Author Archives: rhbblog

Serendipity

Posted on July 14, 2024 by rhbblog

Trying to plan an itinerary for a Saturday outing in the Gaillac area, I came across the Château-Musée du Cayla. I’d spotted signs in passing on holidays in past years but never taken the plunge to visit. On looking it … Continue reading →

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Changes

Posted on July 13, 2024 by rhbblog

We meandered towards Gaillac this morning and visited the Château de Mayragues for a brief wine tasting and a few bottles to take home. The 12th-century château-fort has been restored from a ruin: the owners bought the vineyard and its … Continue reading →

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Blooming

Posted on July 12, 2024 by rhbblog

Our friend Colin’s garden in Saint-Grat is blooming and colourful. The weather cooperates with timely if not entirely welcome rain. Shirley’s lilies are on their way to their full glories….

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Aquilegia

Posted on May 3, 2024 by rhbblog

In our very wet garden today.

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Spring

Posted on May 1, 2024 by rhbblog
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Snapshot memories

Posted on April 3, 2024 by rhbblog

My much-loved late uncle, Nigel, had this treasured but rather battered photograph that he was rightly proud of and which we were pleased to be able to digitally restore for him some years ago. It shows him at RAF Digby, … Continue reading →

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‘Doing their bit’

Posted on March 12, 2024 by rhbblog

I found this little cutting stashed away in some files I was sorting: I must have seen and labelled it after mum died. It’s probably from the Bradford Telegraph and Argus. A quick search showed that Cllr. Coughlin served in … Continue reading →

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Great-aunt Lillian

Posted on December 1, 2023 by rhbblog

I knew little about my great-aunt Lillian, born 140 years ago today, and to be honest, still don’t really know anything beyond the bare research, which underlines the need to talk to family about family, and more importantly, to listen … Continue reading →

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Turn of the season – random snippets

Posted on October 28, 2023 by rhbblog

The clocks go back tonight. This always brings to mind a surreal conversation years ago with my mother-in-law & her sister, as we drove them back home. My m-i-l was watching a flock of birds flying overhead on their way … Continue reading →

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Birthday memories

Posted on October 17, 2023 by rhbblog

Always a family day to remember as my dad and his sister, born two years apart, shared a birthday. Remembering both of them today, I thought I’d scan a couple more photos from the family albums to mark the occasion. … Continue reading →

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