Almost new kids on the block

On the weekend we had our monthly Metung Market on the village green.  I have blogged about this before but this time there were a couple of stalls that I hadn’t really noticed before.  It is a while since I have been to the market so maybe they have been there for a while. One…

Old Bus Depot Markets at Kingston

I have just returned from Canberra as we were attending a 40th birthday party.  Great night!  Fabulous food. It was Jack Daniels themed. While we were in Canberra we visited the Old Bus Depot Market in Kingston. The market is literally in the old bus depot.  All Canberra’s buses used to be housed and maintained here….

Mur de Bretagne and the Abbey of Bon-Repos

When we were recently in France we were staying in Brittany so almost all of our travels were within Brittany.  Close to where we were staying was the Lac du Guerlédan and at the western end is the Abbaye de Bon-Repos.  It is a beautiful setting for an abbey but unfortunately it was allowed to…

The Metung market again.

Last weekend was the monthly Metung Market.  It is six months since we were last at the market as we have been away and the market was cancelled last month because of inclement weather.  This time the weather was a little better and so we were able to catch up on the produce we usually…

To market to market to buy a fat pig.

One of the many things I love about France is the weekly market.  Most of the towns have their own market day with some towns putting on splendid markets while others are fairly simple.  Our closest town was Rostrenen and the market there was quite large.  The first time we went it coincided with the…

Shop Handmade Canberra

While in Canberra I visited a delightful shop called Handmade.  It is a shopfront for those people who make goods at home and want to sell them by means other than or along with the internet. This comes from their media releasee: Shop Handmade Canberra opened in April 2010 to much acclaim and has experienced a phenomenal…