Time to change
Well, its been a blast, but, managing the blog when the gite is in full swing is not easy and to make it simpler we have decided to move...
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marklunn57
- May 11, 2019
- 1 min
New Season, new author
Welcome to the new season at La Cour de l'Olivier and with it a slight change to the editorial team: Yoke (me) is now doing the words...
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marklunn57
- Feb 17, 2019
- 2 min
Fab February
The weather has been fantastic for February, not sure if this is ‘normal’ but certainly not complaining about it. The last week has been...
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marklunn57
- Feb 3, 2019
- 2 min
A New Year proceeds along
Well it has been a while since I updated the blog, Snow is here and settled in places, the mountains have a good cover much to the relief...
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marklunn57
- Dec 25, 2018
- 1 min
Joyeux Noël
Here we are in France for our first Christmas outside the UK. We have a family ‘tradition’ of going for a walk on Christmas day and this...
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marklunn57
- Dec 16, 2018
- 2 min
Staying Local
Well we have been a bit busy, a booking for our Gite for over Christmas is in the offing, we shall see next week if it turns out to be...
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marklunn57
- Dec 2, 2018
- 2 min
On two wheels
The weather has remained kind and while we get some clear sharp nights with ground frost, they are made worthwhile by stunning views of...
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marklunn57
- Nov 25, 2018
- 2 min
The Art side
Time moves on, well that’s normal anyway! We have had a couple of clear cold nights with a frost evident in the mornings, but fair to say...
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marklunn57
- Nov 20, 2018
- 2 min
The 3rd Kingdom
Ah, as autumn continues trips out are reduced, photography is reduced, life takes a slower pace and less is seen, unless you look...
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marklunn57
- Nov 7, 2018
- 2 min
Mellow Fruitfulness
My timekeeping seems to have slipped a bit, still painting shutters and fixing the brackets they hang on so they work properly. The...
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marklunn57
- Oct 30, 2018
- 1 min
Snow on the Mountaintops
Well autumn is well into its stride and winter is biting at its heels, we have been painting shutters and doing lots of ‘domestic’ things...
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marklunn57
- Oct 21, 2018
- 2 min
An apple a day – did not seem to keep anyone away !
The weather has been changeable but the temperature this week has been low to mid teens across the week and up to 21c today. This weekend...
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marklunn57
- Oct 14, 2018
- 2 min
They came, they saw, they loved it here !
The last week has been fun, we have had our daughter and her partner staying and they were joined by his parents, our very good friends,...
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marklunn57
- Oct 7, 2018
- 2 min
Autumn starts here !
Apologies to all for the lack of blog last week, we were in Wales visiting friends and family and did not get back until mid week – I...
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marklunn57
- Sep 23, 2018
- 2 min
Still some summer left!
Summer keeps on going, mid 20’s here this week with wall to wall blue skies. Our neighbours have asked us to take pity on their figs,...
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marklunn57
- Sep 16, 2018
- 1 min
Summer over? Not here, not yet!
So as we sit here in the evening we see huge flocks of Swallows and Martins getting together and ‘murmurating’ around us, I guess up...
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marklunn57
- Sep 12, 2018
- 1 min
Time to enjoy
Its been a busy week, but oh so much fun. A friend was staying as a guest, a fellow photographer so a great opportunity to show him...
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marklunn57
- Sep 2, 2018
- 2 min
The Studios are live !
We have been able to spend some time working on our studios, both are now in a workable state albeit mine still needs more storage and...
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marklunn57
- Aug 26, 2018
- 2 min
The Ateliers start to take shape
Time moves on and the weather cools a bit, I have to say it is a bit of a relief, mid 30’s was getting a bit tiring, low to mid 20’s is...
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marklunn57
- Aug 18, 2018
- 2 min
Local wildlife
Well we have been here for a few months and working hard to get the Gite ready for guests. Now it is ready and waiting. During those...
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