Just a week to Xmas and Marie has made the cake decorations.
Even I have to admit they are quite good!
Tuesday, 17 December 2013
Wednesday, 11 December 2013
2014 EVENTS
If you are thinking of visiting in 2014, of course you are welcome anytime.
But if you want to tie it in with a local event, here is the village "fun days" for next year.
Sat 1 March. Football club dinner.
Sun 6 July. Country show and BBQ lunch
Sun 13 July. Bastille Day Pig Roast
Sat 9 August. Moules frittes at the lake. Outside night disco.
11Nov. Armistice day Lunch. (I am a speaker)
WINTER ARRIVES
The last for nights have bought a hard frost to St Potan.
AT least the house is nice and warm with the new double glazing and the wood burner chucking out some serious heat.
The weekends before Xmas sees the local hunt out blasting anything that moves just to make sure they have something on their plate for the festive season.
We have taken no chances and stuck high viz jackets on the dogs.
The hard frost doesn't stop Shep digging deep for mice, and to our horror actually caught one this week and swallowed it whole.
Despite the cold, it's still a pleasant quiet walk across the countryside.
Tuesday, 3 December 2013
FARM SITTING
Marie volunteered to look after Bill and Sue's small holding in Plancoet for 5 days.
A selection of poultry, goats, and two cats had to be fed and watered.
Nice enough place but even more out in the sticks than we are.
Talk about quiet.
NOT MUCH NEWS
This is probably the longest time since I made a post, and that's because November is pretty much a quiet month.
And it was even quieter when Marie went back to "Pastyland for a few days to visit her folks.
Highlight was visiting Aileen and Dean to see the new baby.
After Pastyland, she went up to Essex to catch up with cousins before flying home.
Sunday, 10 November 2013
CEREMONY AT ST MELOIR DES BOIS.
Saturday at St Meloir there was a ceremony to commemorate Norweigan wartime pilot Jan Gert von Tangen who was killed in action 70 years ago.
The story is told here.
I represented the Royal Navy Association France Nord by laying a wreath at the newly built memorial.
A service was held in the village church, which was packed out with veterans, locals, and relatives of the dead pilot.
There was then a service held at the crash site.
Pilot von Tangen's picture hangs above the memorial.
The two memorials were made in Brittany.
Veterans from many regiments across France attended, along with the RAF.
Friday, 1 November 2013
HALLOWEEN
Thursday night being Halloween, was celebrated like a bunch of kids at the Cheval Blanc in Plancoet.
Marie carved two home grown pumpkins which were excellent, although using all the flesh up is going to be interesting the next few days. Lots of soups I suppose!
I did curry for 30, a Chicken Kashmiri and Pumpkin and Lentil Xacuti for the Vegetarians!.
It all went down very well, including a French couple having their first ever curry, who really enjoyed it.
Tho they couldn't understand poppadoms!
Most people dressed up for the event, apart from me because I am a grumpy old sod!
And who wants to eat their food cooked by someone dressed as Dr Crippin or the like?
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