01/05/2026
So sitting here under our covered area, waiting for the timer on the pasta to ping. It has not been a bad day, the temperatures have been in the twenties with the threat of thunderstorms which can be very localised.
As today is a bank holiday in France we have spent most of our time in the garden. We planted another couple of tomato plants and four green beans, hope we have better success with the beans this year. Our potatoes, planted in stages, are going strong and the other tomatoes looking quite healthy. We harvested our first crop of broad beans on Wednesday which produced 230g of beans, have had another go today but we haven’t de podded them yet. We still have our beds of potatoes, onions, beetroot, carrots, courgettes and aubergines doing well.
So if Mr Tangerine Man decides on another excursion and things get even messier then we should be ok for veg. That said I am not sure on the meat option, taking down a wild boar with a .177 air rifle may be a bit of a challenge.
