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Last weekend Pan and I decided to go fly a kite.  When we were in Rhode Island last summer (sweet sweet Newport...) we bought an awesome kite.  A competition kite, but, unfortunately there wasn't enough wind in Newport to actually fly the kite.  Ironic, I know.  So we took it out for another spin, and it worked out ok.  Here are some pics.  I got a little carried away with my photo editor...  so the pics aren't actually representative of the weather.  =)

We went to "le roquet" which is on top of a mountain and it's a big piece of land that belongs to our favorite shepherd.  The view is amazing, and the air is fresh, and there's wind.  There are also bales of hay, sheep, cows, and wind mills.  A s**t load of windmills.  Take a look!

all organic. =)

So lately I've been spending a lot of time in the vegetable garden...  It's quite refreshing and nice to see things grow and evolve.  A few months back I planted lots of seeds and small small plants.  Now I have HUGE plants and lots of vegetables.  Not everything is ripe for the picking, but soon...  So far we have eaten onions, garlic, potatoes, salads, radishes, and some cherry tomatoes.  Soon we will be able to eat eggplant, zucchini, tomatoes, carrots, peppers, cauliflower, cucumbers and beets.  And in the fall melons, pumpkins, and leeks.   If you click here you can see what some of these plants looked like soon after I planted the seeds.  Huge difference.

cherry tomatoes

yes, I did eat all the ripe red ones.  delish.

tomatoes

onions

pumpkins.

beet roots.

a red bell pepper

soon to be eggplant

an eggplant

my huge zucchini plants...

love that zucchini

cauliflower

hot peppers

soon to be cucumbers...

cauliflower, beets, and peppers, all in a row

canteloup

it's ok to dream...

So a friend of ours lives in this small village not too far away.  His neighbor died a few months ago and well, we just fell in love.  It's not for sale yet, but sometime soon...

Ok it's not a beautiful chateau... but it's a house.  Not what we're interested in, but it's a plus!  Take off the stucco to reveal the stones...  Anyways...

Theres the barn in the back that we love and that we'd turn into our house.  The green house is behind us and if you go through that little door in the middle, you go too the garden.

Theres the garden with the amazing view.  The weather wasn't so great that day, so you can't see all the mountains in the distance, but you get the idea.

One hectar of land to the right of the property..  to the tree line.

The barn from the "view" side, the view is down behind me.

Can't you imagine a huge bay window overlooking the valley and mountains??  Actually, two bay windows.  One on the 2nd floor (the living room) and one on the ground floor (the parental suite).

yes, that view!

To the right, it's a garage I guess, with a stone wine cellar underground.  If you go through that little door you arrive at the green house and the street.

Isn't it just wonderful?  Lots of work though!