Au revoir to Normandy

…for this year at least. The van is almost completely packed and I’m getting down to the final cleaning and tidying.  However, before the phone line is suspended, I just want to give you a few snapshots of this varied summer in France, with details to follow once we’re safely back in Wales.

It began with gardening 

and went on to involve making bread 

and jam (and, of course, socks).

It included a couple of fetes 

and a lot of awareness of the 70^th anniversary of D-Day 

and the liberation of Normandy.

There were meals with friends and enjoyable chats with our French neighbours,

together with a gift of her lovely roses. 

There was some lovely sunny weather, but also rather a lot of rain.

And it wouldn’t have been a summer in Normandy without kittens in the woodshed 

and on the doorstep.

So until we’re unpacked and sorted out, I’ll say au revoir and leave you with the latest antics of Simon’s wonderful cat.

P.S. I’m afraid the dratted spammers seem to have latched onto my blog again, so until they give up and go away, I’ve reluctantly switched on word or number verification for the time being.