{"id":7999,"date":"2023-12-23T18:18:51","date_gmt":"2023-12-23T18:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/?p=7999"},"modified":"2023-12-24T09:10:48","modified_gmt":"2023-12-24T09:10:48","slug":"sunday-23-december-joyeux-noel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/sunday-23-december-joyeux-noel\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday 23 December – Joyeux No\u00ebl"},"content":{"rendered":"

I promised last Sunday<\/a> that I would try and write a Saturday blog with tomorrow, and next Sunday, being significant dates.  I have managed, but will keep it short!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have had a productive week and think we are now definitely back on track for our schedule for the festive period \u2013 that\u2019s not to say that there isn\u2019t more to be done \u2013 and we can at least rest knowing that we are fully prepared for the next few days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The weather has been unseasonably warm, if a little damp at times but has allowed me to finally clear a parking space behind Granary for our guests who will be with us for New Year\u2019s Eve.\u00a0 It took a little longer than anticipated as some of the logs our tree surgeon had left were larger than we\u2019d anticipated and I have stripped everything down for the next stage!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Effectively, I have made one large pile of roughly chopped wood that was left for us when we came home<\/a>, into 3 smaller piles of wood but, most importantly, there is now space to park a car.  The large chunks of wood (and some are still very large) will need further cutting and splitting; the smaller pieces of wood will need reducing further; and the large pile of small branches and twigs will need to be shredded.  For now, I have achieved what I needed to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Having cut up the trunk, and looked more closely at what was left, it is evident that the oak which was felled in Ci\u00e1ran was beginning to rot on the inside. Despite there being no indication on the outside, there was lots of soft and spongy wood on the inside which wouldn’t have had much inherent strength and may have made the tree susceptible to the extreme winds of Ci\u00e1ran.\u00a0 Perhaps it is better it has come done now rather than after more years of growth when it could have caused more damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, I have managed to decorate Hayloft for the festive season.\u00a0 Sadly, we don\u2019t have guests staying in the g\u00eete for Christmas but we do have a lovely couple who stayed for New Year last year returning for New Year this year \u2013 and enjoyed it so much they are staying for a slightly longer period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We haven\u2019t yet prepared the g\u00eete for their arrival but I have taken some rough and ready photos of the decorations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I have also managed to finish our own house as we had friends round for mulled wine and mince pies this afternoon which is becoming one of our traditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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During the week, to continue to get us into the festive mood, we visited the town of Locronan.\u00a0 Locronan is a small, quite touristy but beautifully preserved, 17\/18th<\/sup> century town.\u00a0 They have some interesting shops including an \u00e9picerie of amazing cheese and wine, and one we have not seen before selling a huge array of spices.\u00a0 However, they are most renown for their Christmas lights when they also hold a small Christmas market.\u00a0 The market seemed even smaller than previous years (a pattern that appears to be common this year) but the lights were worth seeing as they always are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tomorrow we have been invited into Priory G\u00eete for a German \/ Polish Christmas (where our guests\/friends originate from) and we have invited them to ours for Monday to experience an \u2018English\u2019 Christmas, so the next 48 hours will be fun and food filled and very festive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We hope your also have a very Merry Christmas doing whatever way you have planned and making lots of memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next week, I will focus of rebuilding Granary in time for our guests to arrive for New Year and then, when made to look like a g\u00eete again, decorating it for \u2018Christmas\u2019, which may feel a little odd considering the big day would have happened already!\u00a0 I hope to blog again next Saturday to show you what I have achieved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joyeux F\u00eates.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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