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20 juin 2010

Party on dude

Today was party in the garden day and as we opened the shutters this morning we all shouted with joy as there was no rain, there was even a little bit of blue sky – we sung “the sun has got his hat on and we hope he is going to stay”. Rivan had a bad...

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18 juin 2010

The return of the colorado beetle!

There are back!!!!! After creating a false sense of security last year the Colorado beetles are back – I go away for a few days and the little buggers invade our potatoes! Ben spotted them – bring a little one back in and asking “are these….” As we went...

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5 juin 2010

Picnic by the lake

It has been hot hot hot and quite a shock to the system – not long ago we had frost and now we are basking in temperatures of 30 degrees – I am not complaining. We have our morning routine and this includes visiting our very dear neighbours – Mami and...

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11 août 2010

Doctors

Doctors for Rivan today to have his MMR jab, Ruby came with me and I told her that she would have to be very good and that Rivan might cry and I would have to hold him while the doctor gave him the injection – she wanted to know if she could sit on the...

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12 août 2010

Taking the blood

Patches on each arm (just to have all bases covered) to reduce the pain – these are little patches put on before you have an injection; they help numb the pain and make it easier to take blood from little ones - in principal. I did not sleep well last...

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14 août 2010

Allez Allez Allez

Results back from the laboratory and all is negative which is good news but does not answer the mystery as to what are the lumps on Rivan. They have said to be really sure to re-test again in 3 weeks time – ho hum! We went strawberry picking this morning...

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15 août 2010

15th July celebrations

Each year on the 15th July our nearby village of Thollet goes from being a sleepy little place to a village heaving at the seams as thousands of people arrive to watch the bands and firework display which are put on each year. A very dedicated team of...

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16 août 2010

Chocolate cake and rock stars

Fantastic day today, lots of laughter, tender times with the kids and catching up with a friend who I have not seen for ages. This morning Ben actually had a day off – having worked 6 shifts in a row at the nursing home and then serving chips and sausages...

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18 août 2010

Lemon drizzle cake

Afternoon tea with a Karen today – so decided to have a go at making a lemon drizzle cake – it is one that my mum often makes and I always love the combination of the sharp lemon and the sweet crunchy sugar on the top so found the recipe on the internet...

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2 juin 2010

Long live Bagpuss

Childhood cartoons bring back many memories – the simple opening title music can take me back to when I was a small child and one of my favourite was Bagpuss. I loved that floppy pink cat that came to life when Emily brings all sorts of things that she...

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20 août 2010

If I were a lady....

Both kids at crèche today – I can’t believe it that Ruby will be at school in a couple of weeks – so decided that as I did not have many more days (full days) to myself without the kids that I would go to Poitiers. I wanted to go to Cultura (great arts...

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22 août 2010

Party time for the girls

Stormy night, had taken the precaution of unplugging all of our modem and telephone this time – we did not think that our internet provider would be happy to give us a second live box free of charge! A break in the rain – we decided to head out to Chillac...

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23 août 2010

Bright as a button

First thing in the morning, the kids are just wonderful as they wake from their dream ridden sleep. Ruby is usually first to wake and tells me how she “slept well in her duvet”. She is still in her cot but has her duvet just “like daddy”. Rivan is always...

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24 août 2010

Little brother arrives

Big day today, my younger brother and his family arriving this afternoon for a visit, feeling a little nervous about seeing them all as I have not seen them for many years and wondering how it would go, would there be uncomfortable silences or would we...

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11 août 2011

Relaxing

Our tent has been one of the best investments we have made, since we put it up in the garden we have eaten out there evening and spend lots of time just hanging out there. We have created a beautiful outdoor room with space to entertain our friends and...

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14 août 2011

14th August - Bike race

August in France - you would normally think of hot sunny days and balmy sunny evenings, perfect weather for holidaying - right? Well actually NO - it appears that we had our summer in spring, our spring in summer so who knows what autumn and winter holds...

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15 août 2011

15th August fete

The time of year has come again for the sleepy hamlet of Thollet to be invaded by visitors wishing to celebrate and enjoy the activities provided by a dedicated team of people who work hard all year long organising a day not to be forgotten. It has been...

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20 août 2011

Our lovely heat pump

The temperature has soared again - our heat pump that provides us with lovely 21 degrees warmth during the winter can also be reversed so that it cools our house when the temperatures rise and it is too hot to sleep. There has been a faulty valve for...

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21 août 2011

Ooo its hot

Friends arrived with all the makings for ice lollies with fruit, juice and some fromage blanc - this was the first job so that we could get them into the freezer for our pudding. As ever the afternoon passed too quickly - but was stretched out a little...

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23 août 2011

Harvest time

My day in the garden - went a bit like this…. 1. Drop kids off at crèche 2. Home for coffee and then on with the gardening clothes 3. Weeding 4. Weeding 5. Oh and some more weeding 6. Followed by some more weeding 7. went to get up from weeding and my...

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26 août 2011

Regaining confidence

The last 'girls' day before schools return - I am going to miss them. Today I had arranged for Ruby to go riding round at our friends, since her last riding lesson she had become scared around horses and had not asked to go riding again - so I figured...

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21 juillet 2011

My little miss blueberry

After almost a week of rain – the right type of rain too, the back garden is slowly changing back into a lawn and not a crispy brown carpet, the verges are brimming with life and the veg garden has gone a little mad – the purslane has taken over the garden...

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29 août 2011

Woodland children

It has probably been just under a year since we last visited Château Guillaume – the last time we were there was with my dear friend Leah, Mylo, Michael and little Jonah was just a swelling in her tummy – how fast has that last year gone!!! Despite the...

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31 août 2011

Go explore

Decision time this morning, to got to the toy library and see all of our friends (many of mine are returning to work either at the end of this week or the start of next) or to take the kids out for a day trip? Decision made by Ruby - her first words when...

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1 septembre 2011

Blackberry moustache anyone?

You can tell when the kids are growing up, their schedules start to change and their social calendar starts to fill up. Today Ruby went to play with one of her school friends who live 10 minutes down the road. It is the first time that I have taken Ruby...

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