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Sunday, March 4, 2018

04/03/2018 A trip to Limoges.

Maximum temperature today 11C, minimum 5C. 12mm of rain measured for yesterday and it is raining here again now; 15 km/h South Westerly winds with up to 41 km/h gusts.

Sorry, I am getting far behind with the diary as not many photos have been taken!!

Sunrise; a rare occasion for us, but we had a very early appointment at the hospital for Nigel.

As above.

Another very rare sighting for us living in the country, graffiti on a bridge wall.

A drive by shot of a fire engine.

Limoges Hospital.

Road works on the return trip.

Thermes de Chassenon; the site of Gallo Roman remains, well worth a visit if you are in the area, I have written about it here

Rochechouart Chateau.

Friends for dinner Friday night...

I made sushi snacks.

Saturday, December 5, 2015

05/12/2015 A trip to see the cars at a charity rally starting from the supermarket.

Maximum temperature14C,minimum 2C. 27 km/h S wind. Very misty early on.

A pair of racing Porsches GT3RS.

Chevrolet Corvette.

Ferrari.

Racing Lotus. (No doors they climbed in and out from the top.)

An old fire engine.

Triumph TR2/3 and a Caterham 7

Porsche 996.

Suddenly the mist moved in....

But I was intrigued by the reflection of this white Porsche GT3RS in the side mirror on the opposite side of the car.

The supermarket building about 100 metres in the background!

Driving home the ghostly rising sun through the mist...

which later cleared slightly. Photos taken through the windscreen of our car.

Closer to home the mist has still not quite gone.

Monday, September 28, 2015

28/09/2015 A visit to Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure

Maximum temperature 22C, minimum 6C. 41 km/h NE chilly wind.

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

13/01.2015 The perils of driving on the narrow roads in the French countryside and watching the fire fighters in action.

Maximum supposedly 12C and minimum 6C. Rain this afternoon not measured yet.

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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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