Making the Most of It.

Today (Saturday) there was not too much sunshine, with rain on and off most of the day that quickly altered the plans to do some outside activities and gardening. 

At midday, noon... we decided to go to town for a quick pickup and as we were heading out we decided to check out an advertised Brocante/ Vide-Grenier in Daglan in the Dordogne.

What a lovely village and deserving of a return visit on a dry, sunny day when we can stroll the streets, alleyways and enjoy a coffee at an outside café.

At the" Brocante/ Vide-Greniers" the die-hard sellers were set up with their wares in the rain sodden grounds, and the dealers with higher quality items were set up inside the  "Salle de Fêtes".

There was a beautiful dining room table with eight chairs that appealed to me today...but again too large for the suitcases.

Another item of interest today was the umbrella stand...but it came with no umbrellas which would have been useful.

An unique umbrella stand.

Some cast iron pots (planters), a bird cage, a garden frog...lots of things to add character to a garden.

What a novel idea...the drawer fronts are made of wine box lids.

What's behind this fence?

A lovely hidden garden.

A street view in Daglan.

The old "Mairie"..the Mayor's office/Town hall.

And behind gate number one.....

Roads Less Travelled

A peek down a side street.

It's funny what you can discover on just an ordinary day.

Monsieur Honey has been moaning about his hair..."I need it cut, it's grown way too fast again!"

Therefore, Tuesday morning we ventured into the village of Salviac to see if there was a Coiffure open, ready and able to provide him with service....we arranged an appointment for 1PM.

With some time (2 hours) on our hands, we wandered the village streets and then decided to go for a drive on some different roads and directions. 

A quick look at the map, and away we went through some rural areas of the Lot and crossed into the Dordogne.

We discovered a vineyard in Bouzic and a lookout tower at Moncalou in the Dordogne both worthy of visits, but we will pick a clear day to climb the stairs to the top of the tower when we will be able to see for miles and miles.

As you can see from the photos, the sky was heavy with dark clouds and threatened rain all day.

We made it back in time for Monsieur Honey's appointment.

One of the many side streets in Salviac.

Making the most of what you have....lovely garden in a tiny alley way.

 An old Café property for sale....what a wonderful courtyard you could create in this space.

Checking out the backyard gardens. Beautiful!

Not quite the Trevi Fountain....but has lots of character...can you see the lion's head spout?

In the background is the lookout tower at Moncalou...with panoramic views.  

We will go back on a clear day.

Ancient river banks.

The bunny rabbit on guard at a country house.

Some of Our Favorite Postcards and Correction Notice!

I was trying to enlarge some photos and in doing so, some of the posts ended up getting moved out of order....the first three posts are older stories...the most recent posts start at:

Making the Most of our Last Days in France

Last Hurrah in Gourdon

We also wanted to share some of our favorite photo postcards of our times in the Lot and Dordogne Valley and also some special times in Collioure on the Mediterranean...the photos are not in any particular order.

This is our final post.

View from dining room window over the back garden at sunset.

The rainbow - photo taken from our bedroom window.



Reflections



My French  "Honey" !

The following eight photos are of Collioure.



Gourdon- street to Market



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