. It’s been a long time.
ReplyDeleteIt must have been wonderful to be out and about, eating in such a lovely location. It certainly doesn’t look crowded there.
Sorry I am so slow in blogging at present and I have a backlog of photos as well. Numbers are limited at the restaurants at present and lots of space between tables. Hope all is well, Diane
DeleteThanks for allowing us to tag along. That's the way I travel on my budget, LOL.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos . . . pretty Mom, too :)
Such a beautiful place and I never tire of seeing the chateau. Thanks my Mum was very special. Keep well Diane.
DeleteLooks like a wonderful outing. Both you and Nigel are looking good. Rum Baba and ice creams sounds great. Stay safe and healthy.
ReplyDeleteHi Nancy sorry I am not visiting often, my time is being used up in the garden! It was a lovely day and you keep well also. Diane
DeleteWhat a beautiful photo of your mum. She was a stunner. Must be so nice to be out and eating outdoors! We're in lockdown until the end of June at least.
ReplyDeleteThanks Monica, she was a very special lady. It was such a fab day to have a meal out after all this time, in fact we have been there again since with friends :-)))) Keep safe, lockdown is horrible. Cheers Diane
DeleteMom was a pretty lady but then again so are you. I find it so amazing that a bridge built in the 1500s is still standing. I love it. Thanks for showing off your area. BEAUTIFUL....
ReplyDeleteAww thanks Pam such a lovely comment. That bridge is not only standing but it is in use with traffic every day. We do live in a lovely place 😊 Take care and keep well Diane
DeleteYour mum was gorgeous Diane, you look very much like her. Beautiful series of images, never too many photos, I enjoy seeing them so much. Isn't it so good to be out and about again, long may it last 💜
ReplyDeleteThanks for the special comment Grace much appreciated. Too many photos are difficult for me as our WiFi is so slow but sometime I just bite bullet and wait! I hope we do not end up back in full lockdown again but nothing would surprise me! Keep weel Diane
DeleteWhat fun being out and about and enjoying yourself! Thanks for sharing these great images with us.
ReplyDeleteI'm happy you chose to share your link at 'My Corner of the World' this week!
Thanks Betty, it is so good to get out once again although still many restrictions. Thanks for hosting, Diane
DeleteWhat a super photo of your mother was Diane, and lovely to see you and Nigel also. The photos around La Rochefoucauld are wonderful! All the best and enjoy your week.
ReplyDeleteThanks Denise, glad you liked this post and my Mum was a very special lady. Keep well Diane
DeleteIt is lovely that you have such sweet memories of her. You keep well also :)
DeleteYour mom was a beauty. Love all the shots--you and Nigel look great!
ReplyDeleteThanks Pam, such a very special lady Hope all is well over there. Diane
DeleteIt's a lovely old town. How happy you both look and it must have been lovely to go out to a restaurant at last. We have been spoilt here in Australia. However, that might come to an end. We are getting some new cases in the community leaked from quarantine hotels and a guy transporting air crews to their hotel without being vaccinated. Anyway we are still safe in QLD.
ReplyDeleteIt is a beautiful town and it was so good to be out again, long may it last but I will be surprised if it does! I see Melbourne is in trouble again, our nephew is there and he has been struggling to get a vaccine. I do not understand why as he teaches children and backwards ones at that. You two keep safe, t'other Diane
DeleteYour mother is gorgeous, like a movie star.
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Thank you so much. I wish she was still here to read all these wonderful comments. Take care, Diane
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