Week 6 2019

Hello!

The weather is a bit odd right now!  But we don't have the 'big freeze', this afternoon it said 14 degrees as I drove back from Bordeaux! In case you feel we're missing out...here's a throwback photo from this week in 2012!

The Lavoir in Castillon, February2012

Whatever you do in the Gironde and Dordogne regions this week, have a great time!
Best wishes,
Helen
notjustfortheholidays@orange.fr

Week 6 2019

Monday 4 February

Tuesday 5 February

Wednesday 6 February

La Breche Cinema, Ste Foy

Thursday 7 February

Friday 8 February

Saturday 9 February

Sunday 10 February

 

Coming up...

And finally...

Minding our business, working together with a colleague in Bordeaux at La Boca, a food hall (with free wifi) this gentleman walked by and insisted on shaking our hands!   To be fair, there was no-one else around to talk to, but still... I've never shaken a prime minister's hand before!

Week 5 2019

Hello!

It's time to dig out your frying pan and celebrate the French tradition of la Chandeleur. This Sunday 2 February is la Chandeleur. Though la Chandeleur is often associated with the Catholic holiday of Candlemas, it actually stems from pagan traditions. While some say Chandeleur celebrates the return of sunny days (crêpes symbolize the sun), others say that making crêpes using flour left over from the harvest ensures prosperity in the coming year.

And, of course, there is the traditional coin ritual: if you can toss a crêpe while holding a coin in your other hand, you and your family will not have to worry about financial problems.  Then there's the usual collection of dictons for any given celebration...

• À la Chandeleur, l'hiver cesse ou reprend vigueur
  On la Chandeleur, winter ends or strengthens


• À la Chandeleur, le jour croît de deux heures
  On la Chandeleur, the day grows by two hours


• Chandeleur couverte, quarante jours de perte
  la Chandeleur covered (in snow), forty days lost


• Rosée à la Chandeleur, hiver à sa dernière heure
  Dew on la Chandeleur, winter at its final hour

Find out even more about La Chandeleur here.
Whatever you do this week (whether there are crêpes or not) have a good week in the Gironde and Dordogne regions.

Best wishes,
Helen
notjustfortheholidays@orange.fr

Week 5 2019

Monday 28 January

Tuesday 29 January

Wednesday 30 January

Thursday 31 January

Friday 1 February

Saturday 2 February

Sunday 3 February

Coming up...

And finally...
The heart bowls that you saw as a work in progress are finished and available for sale in the Maison des Artisans in Sauveterre.  €10/each.

Week 4 2019

Hello!
Braving the cold on Sunday we were rewarded with the sight of a fleet of vintage cars which had gathered together in Rauzan.

If you have any events of activities that you would like to have listed on the Newsletter, please don't hesitate to get in touch and I'll add it in.  Send flyers and posters in pdf or jpg format, or test in an email. Many thanks in advance for any contributions.

Whatever you do in the Gironde and Dordogne regions, have a great time.
Best wishes,
Helen
notjustfortheholidays@orange.fr

Week 4

Monday 21 January

Tuesday 22 January

Wednesday 23 January

Thursday 24 January

Friday 25 January

Saturday 26 January

26 January : Patisserie Druart have announced the upcoming Saturday afternoon patisserie sessions -
great fun and you take home what you make!

Sunday 27 January

27 January : 3ème Vide-Greniers Hivernal & Brocante in the centre of Pellegrue

Coming up...

And finally...

I've been in the studio making mugs.