Before I describe the castle in the photo, I’d just like to say that I’ve been having scheduling problems with Loire Daily Photo recently. I’m hoping the problem has been solved. Founded by the Counts of Vendôme in the 9th century, the feudal castle at Lavardin in the Loir Valley about 20 K from Vendôme …
Monthly Archives: December 2015
Frosty Morning – Gel du matin
The real frost has begun. A few leaves still cling to the hazelnut tree. Le vrai gel a commencé. Il reste encore quelques feuilles sur le noisetier.
Tea Time with Eric Saguez
Eric Saguez, a former pastry cook at the Ritz and Meilleur Ouvrier de France, opened his patisserie in Blois in 1994. The one on the right is called Oasis but Jean Michel can’t remember the one on the left! The title of Meilleur Ouvrier de France, which roughly means “best tradesman in France”, is awarded …
The Postie's Peg – La pince du facteur
We don’t exactly live in the country, but it’s still a good 15 minute walk to the government mail box to post a letter so we have an arrangement with our postman whereby we leave a peg on the box if we have a letter to post. He then uses his skeleton key to open the box …
A Surprise in the Garden – Une surprise dans notre jardin
Daffodils are not supposed to bloom in December! The first ones usually appear in February. I don’t know exactly what this means … Les jonquilles ne sont pas censées fleurir en décembre ! Les premières arrivent d’habitude en février. Je ne sais pas ce que leur présence veut dire …
City Daily Photo Theme Day – Shop Window
Regular readers will know that I already posted this photo two weeks ago. I hesitated but I am not a shopper and have no other photos of shop windows in my archives. Theme day crept up on me too late to go window shopping and this photo kept coming back to me all the time …