More articles in the press about the Auvergne …
When was the last time you went boating on a volcanic crater?
and Auvergne: The Puy-de-Dôme and the Puys range
… from the Lost in France newsletter
Picture courtesy of 'Lost in France'
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Sep 192010
Sep 022010
Late summer sunshine and the garden is ablaze with colour. Gorgeous.
There are some things that I miss from living in the UK – friends and family of course, fish and chips, gigs, PG Tips….
There are also things I don’t miss – constant traffic noise and pollution, the stuffy office, the gym….
It would be easy to get complacent about exercise though – digging the garden alone is not enough to burn off the croissants and vin – so I’ve decided to make more use of my mountain bike. It’s very hilly round here so an hour on the bike is as good as any spinning class.
I can go an hour without seeing a car (a few tractors maybe..) the hedges are fragrant with wild honeysuckle and at the top of each hill is a lovely view.
This is my new gym.
Jul 082010
The pretty little village of Queuille is quite unsassuming at first glance. A grand looking Mairie, a little café, copious flowers in window boxes, the usual.
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It does have a Musée du Jambon which sounds intriguing, but of course I was there at lunch time and it was closed (when will I learn?)
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Anyway, head through the village, past the the immaculate church at the far end and down a little path through the woods, and this is what you’ll find…
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Pretty spectacular…
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Jul 052010
After a day of blistering summer sunshine nothing beats lying in the hammock in the dappled shade of the trees, gently swaying in the cooling breeze, listening to the chirupping cicada and watching the sun setting over the meadow.
Now what could be nicer than that.
Jun 072010
“Weather means more when you have a garden. There’s nothing like listening to a shower and thinking how it is soaking in around your green beans”
quote / saying by Marcelene Cox
May 272010
The secret is out…
“The Auvergne: France’s best-kept secret” – The Telegraph
Better get here quick before more people find out….
