The house has just been flooded and I can think of nothing that could bring me out of blogging hibernation quicker. Coming home from work and shopping to find neighbours sweeping water out of the front door has that sort of effect on me. A localised storm to end all storms hit us on Thursday evening. [...]
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The Great Flood
Posted in a glimpse of France.., Desperate Housewives, Family Stuff, tagged Alps, flood, flooding, hail, house, storm, water on 24 July, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Too much snow?
Posted in a glimpse of France.., Family Stuff, the Alps, tagged Alps, children, French Alps, Mountain, snow on 8 February, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Living in the Alps means that we have a fair bit of snow and I suppose that by now everyone should be used to it. But when we had almost 30 inches in 24 hours even the dogs were at a loss. Then the unimaginable happened. Roads coudn’t be cleared fast enough, barn roofs collapsed (not ours) [...]
Snow fun
Posted in a glimpse of France.., Family Stuff, the Alps, tagged Alps, children, family, snow, somersault on 29 January, 2010 | 1 Comment »
If you’re ever at a loss about what to do in 22 inches of snow, then here’s some advice: Step 1: Climb onto garden table Step 2: Lauch yourself off Step 3: Repeat all afternoon Have a good weekend!
Skiing outside the sheep barn
Posted in Counting Sheep, Family Stuff, the Alps, tagged Farming, sheep, sheepdog, skiing, the Alps on 24 January, 2009 | 12 Comments »
There’s still plenty of action going on inside the sheep barn at the moment. We now have about 220 lambs (and counting) and of course their 270 mothers. Which keeps my husband and the dogs busy for most of the day and evening. But should they feel like some light entertainment, they need only step outside to [...]
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