Monthly Archives: March 2019

Postcard from Sicily – Agrigento

A Greek temple built in the 5th century BC, a 500 year old olive tree and a contemporary statue of Icarus stand side by side at the Unesco World Heritage site of Agrigento. Un temple grecque construit au 5ème siècleavant Jesus Christ, un olivier de 500 ans et une statue contemporaine se trouvent côte à …

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Postcard from Sicily: Windmills on Water – Moulins à vent sur l’eau

Today we met up with our good friends Anne and Bruno from Paris. We discovered a few days ago that we would be in Sicily at the same time. We watched the sun set over the salt flats with a glass of Marsala. The car is still unscratched. Aujourd’hui nous avons retrouvé nos amis Anne …

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Postcard from Sicily – The Blue Door – La Porte bleue

First images of Sicily – the Kasbah in Mazaro del Valle (we are leaving Palermo for the end of our trip). We have rented a brand new Twingo rosso and considering the extraordinarily narrow streets our French sav nat is sending us down we are wondering how much red will have been rubbed off in …

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Pansies & Jonquils – Pensées et narcisses

Spring is well and truly underway. We are off to Sicily today for ten days so we’ll see what this corner of our garden looks like when we get back. See you in Sicily! Le printemps est bien avancé . Nous partons en Sicile aujourd’hui pour dix jours alors nous verrons à quoi ressemble ce …

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Discovering Limoges – Limoges inattendu

We once stopped briefly in Limoges (about 15 or 20 years ago) and wrote it off as being without any interest whatsoever so were surprised this weekend to discover that is has many attractions! Nous avons fait une visite éclaire à Limoges il y a 15 ou 20 ans et l’avons trouvé sans intérêt. Nous …

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Grape Hyacinth in the Kitchen – Muscari dans la cuisine

This is the first time I’ve grown grape hyacinths in a container to bring inside. I need to put more I think. C’est la première fois que je fais pousser des muscaris pour les rentrer à l’intérieur. Je pense qu’il faudra en mettre plus la prochaine fois.