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7 août 2011

Boules of fun

Getting creative with kids can be fun - the lessons I have learnt are:- Let them do their own thing - trying to get them to do what you want or are meant to do just does not work Keep them out of the house - that is if you want them not to decorate the...

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6 août 2011

A birthday saturday

Riding today and Ruby excited about going to the stables – it has been a few weeks since she has been, the schedule at the riding school has changed now the kids are all on summer holidays. The weather has been pretty dreadful for the last couple of weeks...

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Tags: birthdays, riding

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3 juillet 2010

Fruit picking and parties

The desire for strawberries got the better of us - we had not been able to find any decent ones in the supermarket so we decided to go to a local “pick your own” this afternoon. It was a perfect afternoon for this; it was still quite hot but not the burning...

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20 octobre 2010

Household chores

Trying to get any housework done with two small kids is a virtual impossibility, they only want to help, how do they know that their « helping hand » is more of a hindrance than a help? The hoover often comes out after mealtimes while they are still strapped...

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2 février 2011

Woodland crown

As the door of Ruby's class opened yesterday at home time, all her class came running out with the most amazing woodland crowns on their head - it was one of those moments when I wished I had a camera as it would have made a brilliant picture. The crowns...

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21 mars 2011

A bicycle made for two

One of the side effects of the antibiotics (rare) was a ruptured Achilles tendon and when I woke yesterday morning both my Achilles tendons were tingling so I have stopped the pills and am feeling much better - still not right but so much better than...

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7 mai 2011

A visitor who makes me nervous

Snakes make me nervous – they always have done and probably always will. I can see that they are a thing of beauty and grace but I would prefer it if they did not come round to our house! Whilst doing the washing up I looked out the back door and there...

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9 mai 2011

What will we find in the woods today?

Monday morning and the school trip into the woods. Dropped Ruby off at school and she took the bus with her friends and Rivan and I followed in the car. It is always interesting to find new places to explore and this was a great wood that we had not been...

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25 août 2011

Once a year fair

Gently put my leg out of the bed, fingers crossed that it had clicked back into where it should be and sadly it was still bad - bit disappointed but will just have to take it easy and wear my knee support. We had heard of a big fair that happens once...

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5 octobre 2011

Miss Piggy to the rescue

Miss Piggy to the rescue - this lady is a champion bargain finder and knows that we have been looking for a bike for Rivan for some time now; they have been looking at car boot sales in the UK for us as the second hand kid’sbike market here is silly,...

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19 mai 2010

The start of the blog

Finally I have managed to get round to starting a blog - I have been meaning to do this for a very long time but the days pass by so fast and before you know it another one has shot by. My dear friend Vanessa has the most amazing blog and has inspired...

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20 mai 2010

The new arrivals in Goumas

This morning we woke to a wonderful sunny day – spring in Goumas is one of my favourite times of year – not too hot or cold and the sunshine and light is soft and dreamy. Had a French conversation lesson last night with a couple of friends and she recalled...

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22 mai 2010

The passing of time

Driving back from dropping Ruby off at crèche yesterday it suddenly dawned on me how the passing of time is something that we take for granted – well of course we do because there is nothing which we are able to do to either stop or advance it. The older...

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19 octobre 2011

Granddad number 3 in town

Boys had a little lie in today (8.30am) and the girls were up early, Ruby wanted her scissors which we bought last week - proper sharp ones and the first day she had them last week she promptly chopped the tail off one of herlittle ponies and hid the...

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20 octobre 2011

Autumn fun

The pumpkins have been sitting in the greenhouse for some time now to profit from the warm sunshine to harden the skins and finish the ripening process, with the nights getting colder I keep telling myself that I must get them into the barn so that we...

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22 octobre 2011

Circus is in town....

Yesterday was the last day of school before half term and as we drove there in the morning we were greeted by many of the circus goats roaming across the road. The kids were excited about seeing the different types of animals and asked to go to the circus…....

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23 octobre 2011

Momentious day

"Morning daddy, yup, yup, pancakes, chocolate, yes, right, bye' (Ben was at work). In the veg garden I planted some potatoes in March and had not actually got around to digging them up, I thought that they would need to be thrown away, but the wondrous...

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25 octobre 2011

Work progressing

So the upstairs is progressing nicely, the top coati s now being applied - this top coat differs from the base coat that has already been applied - a finer hemp, some vermiculite and slightly different sand and lime amounts plusthe inclusion of oak chippings...

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26 octobre 2011

Lunch and laughter

There were 10 for lunch - a sunny day greeted us as we baked cake, made salad, fed the animals and left sandwiches in the fridge for the boys (all labelled up). Getting together with friends is always such a joy and something that I will always make time...

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29 octobre 2011

Upstairs we venture....

OK, OK I confess we have a pancake addiction - every morning for the last I don't know how long I make pancakes for breakfast. It started off a treat but now the kids always reply with 'pancakes' when I ask them what they want for breakfast. We have 3...

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1 novembre 2011

Time to say goodbye

So this is the final posting on rae of sunshine blog, I have been getting increasingly frustrated with the constraints of canal blog and have decided to change my host provider and move the blog. This blog will remain on line but no further postings....

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28 mai 2010

The wonders of nature

Snails were the hot topic of conversation yesterday morning after breakfast. Having had toast and chocolate spread washed down with kiwi, more kiwi and a few strawberries Rivan decided to break through to the other side – push the fly screen open and...

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30 mai 2010

Mother’s day with friends and loved ones!

Today is mothers day in France so happy mothers day to all of you reading this and living in France. Have had a lovely day with our dear friends and with our fantastic children – they just make every day special not just mothers day. Our lovely neighbour...

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8 juin 2010

Brocantes and strawberries

Brocantes are a great place to find some real bargains and the one at Jouhet was no exception. The village is a pretty one with a lovely centre by the river. Sadly the weather was not kind to the many stall holders in the morning but the afternoon brightened...

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14 juin 2010

Granny and cherries!

On holiday to stay with Granny and Granddad is such an exciting event for Ruby, she has been looking forward to seeing them and of course their little dog Juno for some time now. Anyone with kids will know that the days of just simply just packing up...

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