Today Jean Michel started on the new window in our kitchen which should be 1 m 10 by 1 m 30. The bad news is that there is an electricity duct and a water pipe in the middle. Not an obstacle in itself but extra time-consuming work! At least the wall didn’t collapse which was always …
Monthly Archives: June 2015
A Country Road – Une route de campagne
The quality of this photo is not marvellous I agree, but I took it with my iPhone while cycling behind the buggy which we came across on a country road. La qualité de cette photo n’est pas merveilleuse je vous l’accorde, mais je l’ai prise avec mon iPhone lorsque j’étais en vélo derrière cette voiture …
A New Visitor – Le nouveau visiteur
We saw this little hedgehog and its mate in our garden for the first time today. My son Patrick who was visiting used Jean Michel’s telephoto lens to take this lovely photo. The little fellow was about 15 centimeters long. We later saw them in our little wood. We hope they’re here to stay because it …
A Wall of Roses at Dusk – Un mur de roses au crépuscule
This marvellous wall of roses is on the bike from Blois to Cour-sur-Loire. Aren’t they wonderful? Ce merveilleux mur de roses est sur la piste cyclable entre Blois et Cour-sur-Loire. Elles sont merveilleuses, n’est-ce pas ?
Early Morning Station – Gare de bonne heure
This morning I took the 6.56 am train from Blois de Paris, knowing that the temperature would go from 13°C on the platform to 30°C during the day! Ce matin j’ai pris de train de 6h56 de Blois à Paris, en sachant que je passerais de 13°C sur le quai à 30° C dans la journée …
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Walking the Drill – On promène la foreuse
We’ve been having very noisy fun at our place! This man really did look as though he was walking a large dog as he took his hydraulic drill around the back of the house to drill a well for our future heat pump. What a mess it made of the garden … Nous nous amusons bien …
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Roses in the Afternoon – Des roses, l'après-midi
One of the advantages of working from home is that I can wander out into the garden for a break. One of the disadvantages is that I sometimes don’t get much further! Un des avantages à travailler à la maison est que je peux faire une pause dans le jardin. Un des désavantages est que …
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First Neighbours' Day – Première fête des voisins
On Friday we organised our first Neighbours’ Day. We ended up with 31 adults and 5 children. La fête des voisins also called Immeubles en fête (which roughly means festive flats) was created at the turn of the century (this one!), at the initiative of one Atanase Périfan in the 17th arrondissement in Paris. It was …
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