December 2023

 

 We have just returned home after a lovely couple of weeks celebrating Christmas and the New Year with the family....only Nala is out of shot in the above photo!

The first 2 photos were taken on a cold but sunny morning here in December.

Wishing all our blog followers a very 

                                                             Happy New Year

November 2023

 Just a few photos this month. We went back to England for our annual autumn 'birthday' visit and enjoyed a family lunch all together. Siena then went down with chickenpox and Rafael was sure to follow, so I went back again a week later to give Dan and Jess a hand.

We are back home now for a few weeks before driving back to England for Christmas

Here are our photos for November

October 2023

 We have had a busy few weeks in the garden cutting back and tidying up for winter. We have finally had some rain - but not as much as the UK! The weather has been perfect for mountain walking....so many of our photos are of that!
Lesley's photos
Dave's photos

September 2023

 We returned to England for a visit at the beginning of September - Clive and Sue were over from Australia so we were able to have a family get-together which was fun.

Friend Paul and his nephew Gabriel then came to visit for a few days, and we also had a get-together with English friends while Lisa and Neil were back here for a couple of days.

Now Dave is in England puppy sitting Nala while Lucy and Andy are away on holiday. I am holding the fort here - the Indian summer continues with temperatures over 30 degrees for the beginning of October! The guys (Satori) had a concert date in the remote Ariege (😆) on Saturday so I went to join them and to stay over at Veroniques Mothers house  - a lovely spot with fantastic views of the Pyrenees

Photos for September

August 2023

 The photo above is the view from the bottom of the garden - the little umbrella pine on the left has grown quickly and gives La Maire a touch of the Mediterranean!

The sunflowers are past their best now and are looking a little sorry for themselves!

We had a mini heat-wave in August, providing some lovely hot weather for Dan and Jess's visit with the children. It meant the pool was lovely and warm for them, but other outdoor activities were restricted.
Luckily they left before the thermometer hit 40 degrees for 2 days, but then plummeted in 48 hours to a high of 14 degrees!

We have enjoyed a few bike rides and a couple of mountain walks as well. Dave's knee is gradually improving again

Here are our photos for August
Lesley's album
Dave's album

July 2023

 A busy month with bike rides, a mountain walk, dinner with friends, a concert, the village fete, guests, garden etc......and our Ruby wedding anniversary.
Will let our photos tell the story
Lesley's Album
Dave's album

June 2023

 

June has been very busy with the garden (as usual) and guests in the suite. The holiday season has started!
I also returned to England for a week to see the family while Dave held fort here at home. England was enjoying a mini heatwave which was nice, while La Maire was battered by some evening storms and heavy rain on and off. 

The farmers here are now busy harvesting the wheat and the sunflowers are coming into bloom - photos next month! It is lovely to be surrounded by fields of sunflowers again as the farmers have preferred planting maize the last few years. Maybe the shortage of sunflower oil has prompted them to bring them back

Our photos