Hey you! Have a great Christmas!
Posted in Farming on 24 December, 2007 | 11 Comments »
A very merry Christmas to everyone!
Archive for December, 2007
A wild beast in the orchard
Posted in Farming, tagged Farming, Golden Delicious, orchard on 15 December, 2007 | 7 Comments »
“You shouldn’t cut your fingers off if you hold onto the wire with your other hand” said my husband, giving me a demonstration from his side of the tree. The secateurs snapped with cold precision, cutting through thick branches as though they were bread sticks.
He held out the second pair to me and I took [...]
The Christmas tree ritual
Posted in Family Stuff, the Alps, tagged Christmas, Christmas tree, France on 12 December, 2007 | 10 Comments »
«Why don’t you choose one and I’ll come and cut it down later with the chainsaw?» he said in answer to my question about finding a Christmas tree. I knew he was only joking but I threw him a dirty look anyway. We have the same conversation every year when it comes to finding a [...]
The Santon Saga
Posted in Family Stuff, tagged Aix-En-Provence, France, Santons on 5 December, 2007 | 10 Comments »
“I need to go to the loo!” muttered my sister-in-law as we emerged from the underground car park in the centre of Aix-En-Provence. I nodded my agreement and suggested we stop for a drink before starting our search for the santons. The trip down had gone quickly enough, but we had just spent an hour [...]
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