Jayne Hilditch
@jaynehilditch.bsky.social
Working the dream. Living in the Alps purealps.com - fractional FD at wearearrival.com and basis.co.uk - NED at dxw.com - Advisory Board at anewfieldkits.com growing veg - cycling - skiing - language learning 🇫🇷
Winter installation in progress….
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Winter installation in progress….
Eek. Looks like winter is being installed tomorrow and the quad bike & plough are temporarily out of action until a new fuel pump arrives…. But that aside, WHOOOP. Bring it on!
November 19, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Eek. Looks like winter is being installed tomorrow and the quad bike & plough are temporarily out of action until a new fuel pump arrives…. But that aside, WHOOOP. Bring it on!
Spending time with my mum, sorting out her ipad storage issues, and stumbled across this gem. My maternal grandparents wedding photo, we think about 1919!
October 20, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Spending time with my mum, sorting out her ipad storage issues, and stumbled across this gem. My maternal grandparents wedding photo, we think about 1919!
Home to the mountains and the pumpkin/squash harvest. 36 in total… Soup time. I love autumn.
September 21, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Home to the mountains and the pumpkin/squash harvest. 36 in total… Soup time. I love autumn.
In other news, today I am sharing the swimming pool with two frogs. After the initial
surprise wore off, I have concluded I quite like the company. They’ve taken up residence in the filter traps. Not entirely sure sitting on chlorine tablets is ideal for them, but they seem quite happy!
surprise wore off, I have concluded I quite like the company. They’ve taken up residence in the filter traps. Not entirely sure sitting on chlorine tablets is ideal for them, but they seem quite happy!
September 19, 2025 at 11:49 AM
In other news, today I am sharing the swimming pool with two frogs. After the initial
surprise wore off, I have concluded I quite like the company. They’ve taken up residence in the filter traps. Not entirely sure sitting on chlorine tablets is ideal for them, but they seem quite happy!
surprise wore off, I have concluded I quite like the company. They’ve taken up residence in the filter traps. Not entirely sure sitting on chlorine tablets is ideal for them, but they seem quite happy!
And book number three of this holiday…
September 19, 2025 at 11:40 AM
And book number three of this holiday…
Current status.
September 17, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Current status.
Also a lovely bridge. Would go under it again. 10/10 because animals are involved.
September 7, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Also a lovely bridge. Would go under it again. 10/10 because animals are involved.
Nice bridge. 9/10, would cross again.
September 7, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Nice bridge. 9/10, would cross again.
current status. and exhale…
August 30, 2025 at 11:52 AM
current status. and exhale…
You could try to find my favourite locksmith in the souk… I bought my first lock from him in 1998 - he’s still there!
August 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
You could try to find my favourite locksmith in the souk… I bought my first lock from him in 1998 - he’s still there!
Restaurants: roof terrace at L’Mida (pic) and at La Fondouk. Both magical, both need booking. Modern Moroccan food.
August 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Restaurants: roof terrace at L’Mida (pic) and at La Fondouk. Both magical, both need booking. Modern Moroccan food.
Back to back changeover done. I could share a photo of the laundry mountain, or the dirty water in the mop bucket, but that would kill the dreams of the “hey let’s run a gite in France” folks. And really it is mostly fun. But changeover days absolutely suck. Have the view from my sofa instead
August 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Back to back changeover done. I could share a photo of the laundry mountain, or the dirty water in the mop bucket, but that would kill the dreams of the “hey let’s run a gite in France” folks. And really it is mostly fun. But changeover days absolutely suck. Have the view from my sofa instead
Clearing out the last boxes of stuff from our move 10 years ago. Amazingly the old moroccan rug that I paid £10 for 20 years ago, cleared €20 on the local FB marketplace. Now to see if the old cameras fare as well. I kinda doubt it. Technology gets outdated more quickly than hippy-chic I imagine!
August 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Clearing out the last boxes of stuff from our move 10 years ago. Amazingly the old moroccan rug that I paid £10 for 20 years ago, cleared €20 on the local FB marketplace. Now to see if the old cameras fare as well. I kinda doubt it. Technology gets outdated more quickly than hippy-chic I imagine!
First one completed… now sorting the next one! cc @dzyrl.bsky.social who is probably doing something similar right now!
August 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
First one completed… now sorting the next one! cc @dzyrl.bsky.social who is probably doing something similar right now!
Jazz hands from BXL 😁
July 31, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Jazz hands from BXL 😁
Wandering around the EU parliament estate today. Still pissed off. Le sigh.
July 31, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Wandering around the EU parliament estate today. Still pissed off. Le sigh.
were your ears burning last night @kcorrick.bsky.social and @paulclarke.com ? Lovely catch up with @anthonyzach.be and @dzyrl.bsky.social … blessed with a balmy evening to wander, chat & eat moules!
July 31, 2025 at 1:45 PM
were your ears burning last night @kcorrick.bsky.social and @paulclarke.com ? Lovely catch up with @anthonyzach.be and @dzyrl.bsky.social … blessed with a balmy evening to wander, chat & eat moules!
This evenings veg garden patrol included a pumpkin count. If they all make it, we have 10x tromboncino, 5x muscat de provence, 6x blue hubbards, 6x orange bog standard orange jobbies. whoop. On track for our best year yet!
July 22, 2025 at 6:05 PM
This evenings veg garden patrol included a pumpkin count. If they all make it, we have 10x tromboncino, 5x muscat de provence, 6x blue hubbards, 6x orange bog standard orange jobbies. whoop. On track for our best year yet!
And, drumroll, Sergei the Siberian can offer a paw (as long as treats are in sight).
July 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
And, drumroll, Sergei the Siberian can offer a paw (as long as treats are in sight).
for the last month, we have been trying to teach the cat to offer a paw on request. It felt like a pretty unlikely mission… but bugger me, he’s beginning to get it!
July 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
for the last month, we have been trying to teach the cat to offer a paw on request. It felt like a pretty unlikely mission… but bugger me, he’s beginning to get it!
This anglo-turkish foodie household is totally up for this delightful tome. A wonderful collection of stories, and some truly magnificent dishes, beautifully, atmospherically photographed.
July 16, 2025 at 10:01 PM
This anglo-turkish foodie household is totally up for this delightful tome. A wonderful collection of stories, and some truly magnificent dishes, beautifully, atmospherically photographed.
Well that was a good read. Not too high brow, not trashy at all, thoughtful, evolving, tension building, engaging characters. I shall miss it now I’m done.
July 6, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Well that was a good read. Not too high brow, not trashy at all, thoughtful, evolving, tension building, engaging characters. I shall miss it now I’m done.
First cut flowers of the season! Zinnias are really a bit patchy - i think they’ve not liked the 35+ heat, but the dahlias are doing great, and amazingly the shade loving calla lilly.
July 6, 2025 at 11:41 AM
First cut flowers of the season! Zinnias are really a bit patchy - i think they’ve not liked the 35+ heat, but the dahlias are doing great, and amazingly the shade loving calla lilly.
