A Morning Off

A few days ago as the sun rose I was greeted by a sparkling frosty scene outside my bedroom window and thought to myself how lucky I am to live in such a charming, peaceful place.

The view of the sun rising from our bedroom window

On mornings like this there is only one thing to do and that is to forget work and to get out into the countryside with two of my favourite fellas and to go for a country bike ride.

It's no doubt a strange sight for the locals to see an English woman with a silly 1920's style hat whizzing past them on her Miss Marple bicycle with two hounds dragging her along but it's not only great fun but very practical as most of the time I don't need to pedal and Jake and Oscar get lots of exercise.  

Oscar and Jake - who needs horse-power?

The countryside in the Charente-Maritime region of France is very flat which makes cycling (when necessary) very easy and from my rather unorthodox chariot the changing seasons and the vineyards are truly a joy to behold.

I take the boys out every day (which can be a pain) but days like these are among my favourites and really help to clear my mind and give me ideas for my business.

I am very privaliged to live in France and to be lucky enough to do a job I love buying and selling trucs but as with all things there is always room for improvement which would be easily remedied if some kind person would open a cosy, dog- friendly hostelry nearby!

A panoramic view with our house somewhere in the distance