I’m still trying to wrap my head around the planting schedule for this part of the world so this year will be the first full year of attempting to cultivate our patch. J is convinced that our efforts last year were a bit rubbish because the soil quality is so poor. While there may be […]
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Today has been a busy day in the vegetable garden. Over the summer things have been growing quite merrily – including the weeds. I had reached the point where I was reluctant to water knowing that a good percentage of it was feeding the weeds rather than our vegetables. You can’t not water a vegetable […]
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Ah, 2020. Who knew come the holidays we’d still be living our own version of confinement! Obviously lots of people are travelling and there are tourists everywhere. While there is an increase in people locally I would say it’s mostly holiday home owners; the numbers are down, which is good news for those of us […]
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I wrote this post over two and half years ago then made it Private when I friended my landlady, who might then have found this blog. Since then, we’ve moved out and she’s busy trying to take our deposit for cleaning, which as far as I’m concerned is absolutely taking the piss given the state […]
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Okay, so it’s not an official challenge, but I have set myself a goal of riding all the VTT routes graded blue in these two maps: The VTT Pyrénées Cathare map, which includes 6 blue routes. This covers the area from Belesta to Lavelanet and Montesgur, and extends to Lac du Montbel. And the VTT […]
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It’s hard to believe but the time has flown by – three whole years! While it hasn’t been without downs as well as ups (some of them pretty difficult to deal with) it has undoubtedly been one of the best things I’ve ever done. I wouldn’t change it for the world. Having had a pretty […]
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One of the issues I’ve found – and have heard others complaining about on various online forums and groups – is finding time to commit to a regular class. With two small children to occupy, a business to run, along with a house to run and another to build, time here is pretty limited! Despite […]
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We made three little camping trips last year, all short and sweet and also quite varied. There was our first family camping trip to a nice site in the Pyrenees Orientales, by Lake Vinca, where we met a lovely Spanish family and DS played with neighbouring Spanish and German children. Then we went to the […]
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Phew! Eight weeks ago the two small people said farewell to their teachers and their friends. It was the start of a long school holiday called Les Grande Vacances. This came as something of a shock the first year we were here. It was our first year with a child in school so our first […]
Continue ReadingEver since we moved to this stunningly beautiful part of the world, I’ve been hankering for some walks higher into the mountains; however, it turns out isn’t so easy with young children. Last year, when we visited Orlu, I discovered there are these wonderful mountain refuges tucked away in remote places high up in the […]
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