October 5th 2008  Europe » France » Midi-Pyrénées » Ariege
Another incident packed weekend. Saturday: Fête de la Figue. We went all the way to Mas d’Azil for this, partly because it’s a very pretty journey further west into the Pyrenees, and p ... 19 photos [full story]

October 2nd 2008  Europe » France » Midi-Pyrénées » Ariege
Things you wouldn’t read about in the Harrogate Advertiser: Front page news in today’s La Dépêche du Midi: ‘Beehives attacked by bears’ & ‘Vultures attack young lamb ... 13 photos [full story]

July 31st 2008  Europe » France » Midi-Pyrénées » Ariege
We’ve just spent the evening with the hunting association of Dun, a village near here. No hunting pink in sight. French hunters have an informal motto: ‘If it moves, you could eat it&rsq ... [full story]

July 28th 2008  Europe » France » Midi-Pyrénées » Ariege
Sunday’s often our walking day with the Rando del’Aubo. Not this week, not for Malcolm - he’s still nursing a poorly back. But I went - the excuse was that if it was a good walk I ... 12 photos [full story]

June 15th 2008  Europe » France » Midi-Pyrénées » Ariege
Busy times this week again. Because the weather’s been intermittently awful (locally, floods closed roads and houses were inundated) we’ve kept busy at home, rushing out in a deluge one l ... 6 photos [full story]

June 8th 2008  Europe » France » Midi-Pyrénées » Ariege
This week began quite badly, in my head, with bouts of homesickness and doubts about being here. But the real low preceded my suddenly feeling better about things. On Tuesday, I suddely felt I 'belo ... 8 photos [full story]

May 31st 2008  Europe » France » Midi-Pyrénées » Ariege
As part of a wonderful 10 day festival, Journées Nature de Midi-Pyrenees, held throughout the region, we went on a great nature ramble about 10 miles from our house. The course leaders were all earne ... 7 photos [full story]

May 27th 2008  Europe » France » Midi-Pyrénées » Ariege
....... it rained quite a lot. But we had a great time anyway. Lots of relaxing meals with plenty of eating and drinking involved. We explored the heights near Tarascon again, striding sturdily up t ... 14 photos [full story]

May 27th 2008  Europe » France » Midi-Pyrénées » Ariege
I just wanted to show you a few photos that we took more than a fortnight ago - before we had a week in England, before our last visitors came, because we had such fun. Tarascon is about half an ho ... 7 photos [full story]

May 3rd 2008  Europe » France » Midi-Pyrénées » Ariege
It was a few days ago that we first saw the posters - 'XVIieme Rallye des Poilus', accompanied by a watercolour picture of several turn-of-the-20th-century cars and elegantly attired Edwardian ladies ... 10 photos [full story]