Spring - a new take on coq au vin

A few weeks ago it was the primroses and cowslips lower down the mountains, now the turn of the crocus. White, purple and violet carpets stretch across great swathes of newly uncovered mountain pasture.
The first swatch of colour to appear just after the snow has gone, even before the vivid greens of new grass, these flowers signal the end of winter and appear as the last dirty avalanches tumble off the mountains.

New life is everywhere and spring is in the air!

And this is the time for chicks too, this one is a day old and one of ten I hatched over the weekend.

A cross between a Sussex and a French Blanche (meat bird) soon it will be swimming in the wine!

Miles Jefferson
www.chaletdoctors.com
For all your property needs in the French alps

www.chaletdoctors.com

Well we did it, our new site is live. Not the murmuring heartbeat that was the old chaletdoctors but the tub thumping be all and end all Brian Blessed deep basso profundo version - we hope.

If you see differently please, please let us know.

Hopefully you'll like it, if you don't you'll tell us about it!

Thanks to Jill in particular for all her efforts in pointing out all the silly errors we made.

If you spot any more - I am hiding the wine!

Miles Jefferson
www.chaletdoctors.com
For all your property needs in the French alps

A plethora of primroses 'partout'

Alitteration I know but this is littering of a natural kind, the French alps are awash with primroses this year. I don't know if the severe season has had anything to do with it but I have never seen so many before.

Like a gradual creep of herbivorial custard they are rising up the mountains and so we get to enjoy them in degrees of altitude.

Now in the valley they will soon be with us in plenty.

One can't have too many ps and you can't have too many primroses either.

Miles Jefferson
http://www.chaletdoctors.com/
For all your property needs in the French alps

Husky Bar/Restaurant Les Contamines

Les Contamines, is a sleepy ski town at the end of the season, although the resort is still open until the 24th it is beginning to slow down.

Still has great skiing though as it has stayed cold.

When you're in town and if you need something good and simple for lunch then try the Husky bar and restaurant. Don't be put off by the workers in there it's a good sign. We had the daily special of Roast pork in a rich mushroom sauce with a paté to start and a creme caramel to finish. 13.50€ pp

Not bad and nice views too.

Give it a go.

Miles Jefferson
www.chaletdoctors.com
For all your property needs in the French alps