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The Sunday Potter
(Last Week) Village life at the moment is fantastic. Family is over to visit, and so mornings or evenings are spent on get-togethers. The heat is stifling though, and you have to feel for the tourism staff out in the sun making pancakes in 32°C with a smile. It is even a struggle, to be…
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The “Verger”
We went into our “verger” a couple of days ago. This is a smallish parcel of land that is connected to our house legally but is a good ten-minute walk away, uphill and across a perilous ledge. In my mind (the mind of an acrophobic) it is the Precipice of Doom where the only option…
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Pyrénées Orientales: 4 weeks…
Those of you that have pets know how the trip to the vet can at times be a harrowing experince. Sometimes your pet is very ill and the only recourse is to follow the vet’s advice to the letter, even if difficult decisions have to be made. On the other hand, the experience can be…