Le Relais de Saux
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Les Étoiles de Pau sont trés beau
Saturday did not look like it promised much at first glance. The bitter cold rain from the night before left a fog that surrounded us all morning. Charlotte, her sister, boyfriend and I packed our bags and squished into the car. We embarked on our two hour ride to the Pyrénées, the land of breathtaking mountains, snow, and world-famous horses and horseback riders competing that weekend.
The compact (and compacted) car sludged its way through the mud that was supposed to be ...
Cushings Disease a le Casino? Mais oui.
Charlotte and I were allowed to leave the clinic early on thursday to attend a lecture (slash marketing promotion for vets) on Cushings Disease in Horses. Despite having this privilege we were still late for the conference.
My iPhone's GPS stopped working (looks like the AT&T staff did not keep their promise... again) and Charlotte's GPS is so old that it did not recognize newly constructed roads and thus directed us ...
Bonnie and Clyde -simples!
... though still part feral. She already has two cats and it was becoming a problem, so Stefan persuaded me to have one. Of course, as with past history, we all know that it is difficult to split up brother and sister, so in for a penny, in for a pound. Clyde is a ginger Tom and Bonnie a pretty tabby with a kink in her tail. I bet I know exactly who their dad is; the cat that last year ate half a pound of butter off the table on the terrace when my back was turned! ...
The Pyrenees
... big enough so a 3rd church was built underground which holds 20 to 30 thousand worshipers. On entering it looks as though you
are walking into an underground car park but when you get to the bottom and turn the corner the size of the space takes your breath away. It is vast!
On leaving the cathedral we passed along a bustling narrow street full of tourist shops selling tat; plastic bottles for water from the shrine, glow in ...
Cock-a-doodle do or cock-a-doodle don"t
... with high winds and a not so young and daring painter ( ! ) we are going to have to get hold of some sort of scaffolding to do the high bits. It doesn’t help that everything needs sanding down and at least 3 coats due to being left for so long. I am sure we will get there – one thing we do have is time! Fortunately the weather has been great,if a little too hot with temperatures into the 30s, so progress is steady but thorough.
Our neighbour ...