9th September 2026... Charlie

Charlie has been fighting again, we treat him with the honey and lavender cream the vet used last time..and when we can get it on him...it certainly works!

5th September 2026...Indian lilac in full bloom....

Badgers have been digging up the garden, this is the terrace plant....

The indian lilac that I cut back hard earlier this year, and thought I'd killed!

In full bloom, the insects love it.

🐝🐝🐝

1st September 2026...view and hornets fighting

1st of the month pic.

Two asian hornets fighting over cat food

Sun oven still out...still hot!

31st August 2026... Dave's thumb

Due to getting a very deep splinter from a plant in his thumb on friday 28th, Dave finally ended up in hospital in Montpellier this morning having it surgically removed OUCH!😵‍💫🤕👍🏻

26th August 2026... Elee's 18th birthday

Some pictures taken at Elee's 18th birthday.

Karine, Tom, Jon and Elee.

With us Grandparents 

Pete, Chantel, Elee, Me and Jean-Luc

Elee with her aunty Stephanie 

With her great aunty Anik

With brother Jon

Lightning with windbreaker Granddad Peter

Elee

Tom teaches Elee how to open a bottle of her favourite wine....

25th August 2026... Ardèche

We go to the Ardèche for my granddaughter Elee's 18th birthday.....

Dave and Tom

Baby chickens

This breed is called backwards feather chicken in Chinese..

Its a good description, they lay green,  low cholesterol eggs.

Dave in the campervan 

23rd August 2026... garden

Some roses are doing well, but tiny flowers...this is Princess Charlene of Monaco... beautiful perfume flowers all summer, normally!

Seeds gathered for my friend.

A false Black Widow spider,🕷️ just under the plastic pot...