This
is a very belated blog for the October retreat – sorry girls I have been busy
painting and our internet seems to be suffering a bit from the renovation work!
Regular guests Diane, Sue, Veronica & Pat brought along two other lovely
ladies from their knitting group – Jan and Linda. We had a magic week for the
end of October – a wonderful Indian summer with autumnal shades and brilliant
blue skies. The first morning we set off
for the brocante at Annepont – there were so many stalls we had to race around
the last half to get home in time for lunch, everyone clutching their bargains ranging
from vintage oil cans, large vases to hand-made baskets and potted herbs.
On Tuesday we had a day out in La Rochelle, shopping and
sightseeing. Starting with a quick visit to the aquarium shop
then on to the market
coffee at the beautiful cafe de la Paix followed by lunch of moules & galettes at Le Vieux Port
finished off with ice creams and a paddle in the sea! Not bad for October.
Wednesday was a visit to Saintes for shopping for Christmas decs in Maison du Monde and sightseeing
and on Thursday a trip to Cognac for yarn shopping in les petites Mailles and yarn and fabric in Tissus Bonnet
A busy week, and believe it or not they even managed to cram
in a little knitting and crochet!
