Le Moulin de Pensol

07/05/2025

Blij dat ik een advertentie heb gekregen in het Nederlandse vlindertijdschrift Vlinders. Het tijdschrift van de Vlinderstichting.
Ik kijk ernaar uit om meer Nederlandse bezoekers te verwelkomen in Le Moulin om een aantal van onze 68 vlindersoorten te zien.
(Ik ga nu een emoji maken van een monarchvlinder. Dat is niet een van de soorten die we hier krijgen, want het is Amerikaans - maar het is waar de meeste emoji-ontwerpers wonen!)
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Delighted to have got an advert in the Dutch butterfly magazine Vlinders. The magazine of the butterfly charity de Vlinderstichting.
Looking forward to welcoming more Dutch visitors to Le Moulin to see some our 68 species of butterfly.
(I'm going to do an emoji now, which will be of a monarch butterfly. That's not one of the species we get here, as it's American - but it is where most of the emoji designers live!)
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07/05/2025

The charming little Marval market - every Sunday morning. Don't forget. 😊

05/05/2025

Monday morning is brought to you by this violet oil beetle. Isn't she magnificent?

27/04/2025

Really big day yesterday - had my first sit on little Jack.
Just for a few seconds. He's only 3 but is happy to carry a saddle now. We won't ride him yet while his bones are growing (he grows everyday like Japanese knotweed). But now he can come out with the big boys and get really comfortable with his tack and all our trails. He watched while Nik cut down down some trees blocking the path and then gave the silly 12 year old Arab a lead over a scary log. He's going be great. 😍

It makes you realise what an utter privilege it is to ride and work with these amazing creatures. And how biddable they are. He was "broken" as we used to say when I was young - we say "started" now - with no stress and no bucks, and that's how I want him to spend the rest of his life with us.

20/04/2025

Trip to the UK and a walk in the ever fabulous Farnham Park. How did they save this much land from greedy developers on the Surrey/Hants border? Grateful that they did. And beautifully managed by Farnham Town Council
Met many nice dog walkers and had a coffee at the amazing coffee van.

17/04/2025

Our funny little Balkan has his summer face on. 💚

10/04/2025

We tried this last week. It was so much fun! I came away with a spoon and a dibber. Give it a go.

Learn the traditional craft of ‘bodging’ – turning green wood on a pedal operated pole lathe and use a shave horse and draw knife to make a simple wooden spoon or spatula. During …

05/04/2025

No Trump supporters here please.

I had to say something, so I've written a blog. Link in comments.

01/04/2025

Paint me like one of your French lizards.

25/03/2025

Peach blossom.
Eternally optimistic - the last frosts are not over yet. 😬🙏🌸