Rae of sunshine

9 juillet 2011

Bikes, bikes, bikes

How many bikes can one man try - all of them if given a chance. An afternoon spent with friends - riding bikes, running and having fun, taking a stroll in the afternoon and discovering a wild plum (not dangerous one Vanessa!) tree is able to provide us...

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8 juillet 2011

Ladies what lunch

The good thing about the holidays is that I get to spend more time with the kids, today as Rivan was at crèche all day Ruby and I had planned a girlie day out - mother and daughter day shopping in Poitiers. Ruby was very excited about going out for lunch...

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7 juillet 2011

What grows in the garden at the moment?

The lack of rain is really beginning to show everywhere at the moment, the goats area (where she can reach) has been mowed short and is like a cricket pitch - very little to eat for her, the hedges have been stripped bare so no blackberries on that patch...

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4 juillet 2011

Swan Goumas?

Nah no sleep in today - up at the normal time for Ruby and Rivan as usual had to be woken - or maybe he just lays there in his bed listening to everything going on around him. The morning was filled with dancing and dressing up - Ruby teaching Rivan a...

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3 juillet 2011

Look at those cakes!

Party, party, party - to celebrate Soren's 4th Birthday we all joined him, his friends and family for the afternoon. His mum is a master baker!!! The array of cakes that were on offer were stunning - the cup cakes looked like they had stepped straight...

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2 juillet 2011

Wasps

I had only said a few weeks ago how lovely it was to not have so many wasps this year, and with Mr Ben having destroyed a nest last week I thought that we would have less in the garden….. I spoke too soon! After we had borrowed our neighbours picnic table...

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1 juillet 2011

Mr Barnabe

Ambient lighting and a fantastic contraption welcomed us to our seats. All the kids and parents got comfortable and then behind a white sheet a shadow of a man appeared - it was difficult to tell his age as he donned a hat and an overcoat - he could have...

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30 juin 2011

The bond of blood

Some connections are just unexplainable - sometimes you immediately warm to someone and just know that you are going to like them without really meeting or knowing them and others are the opposite. Today our visitors arrived - my uncle Roland and his...

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29 juin 2011

Welcome ladies

Hi Ho, hi ho its off to the market we go…… today was the huge market that a nearby village has every month - on the 29th of each month. Thousands of people come from all three neighbouring departments to check out the market, meet up with friends and...

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28 juin 2011

Mrs Fox

As we waited at the school gates for our kids to arrive from the end of a busy day we were met by a sea of 'foxes'. All the little ones put on their recently made mask and sun hat and arrived at the gate to many smiling mums. Every time Ruby comes home...

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27 juin 2011

Too hot by far!

Thank god we did not buy a house further down south! It has been so hot here – up in the mid 30’s and I have found it too hot – I like it when it is in the mid 20’s with a cool breeze (not asking for much hey) – the last few days have been very hot. The...

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26 juin 2011

Fun day

Hot, hot, hot today - the kind of heat that hits you at 9.30 in the morning. I had been quite enjoying the recent coolness we had been having and it was a bit of a shock to the system to have the temperatures soaring back up again. The parents association...

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25 juin 2011

Festival memories

Glastonbury festival weekend and it always takes me right back to the times we were fortunate enough to enjoy being a festival goer. Our first Glastonbury was in 2002 - a wedding anniversary present to ourselves and it was probably the best weekend of...

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24 juin 2011

School fete

The build up to the school fete had slowly been unravelling over the last few weeks with Ruby coming home singing new songs that she would be singing at the fete – she has been entertaining us with songs and actions and I was looking forward to seeing...

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22 juin 2011

There were two in the bed

5.30am I am awoken by the scratching sound not of our cat but a mouse upstairs and I hope that it is not in the ventilation system and just in between the floor boards! Finally I fall back to sleep and then am awoken from my slumber by screams coming...

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20 juin 2011

A great big muscle!

So do you fancy snails? Me, well I have tried them and to be honest just do not understand what all the fuss is about! I love the garlic and the butter but the actual snail, for me, does not really provide any enjoyment. If you name is Ruby though - then...

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19 juin 2011

Happy Fathers day

The day after the party - so everyone a bit slow. Fathers day falls on the same day in France as it does in the UK so happy fathers day! The kids made lovely presents at school for Ben - Ruby presented him with a clay hedgehog and a picture drawn by her...

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18 juin 2011

Party weekend

With rain last night and the forecast not great, I ignored emails asking if I was thinking about moving the party due to bad weather and thought - if it rains this morning then there will be less chance of rain this afternoon - we will get a party this...

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17 juin 2011

The start of the party weekend

Birthday weekend celebrations started tonight with the arrival of Granny and Granddad and not forgetting Juno the dog. Ben took the kids to school as I wanted to go and pick strawberries and raspberries for the party this weekend and was told that I needed...

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16 juin 2011

Happy birthday Rivan!

A birthday in the family- our handsome young man is 2 today - I probably say this every year but where has the last 12 months gone? This past year has bought its ups and downs like every other life but the bad times make you appreciate the good times...

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