Mas Saint Antoine

Keryn Webster

Actually they are what I would call Chooks - thats kiwi slang for you.  We got four of them last Saturday and they are just wonderful and so easy to train.  It can often take them a while to settle in and start laying but so far we are getting 2 eggs a day so at least two of them are pretty relaxed.  The eggs are small but an eggs an egg - right !.  I've managed so far to keep them at their end of the property and they are starting to understand that the gites are for guests and not to be used for them to party at.  We've named them after our parents which we're not sure whether they are happy about or not.  Each has their own personality and will come running or flying when I call for them - of course I think it has something to do with the food in my hand and boy do they like their food.  I think I am now going to be known as the crazy chicken lady as I walk around calling our chook chook chook in the mornings and afternoons.

Come vist us to meet them !

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Keryn Webster

We've now got nice little mounds of dirt around the garden where the moles or a mole is digging and sleeping.  I've tried to send Poodle our cat out at night on Reconnaissance but shes not having any of it - what cat whats to get up from a nice warm throne (thats what her pillow is named) and head out into the cold of the night.....not our Poodle !  I really don't want to kill them but if they keep digging then it could be me camped out over night to catch them.

Its been a lovely warm week and the fruit trees are starting to bud.  It won't be long before we get blossoms.  All of the bulbs have poked up their heads but it will be a while before we see any flowers.  Looking at the long term forecast we are expecting cold weather again next week so that will slow them down a little.

Its spring cleaning time, oh the joy of it all.  While I feel Sadie the cleaning lady K2 (kerrin) is busy renovating a couple of bathrooms.  Hopefully all will be done before our first guests arrive shortly.  I've also been quite handy with a paint brush but came to halt today as the paint I was going to use had frozen solid from the big freeze we had a couple of weeks back.  Even thawing it didn't turn it back into useable paint.  Down to the paint shop I go.

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Keryn Webster

We've just spent a glorious 2 months down under in our home country of New Zealand with stop overs in Perth and Singapore.  We had a wonderful time and although it was not a hot summer like we experience here in the South of France it was still nice to see the sun and enjoy the warmth. 

I never make New Years resolutions as I am one for breaking them but I have made a list of must do's this year and one of them is to write to our blog more often than not.  So do check back here now and then to see whats happening at Mas Saint Antoine.

Our wonderful guardians, ex guests, now good friends left a couple of days ago after looking after the Mas and our cat Poodle whislt we were away.  Over the whole two months they were here they had only 1 day of rain.  We arrived back to what felt more like spring than winter but that soon changed.

Today we woke up to rain and then it was snowing although it was to wet for it to settle and make the place look white.  We are expecting very cold temps over the coming days, around -10 due to the mistral arriving.  But we hope to still see the sun.  Theres much work to be done in the gardens before we open up.

Hope you all had a happy Xmas and New Year as we did and WATCH THIS SPACE or should I say WATCH THIS BLOG

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