The Loire Valley and especially Blois
I mentioned a while ago that we had put up a new fence at the bottom of the garden to keep the deer out of my Christmas roses and tender plant shoots so we were somewhat dismayed to see these two yesterday morning near the medlars. We watched them disappear so we know where they …
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One of the things we enjoy about the Saturday market is our coffee and cake stop. Jean-François still has his coffee stall but no tables of course. Fortunately we have found this little corner away from the madding crowd. L’une des choses que nous aimons bien au marché de samedi est notre pause-café et viennoiserie. …
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Unfortunately I didn’t see Santa from the front at the market today to check he was wearing a face mask but I thought he looked a little sad from the back. Malheureusement je n’ai pas vu le père Noël de face au marché aujourd’hui pour voir s’il portait son masque mais je trouvais qu’il faisait …
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The signpost indicates three walking trails: the blue and yellow ones are local but the red and white one is part of an extensive nationwide network called GR for Grande Randonnée (Major Hike). Jean Michel and I have a joke that if there is mud it’s a GR. Le panneau indique trois sentiers de randonnée …
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The tree on the left looks as though it is flowering but up close (second photo) you can see they are actually new leaves. It’s a cheerful sight in winter. There were 14000 new Covid cases today. Depressing. L’arbre à gauche donne l’impression d’être fleuri mais de plus près (deuxième photo) on voit que ce …
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It’s getting really cold. Not at all conducive to going out. Today Jean Michel went to get a haircut in the next village. He thought there were a lot of people in a small space. I’m glad I don’t have to go ?. I can’t even remember the last time I went to the hairdressers. …
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That flag you can see in the distance is a Breton separatist flag. Not many people fly flags in France unlike Germany and the United States where it’s a popular practice. According to news reports today, lockdown may be eased on 15th December after all because families are going to get together for Christmas regardless. …
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After the constant rain yesterday we were pleased when the sun came out briefly this afternoon and we could go for a walk. I thought this wreath and pansies were very welcoming. There were another 11 500 new Covid cases today, a far cry from the figure of 5 000 which is needed to end …
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Seen on our last walk, which was not today. It was too cold and rainy to set foot outside the house so we stayed by the fire reading and playing cooperative Scrabble. And I finally cooked my Christmas cake. Vu pendant notre dernière promenade qui n’était pas aujourd’hui. Il faisait bien trop froid et pluvieux …
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We celebrate four evenly-spaced events each year in a gourmet restaurant – my birthday in April, our wedding anniversary in June, Jean Michel’s birthday in October and the anniversary of our first meeting in December. This year, because of the coronavirus, we have celebrated in a restaurant only once, in June, and I managed to …
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