The Loire Valley and especially Blois
As we walked past our next door’s neighbour’s house a couple of days ago, I remarked, once again, upon a plant with the little blue flowers that I love. It’s called borage and is also known as starflower. The leaves are edible (not that I’ve tried them) and it is often grown in vegetable gardens. So …
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This amazing wisteria is in the little town of Bracieux whose church steeple you can see. The wisteria is past its prime but still pretty impressive ! Cette glycine étonnante se trouve dont la petite ville de Bracieux, pas loin de Chambord ; on voit la flèche de son église. La glycine est en fin …
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These are Rue Basse des Grouëts irises because they were given to us by our friend and neighbour Françoise who got them from her/our friend and neighbour Liliane and Liliane’s daughter who is also her/our neighbour! The little white flowers also come from Françoise’s garden (and maybe Liliane’s !).. Both are amazingly easy to grow: you just …
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The photo is taken from a distance, but I thought these sheep with their curly horns were rather attractive. Cette photo est prise un peu loin mais j’aime bien ces moutons avec leurs cornes en spirale.
Last night we went to our monthly meet-up with the Loire Connexion in Amboise. The weather was perfect. Hier soir nous sommes allés à notre rencontre mensuelle avec la Loire Connexion à Amboise. Il faisait un temps parfait.
Today is May Day when French people traditionally give lilies-of-the-valley to their loved ones. These were given to me by Jean Michel and come from our vegetable garden (the pink ones) and the garden of our little house next door. Thank you to our previous owners, Monique and Jacky, who planted them! Aujourd’hui c’est le …