Holiday gites in Poitou-Charentes
Two lovely self catering cottages with a swimming pool in South West France
Fruit and vegetables from Lezay market
Having bought some fresh fish at Lezay market for a BBQ with some visiting friends we needed some fruit and veg. For our friends it made a pleasant change from their usual supermarket experience back in England.
Classic Car Touring in Poitou-Charentes
We’ve had a fine spring and summer of classic car enthusiasts staying with us and making the most of the open and empty roads in our classic cars and theirs.
Spills and thrills at the Circuit des Remparts 2016
This annual festival of historic street racing in Angoulême is a date for everybody with even a passing interest in old cars. The city is just rammed with cars from early vintage to modern classics and the smell of Castrol R pervades the air on race day.
Fresh fish from Lezay Market
It’s the beginning of September and still 32 degrees with blue skies. Time for a BBQ with some good friends who have traveled from England to be with us this week.
Tuesday is market day at Lezay, just a few minutes drive away from us in Vanzay. In fact there’s a market every day in one of the nearby towns so there’s never a day when fresh produce isn’t available.
Fruits from our garden
We’re both foodies so we’ve taken advantage of the long summers here in Poitou-Charente by planting a few fruit trees, nurturing our vines and growing what we can.
Summer 2016 has been particularly warm (some might say hot) and dry. Perfect for holidays and swimming in the pool and seemingly perfect for our fruit trees too.
Holiday gites in Poitou-Charentes 
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