Blog in France

At long last it feels like summer is here. Everyone and everything here at Les Fragnes is enjoying the sunshine. Here’s the proof. First up, here’s Ruadhri scooting down the track. Now, Lambo was meant to be chasing him for exercise – our lamb has got a bit of a...

Jedward That’s it, all over for another year! We had our Eurovision fest last night. Caits made caramel popcorn and all five of us settled down for a night’s viewing. The drawback to the event is that it starts at 9pm French time, so drags on until midnight, definitely too...

10 Tips For Changeover Saturdays It’s the Changeover Saturday season. Let me explain for any non-gîte owners out there. Changeover Saturday is when one set of guests leave your rented accommodation and the next arrives. So it means the owners have to rush in and clean it from top to...

Everyone’s talking Eurovision, and by everyone I mean me. Actually, other people are too, now that the contest is in town. It was the first semi-final last night. This year’s contest looks like being a great one, in the same league as the Eurovisions of 2006 and 2010, both of...

What do you think of this? We wondered at first if it might be silworms at work, but it’s a group of social caterpillars, probably Pine Processionaries, that have made this amazing silk tent between them. It’s an impressive structure, roughly the size of my hand. Some types of caterpillars...