New lease of life
Since the warmer weather is finally here and my teaching load is lighter in this semester, I have more time to dabble in the garden. It means that I can…
2022
Secondary residence or not?
Through the dining room window of the holiday house, I can see a shroud of mist floating lazily around the mountain peak, 500m. Accompanying the mountainous view is the incessant…
Spring is here
Spring is here. After four months of days with really short daylight and miserable weather (grey skies, rain and cold), is it a wonder that the blue skies, the warm…
Beautiful lettuce
The second batch of oak leaf lettuce, flourishing in my garden. I have finally decided to try the laitue feuille de chêne or oak leaf lettuce from our garden. It…
Holidays at home
During the holidays, we usually drive to another part of the country and rent a holiday house or what’s called a gîte. If the holidays last more than a week,…