coming soon...

to the shop - a lovely 1950s or 60s high chair.

Happy Christmas!

morning sun

The bright, blue, sunny days continue - it must be 3 or 4 weeks since we had rain and full sun is forecast for the next week. No daffodils blooming but it is unseasonably warm. 15º today.

winter light

I'm wrapping parcels and listening to Radio 4. I've just heard that in the UK this November has been the dullest since 1929 with just 36 hours of sunshine.  It makes me even more grateful for our bright Winter sunshine. 

paix/peace

out and about

Out and about in Najac recently. 

Things gradually wearing out or being taken over by plant 

matter (plus a practical storage solution!)

musée de traditions populaires, limogne en quercy

Above the tourist information office in Limogne en Quercy is a delightful little museum. 2 rooms set out as a typical living room and bedroom of the early to mid 20th century and one full of tools. 

One of my favourite things is the one in the photo just above - a tool for clamping together a bundle of faggots and dispensing the string to tie it together with. The faggots would have been used for lighting the bread oven that most houses had (outside the house not in it).

All the objects are numbered and you can consult a list which tells you what their use was. It's closed now for the Winter but will open at Easter next year.