I took this photo because we are leaving on holiday for a month tomorrow and I wanted to be able to compare the vegetation now and at the beginning of July. Our ultimate destination is Poland but there are many different ways to get there by car and we don’t know which way we’re going …
Monthly Archives: May 2018
The Beer Bar – Le bar à bière
This café restaurant in Blois has an impressive selection of beers – not that I’m a beer drinker! Ce bar-restaurant à Blois a un choix impressionnant de bières mémé je ne n’apprécie pas la bière !
Cream Spot Tiger – Écaille fermière
We saw this moth yesterday when walking in the evening after n Chouzy. From what I gather it is an Epicallia villica but I may be wrong. Nous avons vu ce papillon hier soir en nous promenant aux alentours de Chouzy. D’après mes recherches il s’agit d’une Epicallia villica mais je n’en suis pas sûre.
The Carousel in Orleans – Le grand manège à Orléans
I love the fact that these beautiful carousels are still so popular. J’adore le fait que ces manèges à l’ancienne plaisent toujours autant aux enfants.
Château de Boussay
The first time we visited Château de Boussay was with our friends Simon and Susan from Loire Valley Time Travel, in their 1953 Citroën Traction Avant called Célestine. This time, we were on our bikes, coming back from a picnic and botanical walk at Chaumussay organised by the exact same friends! The château is surrounded …
The Roller Coaster – Le grand huit
Surprisingly that is the name (in French) of our latest acquisition. This beautiful rose has a devine smell. Voilà le nom étonnant de notre dernière acquisition. En plus cette belle rose sent très bon.
A House of Roses – Une maison de roses
I went to the neighbouring village Chouzy-sur-Cisse yesterday and this house had eight different rose bushes along the façade. You can see more in the photo below. Ours are only just starting to open. Je suis allée au village voisin de Chouzy-sur-Cisse hier et cette maison avait huit rosiers différents sur la façade. Vous pouvez …
And the rain set in – Journée pluvieuse
I can only say that it was a good thing that I gardened as much as I could during the weekend because today, it rained non-stop! My first peace rose came out to comfort me though. Tout ce que je peux dire c’est que je suis contente d’avoir jardiné quand j’ai pu pendant le weekend …
Cheverny Town Hall – Mairie de Cheverny
In a country where church and state are very separate, it’s unusual to see a town hall attached to a church, but in Cour-Cheverny, the town hall was built during the last quarter of the 19th century up against Eglise Saint-Aignan, a 12th century building refurbished in the 16th century. Dans un pays où l’église et …
Bracieux at Dusk – Bracieux au crépuscule
We have often stopped to eat at this restaurant under the beautiful 16th century covered market in Bracieux when we are cycling. On Sunday we intended to have a picnic at the local park only to discover that all the picnic tables have been removed! We had to go further and have our dinner at a …
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