Dix choses

• C's favourite French pudding is Iles Flottantes, but he also enjoys a caramel ice cream.

• Mum and I found orchids in the village after all - they are sneaky, and like to hide down steep banks and amongst the other undergrowth.  They have just come into flower this week.

• I love orchids - they are just too weird for words.
• The cowslips are still out, and I love them too.  Rural France is full of flowers at the moment.
• We have bought some local Gaillac wine to bring home.  When I say 'some', I actually mean 'quite a bit'.  The children will be more cramped in the back of the car on the journey home than they were on the journey down.
• I found some lichen which matches my hat.  It is now known as The Lichen Hat, rather than The Mustard Hat.

• France has Presidential elections coming up in a couple of weeks.  The boards for political posters have been erected in the village, but so far only one candidate has put up a poster.

• It has been a wet and blustery couple of weeks, but we haven't cared at all.  This is still a wonderful part of the world to be in - perhaps especially when there is thunder and heavy rain in the sky.  Even the clouds are gorgeous here.

• G and I have done some good long hikes together, and we love going for a stroll around the village before supper, with Mum and Dad.  The children prefer to stay at home with a glass of orangina and the tele.


• I love France.  I'm not ready to come home.