Wednesday, 11 September 2019

Week 37 2019

Hello!

This weekend is the 3rd Rencontre de Savoir-Faire.  The Association at the Maison des Artisans in Sauveterre are holding their annual event to showcase artisan skills. There will be a range of artisans demonstrating their crafts.  You will be able to find out more about the craftmanship. I'll be there with my potters wheel and you can try your hand at throwing a pot.


There's demonstrations, exhibitions, arts and crafts for sale, food and beer!  See you there!

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

Week 37 2019


Monday 9 September

Tuesday 10 September

Wednesday 11 September

La Breche Cinema Ste Foy




















Thursday 12 September
 
Friday 13 September



Saturday 14 September




Sunday 15 September







Coming up...







And finally... 

Keep an eye out for the posters... and I'll see you there!


Wednesday, 4 September 2019

Week 36 2019

Hello!

A peach update!

Peach muffins
We are loving our peach harvest.

Whatever you do this week in the Gironde and Dordogne regions, have a great time. It's back to school for some and freedom for others!

Best wishes,
Helen
notjustfortheholidays@orange.fr

Week 36 2019

Monday 2 September

Tuesday 3 September

Wednesday 4 September

La Breche cinema, Ste Foy

Thursday 5 September


Friday 6 September





Created in 2014 by Nadine Vasseur, a voice professional, for a long time animator and producer of a magazine on France Culture and by François des Ligneris, winegrower in Saint-Emilion and lover of art and music, Vino Voce aims to share with the public their common passion for the voice. 
The voice sublimated by the singing but also the spoken voice, just as magical and mysterious. The voice in its artistic dimension but also the voice that we all share, a major feature of our humanity and our identity, an essential vehicle for our exchanges with others.

Concerts of vocal music, voice of the actor, voice of the dubbing actor, voice of radio, voice modified by technological innovations, Vino Voce celebrates the thousand and one facets of the voice. His mystery, his inexhaustible power of emotion.
On the agenda: shows, meetings, workshops, screenings, etc.

A nod to the musical expressions Sotto Voce or Mezzo Voce, the title of our festival, Vino Voce, is also a tribute to the wine-growing territory of Saint-Emilion, to its magnificent architectural heritage which offers an exceptional setting for the voice and multiplies its beauty. 
This encounter between wine and voice is also meaningful because more than one link brings them together.

Both wine and voice are synonymous with exchange and conviviality. They are also, one and the other, emotion, sensuality, sensation.
The vocabulary itself brings them together. Are we not talking about the tessitura of a wine as it is said in a voice? Both can be large, deep, heady, powerful, powerful, sweet.

And isn't there some kind of drunkenness in singing?
 
Saturday 7 September

7 September : vide grenier in St Terre 



On September 7 & 8, dive into the heart of the Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux Appellation during its Open Days.
On the program :
Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 September : Our winemakers open their doors to you for visits, workshops and tastings !
Sunday, September 8 :
Hiking for everyone : by foot, by bike, by mountain bike or on horseback, meet us Sunday morning at 8:30 am at Château de Pitray to discover the Appellation as close as possible to nature.
From 11:30 am do not miss the musical entertainment of the accordionist singer Mika V while enjoying a gourmet market and tastings in the presence of the winemakers at Château de Pitray in an idyllic setting, with fun workshops from the youngest to the oldest, including Cyril Carrini’s patisserie workshop.
Find our complete program on our website: https://www.castillon-cotesdebordeaux.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Depliant-Portes-ouvertes-Castillon-Cotes-de-Bordeaux.pdf

Sunday 8 September

8 September : Vide grenier in St Pey d'Armens




Coming up...



I'll be here with my wheel


And finally... 

If you're looking for yoga in the area, try this out.

Wednesday, 28 August 2019

Week 35 2019

Hello!

The trees are looking laden with fruit right now.  They say that it means we're in for a hard winter!  I don't know if that's true or not - but right now, we're enjoying the harvest.


Whatever you do this week in the Gironde and Dordogne regions, have a great time.

Best wishes,
Helen
notjustfortheholidays@orange.fr

Week 35


Monday 26 August

Tuesday 27 August

Wednesday 28 August
La Breche Cinema, Ste Foy la Grande

Thursday 29 August


Friday 30 August




Saturday 31 August
 


 
Sunday 1 September

1 September : Brocante in Blasimon

1 September : Vide Grenier in Moulon




Coming up...




Find out more here.




And finally... 

Looking ahead to November and the calm of Corsica, here is an opportunity to take time out for yourself and go on a wellness and nature retreat.

 Here is a link to the details on the retreat: https://destinationnamaste.com/2019/03/18/yoga-nature-quest-retreat-with-kirsty-ka/