Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Birds eye view!

Ever wondered what Le Manoir des Granges looks like to one of the buzzards or black kites that circle over head, well this is exactly the view as captured by a neighbour whilst being given a tour of the area in a gyrocopter last month. Clearly visible is the complete area of our grounds as well as the track to the rear of the property that leads to the fantastic view point of the Cote de Jor plus the track opposite our drive that takes you to the lovely riverside walks down river toward Tursac or up to the Le Paradis campsite.

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

My passion for old tins!

In the spring of 2013 a couple came to stay, Jim & Maureen, originating from Scotland, who now live in Canada. During their stay at that time we talked about my collection of and interest in old tins to which Jim said when they returned one day he would bring me some that he'd got in his workshop.
We have kept in touch with them since and to our delight they returned this year for 3 weeks in July especially to see the Tour de France pass by. Sure enough on the day they arrived they produced a plastic bag with the tins (above). Amongst them, a very appropriate Ogdens Walnut Sliced tobacco tin and to my surprise a Boots Blackcurrant Pastilles tin, the last time I'd seen one of these was as a child whenever I had a sore throat and cough my Mum always bought these for me!
 Another little surprise (and here's the Scottish link) inside one of the small tins was an old match box, as you can see, it is what it says on the packet, a box with the smallest bottle of scotch whisky I have ever seen.
Many many thanks Jim & Maureen for bringing them all the way from your home in Canada, all will be displayed very soon in my display cabinet which many of our guests have already seen and admired in the main house!