Friday, 2 August 2013

Back to normal... but a bit boring!

Today's post is late because we went to Brive to take Dora to the station. Her original ticket was from Uzerche, but she would need to change trains (with only 10 minutes to spare), carrying the luggage from hell (CC knows all about this type of luggage), so we decided to make life easier for her. We have just returned and the house feels very empty. We're going to the beach now because it's very hot.

I'll leave you with photos of last night's dinner.

Migas de pan, a Spanish peasant dish

Dora saying cheers and bye bye...

Thursday, 1 August 2013

Donzenac

There's a medieval extravaganza every year in Donzenac, on the first weekend in August. The residents get dressed in various medieval costumes, ranging from peasants and servants to the landed gentry and aristocrats. There are many stalls all around the village, where they show the popular trades of the time, such as blacksmiths, swordsmiths, falconry, etc. Many musical groups meander through the narrow streets, playing medieval instruments. There's also theatre and singing on the squares. On Saturday they roast a calf (or two) on the spit and have a banquet. On Sunday they serve the leftovers for lunch.

Unfortunately, Dora will return to Miami tomorrow and will miss all the fun. But we went to Donzenac yesterday and enjoyed the village in its natural state, which is better than nothing...











There are slideshows of previous fetes HERE. Just click on the poster of each year and enjoy!

[We attended the fetes on 2007 and 2008. If it's not too hot, we may go and have a look on Sunday.]

Wednesday, 31 July 2013

I can't resist cat humour

We're off to Donzenac for some sightseeing, and as I had saved a couple of funny pictures of cats, that will have to do...



Tuesday, 30 July 2013

Hobby

I saw this on Facebook and I think it's quite funny and a good alternative...


Monday, 29 July 2013

A quick funny picture

There's a storm approaching, so I can't stay connected very long. If another computer gets fried, the insurance company is going to have a fit...