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Thursday, September 12, 2019

12/09/2019 Where did the last month go to???????

Maximum temperature today 26C, minimum 11C. Very dry. 12km/h North-easterly winds with gusts up to 25 km/h.

13/08/2019 Full moon.

14/08/2019 Sunflowers

18/08/2019 Michael and Mary arrive at Angouleme Station from the USA via Paris.

20/08/2019 Visiting Saint Emillion.

21/08/2019 Bordeaux.

23/08/2019 Lourdes which was number one on their bucket list.

24/08/2019 Carcassonne.

26/08/2019 The Cathedral at Albi.

Cathedrale Sainte-Cecile: The largest red-brick cathedral in the world.

27/08/2019 A Potter wasp, a visit back home.

28/08/2019 Visiting St Germain-de-Confolens, Chateau remains.

29/08/2019 Wall murals in Angouleme.

31/08/2019 The convent cloisters in la Rochefoucauld.

More to follow but so much to do before we leave for the RSA 9 October. Posts will be very sparce I fear for the remainder of the year. I will visit you all when I can.

Monday, April 10, 2017

10/04/2017 In the garden and out for a drive.

Maximum temperature 21C, minimum 10C. 12 kmh NE wind. Dry.

Forecast says much cooler tomorrow!!!

Lawn cut this morning.

Wish I could put the perfume of this choisya ternata on the blog.

Tulip.

Quince blossom.

White bells

Rapeseed on either of the side.

The 14th century restored bridge at St Germain de Confolens.

and the chateau - I did write up on this Here

The 12th century church at Manot - Eglise Saint-Martial a Manot.

and inside.

Sunday, May 25, 2014

25/05/2014 Visiting Confolens, and surrounding areas.

Maximum temperature 17C, 2 mm of rain measured, rain in the morning, dry in the afternoon.

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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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