All my postcards are special..........

but this one is a

little bit

Xtra

special !

It was sent to me

by my cousin Valerie,

who I have had no

contact with until this

year since 1966!!

Facebook has its Pros and Cons,

This was a Pro :-)

I found a cousin and her daughter

 in South Africa, my second cousin

and his wife in Malta,

a second cousin in Denmark and 

 my cousin Valerie's grown up children,

who contacted her for me.

 To think that

Valerie and her family

have been living in

ITALY

all this time,

so close and we

never knew!

Thank you for the lovely card!

Hopefully see you soon xx

Bloggers meet up .. and wonderful goodies....

Back in September I wrote

about a lovely  lady named Diane

whose blog is called

My life in the Charante.

Diane splits her time between

Fance and the UK, until the

time that her husband can retire,

and the move will be permanant

What a shock and surprise

to find out that we live in the

same English Village.

And we met today!!!

Diane has a  very interesting story, so why not

have a read from the start!!

Look at the wonderful goodies

Diane brought for me..

An assortment of homemade confitures  and a ..........

http://lifeincharente.blogspot.com/search/label/Jams

Pumpkin from her garden...

http://lifeincharente.blogspot.com/2010/09/vegetable-garden-update.html

Great to meet you Diane and a big Thank you for the goodies.

Things are a little bit hectic for Diane at the moment, but

I am sure we will meet up again soon.

Even more from Cahors .........

I am sure they had every herb and spice

you could think of, and many many more!

And a splendid variety of teas too.

LEON GAMBETTA (1838-1882), French statesman,

was born in Cahors on the 2nd of April 1838.

Yes

this really is a donkey with them!!

I thought I was seeing

things at first...

More from Cahors....

As with most French towns,

they are made for strolling

around, trying to take it all in.

Enjoy !!

.................to be continued!!

We are off to the market .. Cahors Market ...

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Cahors is the capital of the Lot department in

South Western France. And about One and half hours

from Cadrieu , where I was staying.

There are markets all over France as

we know, and they all have a their own

specialities. 

But I never could of imagined this market

with the Cathedral looming over it ,

in all its glory.

Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Cahors

The market was buzzing!! 

It is amazing that they have this market

twice a week, .. so many fantastic choices,

 where do you start??

I didn't get a chance to see more of Cahors,

but what I did see, I was very pleased

with, and I would definitely go back.

I do have more photos of Cahors and the

Cathedral to post ..

Sorry for delay .....

Its half term, and grandchildren

are here. Hubby is back today  from

Korea and the Grand Prix , and 

I seem to have a flu bug :-(

Saw these beautiful flowers on 

the market in France..

Very cheery for a cold, wet and 

miserable day .. !

Hope you are all having a good week and 

its not too cold and miserable for you too!

Take care and wrap up warm. 

See you soon.

More photos of the trip to wonderful Figeac ..........

Hope you enjoyed the tour,

 an amazing town,

I really enjoyed it. 

We will go on another trip soon!!

Off to Figeac ....

I took myself on a short bus journey

to this wonderful town.

So much to see, lots of walks, little

lanes to explore and lots of

people watching too!

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 Figeac is the largest town in this part of the Lot region.  A beautifully restored medieval town and a pretty location on the Célé River, you will have lots to explore. All of Figeac's historic sites are described in a wonderful self-guided walking tour of the old city available from the Tourist Information Office.

Click on photos to enlarge.

I  really loved walking around Figeac, even though I was

my own.  I do prefer having someone to share the

day with , and stopping for a cafe or wine.

More to come .. sorry it has taken me so long!!

Thinking Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month ....

Rosa  of Bell'Avventura asked us

if we  would like to take part

in the Thinking Pink Breast Cancer Awareness month,

when we all do blog posts about PINK!!

How could we refuse our lovely  friend and for 
such a great cause close to everyones hearts.

We have also  linked up with Italian  Mamma Felice

and 230  401 other great  bloggers  taking part.

Here are a few of my wonderful friends 

that got back to Rosa.

Linda - News From Italy

Laura - Ciao Amalfi

Rosa - Bell'Avventura Tripping Through Life

Cherrye - My Bella Vita

Lucy - On my way 2 work and Other Stuff  

Donna - Maremma Guide 

Lauren - Mamaquest

Veronika - Modenus Blog

Eleonora - Aglio Olio e Peperoncino

JoAnne - Frutto della Passione  

Michelle - Bleeding Espresso

Think Pink ♥♥

Flowers I would like to share with you ......

I bought these Lilies

last week ...

Now look at them ...............

Click on photos to enlarge.

Thank you for all your wonderful comments.

I have been a bit slow getting my

holiday photos on here, also

a bit behind with going to your blogs too.

Trying to catch up with you ♥♥

Now we are off to Cajarc .....

a town

not that far

from Cadrieu.

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Cajarc is a

wonderful place to roam ,

and as you will see,

is very old,

and full of windy lanes too.

If you call into the
Tourist Information
they will give you a tour map
in English .

Click on photos to enlarge.

The main road encircles the town with its
selection of shops, restaurants and bars,
but it has an interesting old
town in the centre with a peaceful church square.

Cajarc is a place for walkers,
cyclists and campers too.

After walking around the old town
and also a bit of shopping,
I took myself off for a walk
across the bridge.

A Fabulous few hours
I had!!

Something I have just learnt
whilst googling is ..
that Cajarc was very famous
for growing Saffron in the 18th
century but due to social and cultural
changes brought about by the
French Revolution , led to its decline.
It  is now building a new reputation as the
centre for Quercy saffron because in 1998, Aspec,
an association charged with preserving the heritage of the Cajarc area,
 decided to research the history of saffron in the region
and to encourage its revival.

Quercy saffron is now considered to be high quality,
 and sells at around £21 a gram.
And the last Saturday of October is
the Saffron Festival....!!

Montbrun ....near Cadrieu.. France.

is a village not far from

Cadreiu.

A village with lovely walks and views,

and history. 

click on photos to enlarge.

If you open this link  you will see a picture similar

to mine in the top left hand corner of the third collage.

Yep I climbed up to the top..

unfortunately you cannot see much of the

castle !

Thank you Leesa and Barbara ....

for my lovely postcards.

Would  you believe they all came

on the same day !!

Barbara had been to see  friends in

Amiens just an an hour from Paris.

So great that Barbara could go and do

a little bit of travelling, have fun and laughter,

and blue skies too!!

And Leesa sent me cards

from her great trips to

Scotland and Ireland.

Where I know she

had a fantastic time,

meeting new friends!

 Leesa sent this one too!!!

So great when my friends and other bloggers

think of me.

Thank you ♥♥