Archive - Les Mirabelles

Saint-Cirq-Lapopie

"No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man".

Jul 12 •

June 2025

In which we experience weather

Orages violents

Jun 27 •

Strikes and gutters

Jun 7 •

April 2025

Out of the desert

Until last week, going to see the Doctor was a gruelling adventure, designed to test the limits of one’s sanity.

Apr 17 •

March 2025

The storm before the calm

The days pass in a blur of plasterboarding and sanding, and then I realise that winter has well and truly gone.

Mar 29 •

It started with a ring of the doorbell and ended up with eau de vie with macerated Reine Claude plums. Twice.

Mar 5 •

February 2025

What's the point(ing)?

One (ish) part lime to three (ish) parts sand, and then water.

Feb 16 •

January 2025

New year round up

I’d like to perceive us as a glider, which after having used the currents, swoops majestically down to a soft landing.

Jan 18 •

November 2024

A short interaction with officaldom

Sat in a small windowless room, the epitome of bureaucratic office space, we were discussing our need to obtain personal tax reference numbers.

Nov 21, 2024 •

Autumnal assortment

Tractors, my teeth, renovations and lovely weather

Nov 6, 2024 •

October 2024

End of season reflections and renovations commence

When we woke up at the start of the month, it was to see the back of a dank and blustery last week of September, and with it the realisation that our…

Oct 16, 2024 •

September 2024

The cows arrive and assorted other bits

Sep 18, 2024 •

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