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Saturday, August 19, 2017

19/08/2017 My Birthday lunch.

Maximum temperature 22C, minimum 10C. 7 km/h NW wind with 23 km/h gusts. 14 mm rain measured.

I had intended doing a better post than this today, but my computer has just taken two hours to update and now I am ready for bed so here are just a few photos taken at the restaurant.

I will catch up with comments tomorrow.

The restaurant, La Bonnieure, in our local town.

We were early and picked a seat in the sun in the garden.

Loved the watering can fountain with the water going into the fish pond.

A wood carved bear in the garden.

Camembert starter for me - huge helpings!

and Nigel's salmon starter!

Cheers.

Sunday, October 2, 2016

02/10/2016 Some photos out with Nigel and a few from the garden

Maximum temperature 20C, minimum 9C. 16 km/h NE wind. Dry. We had 4mm on Friday night.

Computer still playing up so if I suddenly disappear you know why!!

Crossroads ....

As seen from the other side.

La Bonnieure river.

Winter wheat just starting to come up.

Calendula,

Rosemary beetle - pest!

Someone saying "hello" :-)

Granny Smith.

Topinambour and bee.

Mint.

Pampas.

Thursday, February 11, 2016

11/02/2016 Grey and overcast, Nigel took most of the photos for me when he went to Chasseneuil.

Maximum temperature 9C minimum 2C. 28 km/h SE winds. 3mm rain measured.

One of 3 lavoirs in Chasseneuil. More info on what is a lavoir here.

The back of the lavoir with a wood carving to its left.

La Bonnieure, usually a quiet little river....

but now very full after all the rain.

You could almost put a boat in the ditches at the moment!

The carving is one of many around the town worked by Canadian artists. More info here.

The wall of the local florist.

Much activity outside the new Lidl and all parking banned at present....

As above...

Landscaping in front of the shop. It will look great when the trees grow,

Neighbour's tractor down the road where we live. Our house has the green shutters on the left.

Dehydrating, 2 large pumpkins and 3 bags of frozen cherries. So much easier to store.

Roasted pumpkin pips, yum yum.

Caramel cake before icing.

Monday, September 28, 2015

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

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

Thursday, January 22, 2015

22/01/2015 A very cold and grey day but a trip to Chasseneuil.

Maximum temperature 3C minimum -1C but feels like -4C !!

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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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