The autumn colours are not spectacular this year as you can see from the trees on the right. In another month the leaves will all have fallen. Les couleurs d’automne ne sont pas très spectaculaire cette année si on regarde les arbres sur la droite. Dans un mois il n’y aura plus de feuilles du …
Monthly Archives: November 2018
Last Hollyhocks – Dernières roses trémières
It was so hot this summer that our hollyhocks were not at all happy but these two, across the road from our house, were late bloomers though a little on the short side. Il faisait tellement chaud cet été que nos roses trémières étaient bien tristes. Ces deux-là, par contre, ont poussé en face de …
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Sun on Villesavin – Soleil sur Villesavin
Villesavin Château was built for Jean Le Breton, the finance minister of François I while Chambord was being built. It was nicknamed the worksite hut. Le château de Villesavin fut construit pour Jean le Breton, secrétaire des finances de François Ier lors de la construction de Chambord. On l’a surnommé la cabane de chantier. Le …
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Loire in Autumn – La Loire en autumn
Happy Kiwanis – Kiwanis joyeux
It’s our third year at the wine fair at Chateau de Villesavin run by the local Kiwanis Club. With about 30 wine growers from throughout France there is a good selection and when you’ve finished one of these happy Kiwanis takes his trolley around the room to pick up your purchases (we had 8 x …
Loire Connexion, Amboise
Tonight was our monthly Loire Connexion meet-up at Le Shaker in Amboise. Ce soir c’était la rencontre mensuelle de la Loire Connexion au Shaker à Amboise.