Holiday Time

Hill above Les Omergues

 Hello again,

One of the many upsides of being a high school teacher in France is the great holidays. It's true, while we're 'in school,' the hours are long for teachers and students alike: from 8am to 6pm many days of rhe week. However all those hours crammed together in the classroom give us all a darn good excuse to relax once the school year is all done and dusted. As soon as we were 'out,' I took the kids down to Les Omergues in Provence while Ben, bless his cotton socks, stayed and worked on the 'Big House' (more of that later).

What would Provence be without a little lavender?

We had a lovely few weeks as the kids and I were able to enjoy, once again, the dusty walks, the sandy rivers, the baking heat, the generosity and the grandeur of Provence.

How many hours did we spend in  the Jabron?

Such freedom, with a paddling pool, some of the cutest dressing up clothes in the universe, and lots of books and drawing stuff, meant that Jack and Emma were really able to' chill out'.

That's my boy, looking quite young and innocent!

For the annual village fête, there were nights of dancing and fireworks raining down, and also a sports day - with dunking for lemons, races, and square boules !

Competing in local sports day!

The holidays weren't without danger, as Jack discovered on many an occasion. Here, he's just discovered what happens when you surf down a hillside on your tummy ... at least he got some good looking fossils in return :-)

That's what happens if you look to hard for fossils!

Emma, meanwhile, got herself into equal amounts of trouble... but mostly when she was dressed as a bee!

Emma, the bee!

And I guess that's just the way the cookie crumbles!

hoping your cookie is crumbling the best way possible!
Robynxxxx