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Friday, August 12, 2016

12/08/2016 Met friends for lunch near Ruffec.

Maximum temperature 28C, minimum 11C. 15 km/h NE wind. Dry.

The usual road obstruction somewhere along the way...

Driving down the N10.

Hay bales...

and farmers having fun...

as above.

We had lunch here and I asked the waiter to take a photo of the 5 of us but it was not very good!

We met up with Kerry and Roger, and their son who we had not met previously.

Grapes at the restaurant. Not a grape on our vine this year :(

Driving back home.

Saturday, February 6, 2016

06/02/2016 The big freezer packed up last night, repair man not sure what is wrong and will only return on Tuesday!. Panic to find homes for all the food.

Maximum temperature 15C, minimum 4C. 73 km/h S wind gusts, very hard to stand up! Dry, but rain expected tonight that continues for the whole week!!!

Continuing yesterday's walk - Horses and a cormorant on the pole in the dam. Note the mistletoe in the trees.

A grey heron, next time I walk this way I will take the Nikon with the big lens!

The château across the dam.

Walking behind the dam wall.

Some one has been working, but now taking time out for lunch I guess.

The château.

The château's owner was an international 3 day horse eventer, One of her practise fences.

Logging.

Old man's beard, Traveller's Joy, Clematis vitalba or in French ‘herbe aux gueux’

More logging.

Manure heap ready for spreading on the land.

Our friends Kerry and Roger nearly bought here, but sadly they have bought just over an hour North.

Abandoned Farm equipment.

Pregnant ewes. There must be at least 50 in this field, our neighbour is in for a busy time!

Friday, June 5, 2015

05/06/2015 Busy, busy day and so many thanks to our friends for all their help in laying the geotextile.

Maximum temperature 30C, minimum 16C. 40km/h S wind. Dry

Thursday, May 21, 2015

21/05/2015 Visiting friends and a walk around their garden.

Maximum temperature 18C, minimum 2C. 26 km/h N wind. Dry.

Friday, April 17, 2015

17/04/2015 Meeting up with blogger friends and lunch at Le Cheval Blanc in Luxė.

Maximum temperature 18C, minimum 11C. 28 km/h Westerly wind. 1 mm rain.

Shadows Along the Zambezi by Diana M. Hawkins
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I so enjoyed this book and towards the end I could not put it down only finishing at 2am! Having lived most of my early life in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, so many places had a lot of meaning to me. Diana’s knowledge of every detail in this book is incredible.
Sadly, so much of this story is fact and very true. It made me cry and at times it made me smile. I hope that it might awaken the world as to what is going on in many African countries, and instead of so many people burying their heads in the sand, perhaps they might stand up and do something. Smuggling and hunting are very soon going to leave the world a very sad place when there are no animals left.
Now I am off to read Shadows over an African Heart.

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Shadows Over an African Heart: a novel by Diana M. Hawkins
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Shadows over an African Heart is the perfect name for this book. The shadows are even bigger than I ever dreamt, and this book is a real eye-opener to the truth of what is going on. I was in tears in many places in this book. The fictional side story I so enjoyed, but the true and very sad story of the elephants and other animals; the Zimbabwe government has so much to answer for.
The world needs to read both of Diana’s books and action needs to be taken before the children of today never see wildlife as we have had the joy to grow up with around us.
There are many African words in the story which to me were great to be reminded of, but many are explained as you read and there is a good glossary of the words in the back of the book.

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