At the beginning of June we all got together to celebrate our friend Dave's special birthday - an excellent do!
The next week friends Gaynor &Tim organised a visit over to the vineyards of Renaud Desbourdes at 'Domaine de la Marinières' near Panzoult,15 minutes east of Chinon. The visit included a tour of the vines in English by the son of the owner followed by a generous tasting and then a picnic lunch which had been contributed by everyone.This of course was washed down by complimentary wine from estate - something we will hopefully be repeating next year.
At the restaurant in Barrou I got a chance to sing a few songs and Pauline joined other locals dancing around the fire that is lit to welcome in the summer solstice (although a week early, so as not to clash with the 'Fete de la Music' perhaps). It was the first major event for Catherine & Pascal at the restaurant and it went very well which must be satisfying for them after all their hard work.
Dominique and I kicked off the 'Fete de la Musique' weekend (as 'Old Hat') at Le Petit Pressigny then again at the event the next night in Le Grand-Pressigny
Here is a clip of me murdering Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah'
and one of a walk around the beautiful gardens at Descartes at the end of the month.
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