Our magnificent Weeping Willow

 

Amanda reckons this tree is badly in need of pruning. Does anyone have a comment about this?

Trimming our Hedge

 

Our annual hedge trimming operation was done recently. Using a Stihl hedge trimming tool it took 6 hours. Needless to say, we engaged someone else to do it for us.

Amanda & Ann in Vouille

 

We had a break from our Market wanderings by visiting the Cheval Blanc hotel.

A market scene

 

We went to Vouille market last Saturday to see how we could be tempted. We were, by Garlic, no less!

Mielle and Keiko

 

A very similar picture to that taken yesterday, but they are lying even closer together in repose. Their tantrums with one another seem to have developed into playfulness, so all seems well at last.

A very occasional flowering

 

These flowered in our garden this week for the first time in a few years. Aren't they glorious? They are Yucca plants, but apparently need a  certain moth to pollinate them. 

Two new friends

 

After our two cats, Noireau and Biscuit, were lost, we decided to get another couple. These two have known each other for two days, and after some tantrums between them both, they appear to have settled down well. They are called Mielle and Keiko.

A fantasy drink in France

 

This makes living in France a triumph. Perhaps an overstatement, but it is certainly an experience to be savoured.