Sunday, April 29th The group awoke to another grey, rainy morning. Paul, Dan, Cullen and Alice shouldered umbrellas and headed into the rain for Paul’s weekly 9 KM stroll with Sydney, the 11 year old Labrador that is never far … Continue reading →

Saturday 28th Ouh! Sore heads all round and a slow, early start as Brianna and I had decided a few days previously that we wanted to go to Bordeaux today. Paul managed to drag us out to the station only … Continue reading →

Friday 27th Today was another work day as we had our French lesson yesterday afternoon instead of today. Everyone was sleepy from the rain and grey sky settling into our bones, and poor Courtney has a cold (but was still … Continue reading →

Thursday 26th After waving goodbye to Susan, we said Hello to the new arrivals, Sandra and Robert, from California, USA. After lunch we had a 2hr French lesson from Alison, an Expat, who is substituting for Lyn, another Expat who … Continue reading →

Wednesday 25th Today was finally a bit warmer during the day, but it was raining again. After an extremely cold night (absent Sydney’s blankey) it was nice to have a bit of warmth, even if it was accompanied with moisture. … Continue reading →