Aici sèn pla

This blog started as a daily record to mark our fifth year at Segala. Daily it did not turn out to be but after the year I have decided to continue as an occasional diary - after all I do still like it here or "aici sen pla".


Its our fifth year living at Segala. I have decided to try to mark this year with a daily post ( some days it will be just a photo) of our life over the year. I have trawled my brain for witty titles without success then I remembered the slogan on the T shirts at the fête in Espinas in the summer.


A friend translated it from the occitan for us. It seems to mean something along the lines of I like it here. Very apt for us, "I like it here " is a refrain we use to each other at least daily so that's the plan - Aici sén pla - a year of daily musings from a contented retired expat who thinks herself damned lucky every single day.


Thursday, 4 December 2014

winter warmth



The banana plants in our pool garden are a big feature in the summer and this year they have been spectacular. Its always a problem working out whether to try to protect them over the winter or cut them down. They do come back from the root if you cut them back but last year we overwintered one and it got huge this year so we are trying again.






We have used all the dry leaves collected from the garden which is a bonus as there are so many to deal with and we often resort to burning some. The result is not too unsightly so we will wait and see what the winter does.

All is now under control with Kidsmas preparations - someone told me today snow is forecast on Saturday, I hope not until after our journey.

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