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.
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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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Blue-Flowering Borage – Bourrache à fleurs bleues
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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Wisteria and a Steeple – Glycine et flèche d'église
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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Rue Basse des Grouëts Irises – Iris de la rue Basse des Grouëts
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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French Sheep Grazing – Des moutons français en paturage
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.
Amboise Reflected – Amboise en réflexion
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.