We’ve been seeing the Denis Papin stairs in Blois from afar but thought they had been decorated to represent a waterfall. A closer look today shows it to be a cloudy sky! The collage, by Imprinova, is a hommage to Geoffrey Hendrinks, aged 86, nicknamed the Cloudsmith due to his watercolours designed to turn objects …
Monthly Archives: May 2017
Weighed down with rain – Chargé de pluie
We haven’t had much rain this spring, but it’s been rather wet the last few days, to the relief of the cereal farmers. Our weigela was completely soaked this morning! Nous n’avons pas eu beaucoup de pluie au printemps cette année mais depuis quelques jours on se rattrape au grand soulagement des céréaliers. Notre weigela …
A Burst of Light – Un éclat de lumière
Blois in the Fifties – Blois aux années cinquante
Yesterday, our friends Susan and Simon from Loire Valley Time Travel, invited us to join them in a car rally in Blois called Le Bouchon de Blois aboard Claudette, their 1956 Citroën Traction Avant. The second photo features Susan and Simon who help visitors explore the historic and fascinating Loire Valley in style while the third is my favourite …
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