The bench in our courtyard
Holy stamps Batman!
The ever chronicled changes of our vineyard
OK - yesterday this was just an open field. Today - SHEEP!
Back up from that electric fence...
"I think I feel something tingling in my arm. Oh... this is an electric fence?"
The sheep have a sweet view of Mont Bouquet.
Lance was seriously jealous
and the next day - Sheep, GONE!
Ellie's first figure like drawing
"Me and Baby Cole."
Eglise (church) in Vic - next village over
Ellie eating the homemade chicken soup she helped make with Dad.
Our wood delivery - Lance ordered it in French
He and Ellie stacked it all while Cole and I were in the US (nice timing for me).
First fire with the new, dry, cured (sort of) wood.
Ellie helping out?
After all that stacking - in need of a serious TV break.
Check out that orginization.
Back-up wood pile.
The "garage" in ruin. They say the whole house was like this when they bought it.
Apparently we need a satellite dish to get the five channels we get.
Scary fuel tank - the scary part being the cost to fill it over here! It's sitting in what used to be the "cuvée" -- where they used to store the wine after pressing.
"So this is our heater." The whole system is like something out of the Shining!
Programing it in French - that was fun
"On!" You have no idea what a process it was to get the heat on.
Sunrise out our Salon Hiver (winter living room).
Sunrise coming in the hallway
The turkeys!
Cole trying out a new French look
"Oh, so you want to try to take a holiday card picture of us?"
"That is funny -- good luck!"
"OK, just one."
"OK, now I am OUTTA here."
And done...
And doner.
Thanksgiving day table and giant fireplace
Macy's Day Prade on Sling Box
The glimmer in their eyes.
Not bad looking for $90.00 worth of turkey
Our relaxing meal before half the group got sick
but still managed to get a family photo
Sick Ward after the stomach bug tore through our family.
So now the leaves are all gone in the vineyard
Ohh... the after-thanksgiving sandwich!!!
"Man, I'm cute."
Really, really low-key Marché de Noël.
Um... Santa?
"Don't let go of me, don't let go of me..."
"There is NO WAY that is the real Santa."
You can get kids to do anything with candy
Run Forrest, run!
"Man, this France lifestyle isn't so bad after all."
OK, so maybe not a noticable difference but a machine has come through and trimmed off the unruly vines above the top guide.
"Let there be fire!"
"Peek-
a-boo"
Man hand-trimming the vines.
He must have wondered why was this crazy lady was stopped in the middle of the road taking a picture of him.
Future Jimi Hendrix
Someday these shoes won't be so mini and we'll feel like time flew by!
Cole - half in the bag...
Big girl hair
Oh, my gosh, it does make her look like a big girl!
The day we found evidence of a mouse in the cupboards...Pull everything out!
Christmas lights on 400 year old beams.
ditto
Surprise... it's Nana!
