To you all.....

 .... a very merry Christmas, wherever you are in the world, we hope you have a wonderful time over the festive period!
It's a very mild Christmas morning here, 9 degrees and very calm weather wise so no hard frost or snow for the next few days apparently but the house is looking very festive with all its decorations and cards!
Below, a picture taken from the top of the valley on a wonderful walk last week on the country tracks to Tursac, showing Les Granges in the middle of the picture, you can see the blue shutters of the house if you look carefully!

Postal Christmas greetings!

Received in the post a couple of days ago, this hand made envelope which also had an equally impressive card inside, was sent to us by a Belgian couple who are staying in one of our gites over the christmas and new year period.
As it is addressed to 'Mr & Mrs Paul Ward, family and good friends, it's obviously intended for everyone including our blog followers, so have a Joyeux Noel everyone!

Work completed!

Exactly 12 months ago I posted some pictures of our church in Le Moustier clad in scaffolding and with the curved end of its stone roof stripped, at last, the exterior has been completed with new stone and all stone work re-pointed. The new roof is going to take a while to 'weather' but it all looks excellent after all the work.
Below, a picture taken during yesterdays beautiful cool, crisp afternoon walk looking toward Le Moustier bridge from the river bank opposite Le Roque St Christophe, I really do love this time of year!