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September 24, 2019

THE ARDECHE IN FRANCE (1)

Last week we returned from our holiday in France, this year we visited the Ardeche, known for the many rocks, a popular holiday destination in Summer and full of French charm.

The Ardeche is situated in the South-West of France, a 1000 kilometer travel for us.

**THIS IS A TYPICAL VIEW FOR THE ARDECHE**

Normally there is enough water for canoeing but as the whole of Europe is suffering a lot from drought canoeing is not an option at the moment.

**THESE MOUNTAINS ARE MADE BY VULCANIC ERUPTIONS ABOUT 8 MILLION** **YEARS AGO**

**MOST HOUSES ARE MADE BY THESE ROCKS TOO**

**I JUST LOVED THIS LITTLE TERRACE WITH A ROOF OF A GRAPEVINE**

**DARK GREEN TALL CYPRESSES. LOVE THEM !!**

We stayed in a lovely B&B as we always do when we visit France. I’ll show you more pictures of France in my next blog.

Have a great week !

September 4, 2019

WHAT SEASON ARE WE IN ??

It is the beginning of August and for us it is the middle of Summer but the heath and drought have ruined a lot of plants so now it looks like Autumn.

It is the second year in a row, I think we should start looking for plants that tolerate more heath and more drought.

I took this picture 2 days ago and now this tree is almost bare, all the yellow leafs have gone with the wind.

My gernaniums look all death, luckily I know they’ll come back when we have had a lot of rain and lower temperatures.

Even the hen’s and chicks are burned !!!! I have put most of my plants in pots in the shade but as we may not use the waterhose cos of the drought, I have to water them by hand, a huge job.

Have a great weekend all !

July 15, 2019

You probably think I’m crazy but I am excited to have a new pad on my cactus, I started with one pad 2 years ago, last year I got a new pad and this year I got another one. I know for some people this is just weed as it grows very well where it is native but I live in Belgium and that is not exactly cactus paradise.