Mercadiol

12/10/2022

Back in the ‘barrel room’ for a summer bbq. July 2022

31/12/2019

30/09/2019

Perfect autumn day.

30/09/2019

And the cattle numbers have just about doubled — thirteen calves.

30/09/2019

Autumn days, afternoon light, La Vieille Grange, with the fields and courtyard refreshed by a few days of welcome rain. And a rather good crop of tomatoes still ripening.

20/09/2019

Riding down the hill from Mercadiol. Charlotte can take you on a scenic ride leaving from her farm below Chateau Fenelon, only 5 mins walk from La Vieille Grange, along country lanes and woodland tracks, often passing through Mercadiol.

19/09/2019

This morning’s figs. This afternoon, fig jam ... autumn at La Vieille Grange.

17/08/2019

You’ll often see a balloon or two drifting over Mercadiol, but it’s not usual for them to land in the field below, as this one did. All was well, vans were waiting for it, and it was a bit of evening entertainment for those in the village.

15/08/2019

‘The Loop’, a 3 km walk from La Vieille Grange. Go early for wildlife, this morning, deer.

12/07/2019

Bees and butterflies busy in the lavender, La Vieille Grange.

10/07/2019

Summer in the garden, La Vieille Grange.

05/07/2019

Window sill, La Vieille Grange.