Saturday, December 13, 2025

13th-17th December 2025... Dave hospitalised!

Cloud in the valley 


Dave complaining of stomach pains for several days, not eating much at all.
We go to emergency in Castres (which although further away, is definitely the best)
We wait 4 hours to see a doctor, it a Saturday!!
When we do see a doctor , they diagnose that he has inflamed gallbladder AND appendix!
They want to operate that night, but as he is taking blood thinners , they wait until Sunday morning.

He texted me at 14h on Sunday 14th and said.... I've been done! πŸ‘

Later I start recieving, photos of his..."not too bad " 3 course meals....



Day one soup and yoghurt!

Day two soup and crackers.


Below a series of photos from his one bed en suite room, but he can't get out of bed yet!

Note the sunshine 🌞

Day three...so hungry forgot to take before picture 🀣


Meanwhile torrential rain at Cailho...Karl brings me shopping and brings in wood for the fire.

Day four....

Still raining at Cailho 

Still sunny ☀️ in Castres !

Day five..burger πŸ” 

Look at the sun ☀️ 😑

Back home.... keeping warm and dry.

Last hospital meals...

He's back home and has a nurse visit every night for a week to give him an injection and change his 6 dressings.











Monday, December 8, 2025

8th December 2025...Winter scenes

Moon...and probably Jupiter?


Spindle tree

Sunset

Colour on the oak tree.

Possibly oyster mushrooms on our logs...

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

3rd December 2025..My birthday in Montpellier


My 68th birthday 🎈 πŸŽ‚

It was raining as Dave pushed me to the tram, just around the corner from the hotel.


The scene of a near catastrophic incident the night before, when we ended up ON the tram line!
Totally dark, and raining...


One of the colourful trams


A veggie restaurant just off the main plaza.




That is kombucha not beer!

And this was Chocolate and Guinness cake!
UummmmmπŸ‘€πŸ˜‹πŸ˜‹πŸ˜‹
I took ½ home in a doggy bag!

Now for the rest of the day around Montpellier. There are fountains behind me....

The palais de justice ( courtroom)
Arc de Triomphe
Christmas market
At the end of the Christmas market...this building which I couldn't access...



Beyond the structure, was an enormous aquaduct, built in the 1600s to bring water to Montpellier, the structure was a holding tank!









Possible boundary marks or surveyors points?



There are no, or few actual windows in these buildings, it's all fake... trompΓ© d'oeil....






Monday, December 1, 2025

1st December 2025... First of the month and cats


Nice start to the month.


They can be friendly πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ˜‚


Charlie loves his new chair!


Monday, November 24, 2025

24th November 2025.... miscellaneous!


A french partridge (bien Sur!)


Buster loves crochet 🧢 
The new TV 

Dave sitting in my chair, under the cats 🐾🐯🐯