{"id":842,"date":"2016-03-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/https-www-kergudon-com-sunday-27-march-joyeuses-paques\/"},"modified":"2020-05-12T15:54:43","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T15:54:43","slug":"sunday-27-march-joyeuses-paques","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/sunday-27-march-joyeuses-paques\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday 27 March – Joyeuses P\u00e2ques"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, true to my word, a blog on a Sunday evening again and I will ensure that I get back into posting more regularly.<\/p>\n

Firstly, as I also made a commitment in last week\u2019s blog<\/a>, I have attached a couple of photographs of the, finally planted, new flower bed in front of Hayloft which we built with some of the slate we have dug up.\u00a0 I have also added a photo of how it looked before just as a comparison.<\/p>\n

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Just with this new bed the sheer number of plants that we are going to need to get the garden to a state we want will take time.\u00a0 The new Hayloft bed has absorbed 5 lavender plants, 3 thyme, an azela, a rosemary and something we\u2019re not sure what it is but it is attractive, and it still looks empty!<\/p>\n

You may recall that we visited a school for people with Downs Syndrome in June last year<\/a> for their annual f\u00eate.\u00a0 The f\u00eate had been recommended to us as the school run a small nursery and \u2018raffle\u2019 off lots of their surplus plants which we needed to start the garden changes.\u00a0 What actually occurred was that, as we hadn\u2019t really planned the garden at all at the time or created any flower beds, most of the plants have been stored in their pots ever since and have suffered from being blown about, over watered when wet and endured drought when dry.\u00a0 Unsurprisingly a number perished although, amazingly, most held on and we are now in a position to start to plant them out.<\/p>\n

The (very minor) disadvantage of the lottery plants is that they don\u2019t have labels so, if they can\u2019t be identified, we\u2019re not sure how big they might get, what position they need to be planted and whether they can tolerate acidic soil. \u00a0Some trial and error needed!\u00a0 One such unidentified plant, in fact tree, has been very tolerant in its pot since last June as we didn\u2019t know where to put it.\u00a0 This week, to give it a better chance of survival, we chose to make it the feature plant in the new bed behind Priory.\u00a0 The tree has lovely smooth red bark and from memory(!) the tree had lovely autumnal colour with fabulous red leaves and berries which we think will look great against the grey slate of the building.\u00a0 Like a lot of the work we have done we like to think that we are making our mark on Kergudon and will be here for years to come \u2013 planting a tree certainly feels \u2018significant\u2019!<\/p>\n

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The fabulous weather of the previous 2 weeks lasted for a few more days which allowed us to work outside and clear all of the piles of wood which I had built up with the clearance of the previous few months as well as plant our a number of our other long suffering plants.<\/p>\n

Sadly, the weather broke yesterday which was very disappointing for our guests who arrived on Thursday and has meant they have had a couple of wet days\u00a0 With the forecast being so poor their crossing home tomorrow from Roscoff to Plymouth has already been cancelled and they need to travel to Cherbourg for a crossing to Portsmouth.<\/p>\n

Today started brightly \u2013 and very calm \u2013 so we took the opportunity to take Garratt for a walk and went to Huelgoat, a town about 15 minutes from us.\u00a0 Huelgoat is located on the edge of its own lake, not quite as large as Lac du Drennec, but its main attraction is its forest and fabulous boulders and geological formations.\u00a0 We have found many walks through the \u2018enchanted\u2019 woods but today took a completely new path and found yet another magical walk, this time along the path of a canal.\u00a0 While it is called a canal, it is not of the scale for boats and is simply a channel built in the 18th<\/sup> century to provide water to the local lead mines.<\/p>\n

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Our circular walk took in another lovely geological feature, the Huelgoat gouffre, where the river d\u2019Argent passes through a choke point in the rocks making a gorge.\u00a0 The more we see of Huelgoat the more we like it as we discover the variety of walks available which are very different to those on the Monts D\u2019Arr\u00e9e, 2 excellent caf\u00e9s, a creperie and a pub and all only 15 minutes away.<\/p>\n


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Looking ahead to activities that are coming up in the region which may be of interest, a highlight is the Brest International Maritime Festival being held between 13 and 19 July.\u00a0 Held every 4 years the festival is a celebration of all things maritime and promises to be a great event.<\/p>\n

For now, the weather has deteriorated during the day and we are waiting with trepidation for the arrival of Storm Katie passing up the channel overnight tonight.\u00a0 We are very pleased that we got our roof repairs completed a couple of weeks ago although the speed of the winds forecast could easily cause more damage.\u00a0 Fingers crossed we will make it through unscathed although I don’t hold out as much hope for the annual Easter Monday March\u00e9\u00a0sur l’eau held on the barrage at the Lac du Drennec.<\/p>\n

We will update next week!<\/p>\n

\u00c0 bient\u00f4t.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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