Saturday, March 28, 2026

28th March 2026...Earth Moving and greenhouse damage


We have cleared out the greenhouse, then put stuff back it so it doesn't fly away in the wind....now with the bache/tarp off the wind goes straight through!

Dave and digger leveling out the soil from behind the wall.


Looking good...now for the render.

Thursday, March 26, 2026

26th March 2026... garden Wall and resto

Dave, Bérengère and Lilian finish the building of the garden wall......


Whilst Carla and I go to Mazamet and have lunch at a new discovery 'Le Primitif'...a french Caribbean, which does do veggie food!
It was absolutely delicious 😋 😋 😋 

Monday, March 23, 2026

23rd March 2026... garden


Wisteria/glycine is coming into bud.... should be covered well this year, if it doesn't get blown away!


Some of the succulents

Saturday, March 21, 2026

21st March 2026... caterpillars


Whilst putting in some supports for our Tay berries we came across these guys.... caterpillars of one of the Fritillary family....


Our hopefully "useful" supports, made from mulberry offcuts!

Friday, March 20, 2026

20th March 2026....


Peeling shallots in the sun...ready for pickling 😋



I bought a proper, jigsaw puzzle board..that's 'fuzzy' so the pieces stay on when it's tilted in my chair.
On this day.... I had some help🤣





Taken from up the road from us...

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

11th March 2026... garden flowers



Misty morning...


Cherry tree... still holding on!


Forsythia 


Red robin and other flowers.

Japanese quince 


Olive trees

Clematis amandii... evergreen and now covered in beautiful scented flowers...
Bees are in heaven.

Monday, March 9, 2026

9th March 2026...more fallen trees


Dave went for a walk ,
This is probably an old hyacinth 🪻.

The road just before the Dausse turn off, has been "repaired".



The gravel on this picture, covers the damaged water pipe.

Little Lane down to middle of Cailho.

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

4th March 2026... Greenhouses and château


On a visit to Emmaüs, in the fields where the melons always grew....there is now this structure..... greenhouses we think....


On our way back we spot a château ..must investigate!
(We think it's a hôtel)

Saturday, February 28, 2026

1st March 2026.....Garden, roof repairs, wall


First of the month picture 


Ridge tiles get properly reseated.


Garden after some pruning of the mulberries.


Pointing of the wall.

A new shrub ...magnolia stellata