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Friday, August 4, 2017

04/08/2017 A luncheon at La Cigogne in Soyaux

Maximum temperature 25C, minimum 16C. 8 km/h SW winds with 17 km/h gusts. Dry.

Arriving at the restaurant

Beautiful views in every direction...

as above.

The owner always walks out to welcome her guests.

The menu.

Amuuse-bouche, plus a small melon drink not photographed.

I missed the photo on the second course, but Nigel had Cabillaud on a bed of courgettes for mains..

and I had stuffed chicken breast with parsnips and potatoes

Strawberry millefeuille for desert, and of course wine and cafe noir..

In the gardens is this waterfall with goldfish hiding under the bank.

Loved this pottery, there were several of them and I suspect they are lights.

Looking back through the tunnel...

Which many, many years ago was a mushroom farm growing them for export so I believe.

Nearly back home driving through Taponnat-Fleurignac. The new boulangerie on the left which opened quite recently.

Friday, September 23, 2016

23/09/2016 Out for lunch at a new restaurant for us.

Maximum temperature 25C, minimum 11C. 11 km/h NE wind. Dry.

Just down the road someone is repairing their roof.

The road to Angouleme, but if fact we were turning off to Gond-Pontourve

Hotel/Restaurant Le Moulin Neuf, Gond-Pontouvre

The Bar.

La Touvre....

As above, not a lot of water at this time of the year....

As above.

Duck was not on the menu! There were several though swimming around and keeping watch.

Amuse-Bouche, Lentil veloute and tomato creme.

Starter - I had Joue de boeuf and salade, Nigel had parsnip and sweet potato soup.

Main course - we both had Sword fish.

Dessert, - we also both had baked apple and ice cream.

Sunday, August 31, 2014

310814 Out to lunch with friends and an evening together.

Maximum temperature 22C. Dry.

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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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