Wednesday, 23 November 2022

Week 47 2022

 Hello!

Winter is on the way, and now I know for sure as the cranes are flying south on their way to Ethiopia and the Sudan. I can't decide if they are later this year, but I've heard them in the night as well as seeing them in the day.


Set against the blue skies, and making their distinctive honking sound as they fly, the long v-shaped lines of cranes fill the skies.

Good luck cranes on your migration, see you again at the beginning of the spring.

 

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

 

 

Week 47 

25 November

26 November








27 November








Coming up... so many Christmas markets...















Make a Christmas tree from clay.

And finally...

Here's a throwback photo from 5 years ago when I was planning for my first pottery market... who knows what the future will bring?  I would certainly never have guessed that 5 years later I would have my own pottery studio and classroom as part of a lovely association of artisans in Sauveterre-de-Guyenne.



Wednesday, 16 November 2022

Week 46 2022

 Hello!

Did you know that the head office for all the mail destined for Pere Noel in France is handled at their outpost in Libourne? 

All letters addressed to Pere Noel (with or without a stamp) will eventually turn up at his office in Libourne which is run by a team of 50 or so volunteers.  To find out more click here.  The office opened for Christmas 2022 this week.


Whatever you do in the Dordogne and Gironde regions this week, have a good time.
Best wishes,
Helen

Week 46



16 November



17 November

18 November


19 November







20 November









Coming up...



And finally...

The Tour de France returns to our corner of France in 2023...