week 44 2021

 Hello!

You may have seen the chrysanthemums in all the nurseries.  1^st November is La Toussaint (All Saints Day) which is one of France’s public holidays.  It’s a day when the French remember their families and will travel to put flowers on the graves of their loved ones.  Not any old flower, tradition dictates chrysanthemums.

Whatever you do in the Gironde and Dordogne regions, take care and have a good week,

Best wishes,

Helen

notjustfortheholidays@orange.fr

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5 November

6 November

 

7 November

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And finally...

It's certainly weird weather!  This has sprung up in my friends' garden.

Week 43 2021

Hello!

This weekend, as well as Halloween, don't forget to put your clocks back.  An hour extra in bed in the morning on Sunday... but the evenings will feel so much shorter.

This made me smile!  There's a clock at home that is so complicated to change, it's only right half the year!

Whatever you do this week in the Gironde and Dordogne regions, keep safe, take care and have a good week.

Best wishes,

Helen

notjustfortheholidays@orange.fr

 

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29th October

 

30th October

31st October

Flaujagues

 

Coming up...

1 November is Toussaints. It is a catholic holy day and in France it's a public holiday and a time when families visit cemeteries to remember and honour their deceased relatives. It's traditional for families to put a pot of chrysanthemums on the graves of their family for la Fete de la Toussaint.

And finally...

I got my winter flu jab this week.  So simple, head to the local pharmacy and they administer them there.  I didn't even need an appointment.
 

Week 42 2021

 Hello!

There was a fabulous Balloon Festival in St Emilion last weekend.  Every evening and morning there were balloons hovering over the village.  The weather was beautiful and the balloons could be seen from miles around.  This beautiful photo was taken from the window of Le Jardin restaurant in St Emilion.

School holidays start this weekend and we don't know how much longer this beautiful weather will last.  Whatever you do in the Gironde and Dordogne regions, have a great week. 

Best wishes,

Helen

notjustfortheholidays@orange.fr

Week 42

La Breche cinema in Ste Foy

Over the weekend...

Coming up...

And finally...

The 'Day of the Dead' key-ring workshop was great fun!  Watch this space for the finished results.