This blog is about cheese. Just kidding, it’s not, of course, it’s about donkeys because EVERYTHING is now about donkeys. Because we now have three donkeys. Hadn’t you heard? Well, where have you been? Certainly not on Facebook, clearly. It all happened rather quickly. We had always talked about getting donkeys (and hens and goats […]
by Heidi Smith
Sometimes it helps to have a deadline. As you will have seen from Facebook, we have been working on our new chambre d’hôtes in Limousin (B&B rooms) throughout the winter. We just don’t seem to be able to finish them though. We still need a double bed for one of the rooms. The other two […]
by Heidi Smith
For our blog this month I wanted to give a proper send-off to Jasper, our rescue dog – a much missed member of the team. He was put to sleep on January 12th aged only nine, but his short life is a fascinating story. Jasper was born in Romania as one of the many street […]
by Heidi Smith
Transhumance is a type of pastoralism or nomadism, a seasonal movement of livestock between fixed summer and winter pastures We decided to do some training yesterday with one of our dogs, Wolfie. As his name suggests, Wolfie looks like a scrawny wolf who has been put through a hot wash. He has a beautiful coat […]
by Heidi Smith
I made a batch of mince pies yesterday. This involved buying some mincemeat from the humiliating “English section” of the supermarket which I normally never go in, where you can buy Marmite for €8 per jar, and several other strange products. I miss many things about the UK, but sandwich spread isn’t one of them […]
by Heidi Smith
Yes, winter is definitely coming. I have been slightly panicking for the last few months as I have watched our neighbours beautiful wood piles grow all around their properties. We have been so busy with end-of-season guests that we have not had time to concentrate on cutting, chopping and stacking our own wood. Actually the […]
by Heidi Smith
A couple of friends who booked with us over the summer introduced me to the concept of wild swimming. The first was a marathon runner who did not seem to know how to relax and went for a gruelling run every morning. One day he discovered the swimming lake at Saint Saud and was able […]
by Heidi Smith
Looking for dog friendly holidays in France? Read on… Why take your dog on holiday with you? Why take your dog on holiday with you? Anyone who has ever had to look into a pair of much-loved brown eyes and then walk away as you leave them behind in kennels will not need to ask […]
by Heidi Smith
If you live in England, The Netherlands, Belgium or France, It will not have escaped your notice that it has been a little warm lately! This has lead to us indulging in that most English of pastimes; talking about the weather (although actually the French seem to enjoy it as much as we do.) We […]
by Heidi Smith
Letter to Viz comic “My husband heard somewhere that planning a holiday was half the fun. So this year we planned two holidays and didn’t go on either of them”. When I’m planning a holiday or visiting a new area I like to research it first. First you need to establish exactly where you are […]
by Heidi Smith
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