We have had a long hot summer with little rain but the drought has broken and the grass at the back of the house where the soil is clayey is turning green again. Nous avons eu un été très chaud avec peu de pluie. Maintenant la sécheresse semble se terminer et notre pelouse a l’arrière …
Monthly Archives: September 2019
The Little Bridge – Le petit pont
Our Heirloom Tomatoes – Nos tomates à variété ancienne
Beware of Falling Trees – Attention aux chutes d’arbres
Today I had lunch in a troglodyte restaurant in Mosnes. When I came out this tree had fallen on the owner’s car. I almost parked in front! Aujourd’hui j’ai déjeuné dans un restaurant troglodyte à Mosnes. En sortant j’ai vu qu’un arbre est tombé sur la voiture du patron. J’ai failli me garer juste devant!
Brest Chocolates – Chocolats de Brest
The Grape Harvest – Les vendanges
We’ve been away on a short break to Brittany. As we drove back through the touraine-mesland wine-growing area and saw that harvesting has begun. Nous sommes partis quelques jours en Bretagne et sur le retour nous avons vu que les vendanges ont commencé dans l’appellation touraine-mesland.
A House of Butterflies – Un pavillon de papillons
Today we visited the butterfly house at Orleans botanical gardens. It was quite magical. Hard to photograph though. Aujourd’hui nous avons visité le pavillon des papillons au parc floral d’Orléans. C’était magique. Mais très dur à photographier.
The Lizard – Le lézard
Bécassine
Bécassine is a French comic strip and the name of its heroine, appearing for the first time in the first issue of La Semaine de Suzette on February 2, 1905. She is considered one of the first female protagonists in the history of French comics. I was very amused to see this village devoted entirely …
Château de Montrésor
We visited Montrésor many years ago in winter and found it dark and gloomy and hardly worth the visit except for its beautiful staircase. We returned by bike on a lovely sunny day and what a surprise! And I’ll let you guess who’s in the painting. Nous avons visité le château de Montrésor en hiver …