Many moons ago, we were thrilled to find out that the Eardleys could come to visit us again in France - the 3rd year in a row that we have spent some time together!!
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| It's been a tough year for Emma and she needed a break |
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| Visitors are a good excuse to get out and about - especially in August when there is soooo much to do |
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| This was medieval day in Monflanquin |
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| Lovable Nell |
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| and her drinking horn |
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| We watched a dramatic tale with horses - the blind knight |
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| Most of our gang |
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| One day, the parents went out for lunch |
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| A lovely time was had |
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| and when we got home, we discovered that the children had set themselves a lovely table but not consumed any lunch... |
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| Instead, Nell was hitting the bottle at age 8 |
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| Clearly it was time to put them to work |
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| and work they did |
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| 20 centimes for every dandelion root they dug up (but they need to show the root) |
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| Nell was tickled with the 5 euros she earned |
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| And Sophie earned even more!! (10.50) |
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| Meanwhile, the older ones went on a massive blackberry picking trip and were rewarded with our praise, a bit of cash and a lovely tart. |
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| Speaking of lovely, look at this sweet cheddar that the Eardleys brought us |
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| Don't break my heart |
There don't seem to be any photos of the lovely afternoon canoeing the Dordogne. But we saw them quickly when we passed through Brighton.
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| xoxoxo |
