The area manager of the holiday company we advertise with came to evaluate the villa for next years brochure and made a suggestion which has caused us to have a major rethink regarding the shared pool we were going to put in. After thinking things over it now seems that Villa Picholine will now have its own pool in its own land - good job we haven't finished the garden.
So another job has been added to 'my list' and work on this will start this autumn (weather & injuries permitting). There's never a dull moment here.....
The tomato crop has been a rather large one and I have been busy making tomato sauces and chutneys to preserve them for the winter months. Fig chutney is on the stove cooking away as I type this. We also kept the clientele in Villa Picholine supplied with not only tomatoes but home grown lettuce, cucumbers, aubergines and courgettes.
It hasn't all been hard work - we have had visits from 2 of our 3 children and their respective families over the last few weeks. We've spent lazy days by the river and in the pool, walks in the vineyards and the long warm nights sat outside eating and drinking. A wonderful time was had by all and I think we may even have some camping converts in the family after a mini adventure into Spain for a few days.
