summer crescendo

With a bank holiday on the Thursday this weekend was long and intense. Trevor's band played all day on Thursday at a medieval fete,
























Friday evening at a marché gourmande

























and Saturday evening at a village meal.


Three days/nights in a row was tough going especially for those members of the band still working for a living!

















In fact it has been a busy summer all round for the band but who would wish it any other way - certainly not me - it gets us out and about , we meet up with and make new friends, I get to dance and TC gets to play music.




As always there have been far too many fetes and festivals to fit in around the band and other social life but how good to have so much choice ( and do have our annual favourites - as in can't miss /won't miss now)!

Moules a la paille Puylagarde

Chez nous we have had lots of fun with visitors, the weather has been HOT  (too much at times) , folk'n'jazz has had two successful summer concerts so far, we had a lovely few days away in les Landes to see our son and his family on holiday, we have enjoyed time entertaining at home and being on our own at home, the veg garden is being bountiful - altogether a very satisfactory summer season.



I love the influx of tourists to the area and the added buzz they bring to the area
but this week is beginning to mark the end of the season, campsites are preparing to close up, gite and chambre d'hôtes owners saying au revoir to their last guests of the summer. Luckily for us there is still time left to continue enjoying the outdoors, the pool and the fruits ( well vegetables) of our labours, We have our extra season  - l'été indien to look forward to

                           
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