I did not sleep last night and I mean all night – wide awake. This is the second time this has happened since we got here. Oh well, could be worse… We took advantage of the market in Penvenan this Read More …
As Jan & Peter were fresh off of a grueling cruise week and a few days each in Amsterdam and Paris, they were quite happy to hang around and catch their breath, starting with the sleep of the dead in Read More …
Yesterday, Wednesday, we started to get ready for the arrival of Janice and Peter today. Although we were provided with plenty of bedding and towels, I chose to do some laundry as I wanted to change our sheets, too. I Read More …
Will this wind ever stop??? We had to close most of the windows last night as there was a whole lot of rattling going on. I seriously needed weights in my shoes to go out today. Fortunately, I did not Read More …
Today, we were up early to say goodbye to our friends 🙁 Laundry day! I figured out how to use the washing machine, which took approx 1.5 hours to run through an eco cycle – yikes! I seem to remember Read More …
Steve and I have been keeping ourselves busy this past week so opted to stay in bed on Saturday when the others chose to visit the market in nearby Penvenan. They thoroughly enjoyed it and came back with Vietnamese treats Read More …
If you’re ever in the area, you MUST make the effort to visit Mont Saint Michel, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. What an architectural wonder, starting with a dream in 700AD and spanning almost every century up to, and including, Read More …
We seem to be forming a pattern of lazy mornings… but we’ve (finally) figured it out. There are so many daylight hours here at this time of year, noon feels like 8am, 6pm feels like noon, and bedtime feels like Read More …
No one seemed to be in a big hurry today, which suited us just fine. We slept in again but, this time, we had a much better breakfast – crepes, breads, cheeses, patés, strawberries, honey, jams, eggs – from a Read More …
Following a late evening in which we all got caught up, we all had a bit of a sleep in this morning, then cobbled together a reasonable breakfast from our combined spoils. Never before have I been so excited to Read More …