We always knew that these few weeks back in the UK would pass by in a flash, but if I’m honest, I didn’t imagine that it would be quite this quick. As I start typing this, 2 weeks have already passed, since we were on Mont Ventoux watching the most amazing day’s racing in this … More A glimpse forward in time from the Quay at Swanage
It would be fair to say that 2025 has been a bit of a ‘hurry up and wait’ year. We have so much planned, but in many ways it feels as if it has really only just started. After our wonderful trip to Venice and Nice in the depths of winter, we have spent the … More Life is about to move up a gear
All being well, four weeks from today, we’ll be finding our feet in Madrid, spending a day exploring the city, before starting our cycle ride back, across Spain to Sète.Espagne à Velo We will (if everything goes as planned) arrive by train from Aix, with our bikes dismantled and packed into bags for the trip. … More Spain à vélo, 4 weeks today
The last few days in Provence have been a bit grey, cold and soggy, so our minds couldn’t help but turn to the ideas we have for this summer’s cycle trip. We took the opportunity that came with the bad weather, to pull the maps out of the cupboard and spread them across the kitchen … More Saddlebag of Memories 2 . From Amsterdam to Apt
It’s hard to believe that it’s only just 5 weeks since we arrived back from our little jaunt on the bikes, along the south coast. In many ways it feels as if a lifetime has passed since then, and yet in other ways it feels as if we’ve only been back a few days It … More A joyful ray of sunshine between the storms
The days are ticking down and after so many false starts, it finally looks as if our long-hoped for ‘Saddlebag of Memories’ bike ride is actually going to happen. It’s nearly 7 years since Andy rode the Velodyssey with the boys on a Moor to Med cycling adventure down the west coast of France, whilst … More Cycling with a Saddlebag of Memories… 2 days to go
It seems strange to say, but this evening, the fire is lit and we’re cosy inside the house, watching the snow fall silently past the window. It had been predicted, but even this morning, it seemed unlikely, as we woke to beautiful blue skies, without even the slightest glimpse of a cloud on the horizon. … More A bed, some brocanting and back to Winter
I’m sitting here, almost not knowing where to start with this week’s blog as so much has taken place in the last 7 days. It would be fair to say that our heads are spinning with everything that’s happened, in a week that has seen us meeting ourselves coming backwards, and generally feeling as if … More What a Week.. 2 Goodbyes, 1 Birthday and an Engagement
There is always a point whenever we have worked on houses, when the niceties of life have to go by the wayside and you simply have to make do with chaos for anything from a few days to a few weeks. And this week Andy got to that point. Over the years we’ve become experts … More Not exactly elegant living in Provence!
This time last week the boys were cycling the last leg of their mammoth cycle from Dartmoor to Sete in the South of France. The ride saw them cover nearly 1500km in just under 2 weeks. I think it’s fair to say they had a fantastic time & certainly it’s an experience they’ll remember for … More One Week on & some first thoughts on the adventure
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