Hello!
The sun has been out and so have we… out tidying the garden
and watching as plants begin to burst into life again. I learnt this week that the vines begin to
grow at the same time as the chestnut trees.
Now is also the time when the bees and the hornets come out
of their hibernation. Successive years
of determined hornet trapping around our garden meant that last year we saw
relatively fewer hornets and as a result increased our bees from 2 hives to
4.
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| Make a trap from an old plastic water bottle. |
Continuing the theme – now’s the time to set your hornet
traps. They are easy to build and amazingly
successful, just don’t empty them out, top them up with more bait, it’s true,
nothing seems to be more effective at attracting another hornet, than a trapped
one! Though the first traps should be
laced with a mixture of dark beer, dry white wine and syrup (grenadine flavour
is good, but any sweet syrup will work).
The dark beer and syrup attract the hornet and the white wine will repel
the bees.
Whatever you do this week in the gardens or out and about in
the Gironde and Dordogne regions, have a great week,
Best wishes,
Helen
Ps – Congratulations to David, it was the Cathedral in
Barcelona.
Week 11 2015
Monday 9 March
Tuesday 10 March
10 March 14h15 : American
Sniper is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne
Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle's pinpoint accuracy saves
countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home to
his wife and kids after four tours of duty, however, Chris finds that it is the
war he can't leave behind. Starring Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller and Kyle
Gallner
10 March 17h45 : Foxcatcher is showing in VO at La Breche Cinema in Ste Foy.
The greatest
Olympic Wrestling Champion brother team joins Team Foxcatcher led by
multimillionaire sponsor John E. du Pont as they train for the 1988 games in
Seoul - a union that leads to unlikely circumstances. Starring Steve Carell,
Channing tatum and Mark Ruffalo
10 March - 4 April : Exhibition by Marianne Legrand at
the Tourist Office in Branne
Wednesday 11 March
11 March 21h45 : American
Sniper is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne
Thursday 12 March
12 March 19h15 : American
Sniper is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne
Friday 13 March
13 March 18h30 : Vernissage/opening of Exhibition by Marianne
Legrand at the Tourist Office in
Branne
Saturday 14 March
14 March : Marche
de printemps at Lalinde de Pomerol
14 March : Panique
au Ministre is a piece of live Theatre performed at the Centre Cultural in
Castillon. Visit http://theatreatelierlibourne.overblog.com/
for further information
14 March 20h30 : Mozaic Jazz Band is playing at the Salle
des Fetes le Sully at Coutras – it’s a free concert… enjoy!
14 – 15 March : Last weekend of the Flea Market in Rauzan –
do they really want to carry away that
wardrobe/chaise longue/collection of glassware that you’ve been eyeing up for
the few 3 months… Go on… haggle!
Sunday 15 March
15 March : Vide
greniers et Jardins at Saint Vivien de Monsegur
15 March :
Vide-greniers des Archers de la Lande de Fronsac
15 March : Last winter flea market in Rauzan
15 March : Vide Grenier Brocante at Chateau du Roc, Creysse,
Bergerac
15 March : Quine in Gensac in aid of the Gironde Chamber Orchestra
15 March : Quine in Gensac in aid of the Gironde Chamber Orchestra
15 March : Brocante Vide grenier at Beaupouyet
15 March : 28th Bric a Brac at Saint Surplice et Cameyrac
15 March 15h : Music from Buenos Aires – Dulce Amego perform
at St Christophe des Bardes heated church!
Tickets €12, reservations 06 15 54 39 21
15 March 20h30 : American
Sniper is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne
Coming up…
And finally…
If you enjoy photography then there is a Photographic club based at Eymet.
