4th November. The putting of the clocks back last weekend reminded me that Autumn is making a belated appearance in these parts. We lit our woodburner last night.. The Adour was hidden in seasonal mist the other morning. I was further reminded of this by a welcome email from Perry & Caroline. They're a charming Anglo-Dutch couple who live in on the border of the Gers and the Hautes-Pyrénées a couple of hours to the east of us. This is the real France profonde..(aka "Here be dragons" country!) Perry is a very talented artist whose cartoons always make me laugh. This one on the right captures the essence of the onset of Autumn here.. with that unmistakable smell of roasting chestnuts. Here's another one of his that tickled me..!
Mamie Wilkinson
