Le Tilleul

21/06/2020

Probably the last posting on my ‘Le Tilleul’ page after a farewell soirée with a few friends 😢
I have spent the some of the happiest times in 14 years of my life here, met some really wonderful people: both neighbours and visitors and leaving it all behind is very tough, albeit excited to move on and discover another part of this wonderful country I am so happy to call ‘home’. To quote A.A.Milne ‘Winnie the Pooh’ “How lucky I
am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard”

Probablement le dernier message sur ma page "Le Tilleul" après une soirée de départ avec quelques amis 😢
J'ai passé les 14 années les plus heureuses de ma vie ici, j'ai rencontré des gens vraiment merveilleux : des voisins et des visiteurs, et il est très difficile de laisser tout cela derrière soi, même si je suis enthousiaste à l'idée d'aller de l'avant et de découvrir une autre partie de ce merveilleux pays que je suis si heureuse d'appeler "chez moi". Pour citer A.A.Milne "Winnie l'ourson", "Quelle chance j'ai d'avoir quelque chose qui rend les adieux si difficiles".

29/10/2019

Mon cèpe énorme (22 cm) ... “champignon” du monde ?? 🤔

12/10/2019

It’s that time of year again ... and within an hour this afternoon, collected about 75 euros worth of mushroom merchandise ! Not for sale though, sizzled in olive oil and garlic then boxed for the freezer.
Ex-cèpe-tionel ! 😋

19/07/2019

Drone footage of Le Tilleul, 24470 Milhac de Nontron : www.selfcateringholidaysfrance.com

17/07/2019

Still trying to upload drone video footage from Saturday, but in the meantime 3 overhead photos ... really pleased with the results, but the garden already looking very dry for mid July 🥵😎

28/06/2019

It is so,so hot ! But there is some relief hiding in a shaded corner of the garden under the perfumed jasmine, and swimming after dark !!

21/06/2019

Aaaagh .... too hot !! 🥵

21/05/2019

This morning’s garden visitor !

27/02/2019

Just your average busker at Piegut market today!

25/12/2018

https://www.facebook.com/129065060586534/videos/746053159105285/

24/11/2018

Admiring the results of a short dog walk in the woods this afternoon, although I think crepe season is rapidly drawing to an end 😕

29/10/2018

There are, of course some advantages to this time of year ... and tasty ones too !! Today’s offering from the woods :

27/10/2018

Autumn arrived today 😔 - upside is the fire lit and a potée au choux simmering in the kitchen: bliss !

21/10/2018

That time of the year again. After 12 years in Dordogne the autumn migration of the grues (grey cranes)never ceases to impress me, both the sight and sound are just amazing!

16/06/2018

16/06/2018

She’s “Simply the Best” !!!!

16/06/2018

We have been privileged to have hosted some really lovely people over the last 12 years (many of whom are now Facebook friends), and this last fortnight has been no exception.... fortunate to have met a genuine lady and her wonderful daughter Susan. Susan has walked the dogs with us every day, amused us with her singing, dancing and honest enthusiasm, and I feel blessed to have met her, and now deeply saddened by her absence.... but she says she loves it here and is DEFINITELY coming back. We can’t wait, and I’m sure she will !! Miss You Susan ###

02/06/2018

A hint of summer ....

21/05/2018

https://www.facebook.com/pg/royalmarine315/posts/?ref=page_internal

Costa Brava (Roses) - 2 bedroom apartment in secure complex (pool,Wifi, & lift with fantastic views)

14/05/2018

Et voila! Wok fried sesame salmon with wild asparagus from our neighbours field 😋

21/04/2018

Have started the outside spring cleaning .... a week of jet washing and lawn mowing whilst the sun is out !

03/12/2017

Mmmmmm ..... nothing beats a Sunday roast !!

22/11/2017

Collected just over 2 kilos of pieds de mouton (hedgehog mushrooms) this week ... gently fried in olive oil and garlic, and now all boxed up in the freezer 😋

26/09/2017

Well that's the last time I try and write a poem in french and post it ... it must be awful! I wrote it Sunday eve feeling v.sad. We've had a large stag in the woods nearby "calling" for a few weeks as it's the rutting season. The hunters were in the same woods Sunday morning, 4 gun shots rang out before lunchtime, and since then - silence .... makes me so angry 😡!!

Le Cerf (The Stag). Jill Johnson

Ta voix, mon Roi, ta voix,
Elle est perdue
Dans les bois ?
ta voix…

C’est la nuit encore,
Et pour les raisons obscures
La forêt pleure en silence.
Les jeunes prétendants
Sur terre verdoyant
Plus doux ce soir,
Non menacé.
Ton entourage dispersé;
Ton trône detruit,
Où t’on t-ils pris?

Où est le Roi ?
Meurtrier de masse,
Les soldats ‘la chasse’?
Quel homme est élevé avec une arme
Detruire un monarque sans une larme?
Sa proie,
mon Roi.

Tu es muet mais
La chouette
Elle crie plus forte,
“Il est mort, Il est mort”.
Ta voix, mon Roi,
Ta voix ?

Jamais plus je crois ….

25/09/2017

Le Cerf (The Stag). Jill Johnson

Ta voix, mon Roi, ta voix,
Elle est perdue
Dans les bois ?
ta voix…

C’est la nuit encore,
Et pour les raisons obscures
La forêt pleure en silence.
Les jeunes prétendants
Sur terre verdoyant
Plus doux ce soir,
Non menacé.
Ton entourage dispersé;
Ton trône detruit,
Où t’on t-ils pris?

Où est le Roi ?
Meurtrier de masse,
Les soldats ‘la chasse’?
Quel homme est élevé avec une arme
Detruire un monarque sans une larme?
Sa proie,
mon Roi.

Tu es muet mais
La chouette
Elle crie plus forte,
“Il est mort, Il est mort”.
Ta voix, mon Roi,
Ta voix ?

Jamais plus je crois ….

23/09/2017

Et encore le saison pour les cepes! 😋

01/07/2017

Little owl mayhem here this evening.... all four have departed the nest over the dining room ceiling (blissfully quiet now) and are embarking on a crash course of flying lessons through the strawberries, launching themselves off the pergola and skidding on the wet patio ! Quite a circus ..

27/06/2017

When the heat of the day has abated, the garden visitors appear !!

20/06/2017