The last alfresco dinner?

Had friends over for dinner last night and as the temperature touched 30 degrees it seemed like a great chance to dine alfresco. It turned out to be perfect as the evening temperature provided a great accompaniment to a fun night.

In the still of the night.

A few pics, from another fun 'Games Day' with Sally & Chris.

This was the setting for friends Chris and Sally’s 'Games Day' over in Montebœuf yesterday,where as ever, the company, food and set up were excellent.

A cotton ball end to a lovely day...

 

This was the sky last night over La Guerche after we had returned from a lovely tasty lunch with friends over in Le Grand-Pressigny.

How lucky are we...

 

These were our seats last night for aperos before joining some dear friends for dinner.

The sign of a good party?

 Snapped this at the end of a lovely evening with friends here in La Guerche. As we sat having a wee nightcap (as if we needed it!) we  heard loud music and the use of a microphone going on and thought we had perhaps missed the notice of a local fete. We decided to head out in the dark to investigate only to find it was actually just a house party around the corner! As we passed they were actually being visited by the Gendarmerie, we assume telling them to keep the noise down. Reminded us of a great night we had in our courtyard in Barrou way back in 2013 (😮) when someone called them in!

We were celebrating Mike's birthday and I set up my disco gear...lot of fun and dancing.

This pic I took sort of sums it up!

Bonne soirée...

Joined friends to celebrate a special birthday last night - a lovely evening of great company and food.

The birthday girl making a complete spectacle of herself...with others joining her!

Setting the scene...

This was the scene dining with friends on their lovely terrace in Barrou last night and although their house is on Grande rue which runs through the centre of the village we had this clear view onto the surrounding countryside.

Pauline's birthday funday...

Pauline and I had a lovely day celebrating her birthday yesterday, we headed up to Loches for lunch at 'Le George' (our current favourite place) but to work up an appetite we had a one hour walk through the public gardens then over to the riverside promenade before heading for an excellent lunch at the restaurant.

Then it was back to La Guerche for a wee nap before heading over to 'Le Halle café' in Boussay to listen to Angie Palmer with friends. 

Pauline was presented with a lovely posy from Sally and delicious cake made by Alison.

Can you tell we had a fun day?

Another good day out...

Alex & Nicole joined us for a good day out yesterday - wine tasting,lunch plus a visit to the garden festival at Chaumont-sur-Loire.

It was Alex's mum's birthday yesterday so we raised a glass to her.

This year's Garden Festival theme is 'The garden goes to the movies'.

We also walked around the permanent gardens...

and then the chateau.

A thorn between two roses.