Posted on January 26, 2009 by Sarah Peyton
And I thought it was only going to get better!
We have just come limping out of the other side of the worst storm to hit since 1999!
We were woken at 5am on Saturday morning by fierce winds and horrible noises…too scary to be lying awake in bed, just inches from the roof. I took Diddy [...]
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Posted on December 11, 2008 by Sarah Peyton
In my quest to stay abreast with all things current, I subscribe to Google alerts. One of my alerts is ‘Aquitaine’. Quite often I will get an alert something along the following lines….‘$7750 top a WA’s first blonde female sale’ or ‘Blondes reach record price at Ulverston’. At first this was quite shocking…had I inadvertantly [...]
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Posted on February 25, 2007 by Sarah Peyton
I keep reading in the news about the Asian killer hornets, Vespa velutina, that are devastating the bee population of Aquitaine.
The hornets escaped from a consignment of Chinese pottery in 2004 and have been spreading North, enjoying the warm climate. Fears are that the hornets will eventually make their way up through France to England.
Although they can give a [...]
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Posted on February 10, 2007 by Sarah Peyton
There have been some beautiful pictures added to the Aquitaine Captured group on Flickr over the past few weeks. They are truly awe inspiring!Take a look for yourselves, I’m sure you will agree!
If you feel inspired and want to add some of your own Aquitaine photos, it is free and easy to join. We would love [...]
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Posted on November 23, 2006 by Sarah Peyton
I recently set up a group on Flikr entitled ‘Aquitaine Captured’. I thought it would be a great way for people to share their photographs of the region; to showcase the beauty and variety that is to be found there.
I think you will agree, that so far there are some stunning pictures to be found…what a magnificent [...]
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