This very clever shutter attachment is one of a pair. Unfortunately, the second one is missing. We’re going to keep our eyes open at second-hand fairs from now on. Cette attache-volet très astucieux manque son pendant malheureusement. Nous allons essayer d’en trouver une autre dans une brocante.
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Royal Magnolia – Magnolia royale
As we drove through Blois yesterday, I saw this beautiful magnolia and thought it would make a great photo with the castle behind so I went back today. Unfortunately, my favourite magnolia below, along the Loire seems to have disappeared. Lorsqu’on passait par le centre de Blois en voiture hier, j’ai vu cette merveilleuse magnolia. …
Favourite Corner of the Garden – Mon coin préféré du jardin
This is my favourite corner of the garden at the moment. Spring is such a wonderful time! Voici mon coin préféré du jardin en ce moment. Le printemps est vraiment merveilleux !
The Incipient Rose Wall – Le mur aux roses qui commence
Four years ago, I posted the photo below, showing a wall of roses at château de Cheverny and said I was working on having one myself. Four years later, we’ve planted the rose bushes, bought at the plant fair at Cheverny yesterday. I can’t wait to see the roses in June although I realise it won’t be quite as …
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Point Multi-Services
As time goes by, there are fewer and fewer stores in French villages. Chambon-sur-Cisse has fewer than 700 inhabitants but it has a local store that has an internet space, a photocopy/scanner service, can send and receives faxes and emails, a post-office counter, an ATM, a grocery and small goods section, telephone cards, a catalogue delivery …
A Little Door in the Distance – Une petite porte tout au fond
I loved the look of this door at the bottom of a garden. I wonder what’s inside? J’adore cette porte au fond du jardin. Je me demande ce qui se trouve à l’intérieur ?
The Corner House – La maison au coin
I took this photo when we were walking in Chambon-sur-Cisse last week. It has no less than three entrances on the same side! J’ai pris cette photo la semaine dernière lorsqu’on s’est promené à Chambon-sur-Cisse. Il y a pas moins de trois entrées sur le même côté !
Unexpected Snow – De la neige inattendue
We were absolutely not expecting to see snow on the ground when we woke up this morning! By midday it was all gone. I’m hoping no budding vegetation has suffered. Nous n’attendions pas du tout de voir de la neige ce matin en nous réveillant ! A midi, tout était parti mais j’espère que les …
Well Envy – Envie d'un puits
We don’t have a well, which is very sad, but I take lots of photos of wells in other people’s gardens. Nous n’avons pas de puits ce qui est triste, mais je prends beaucoup de photos de puits chez les autres.
Saint Julien – Chambon-sur-Cisse
I’m putting this church in Chambon-sur-Cisse on the list to visit during heritage weekend in September. From the photos outside, it looks very interesting. If you’d like to see more, click here. Je mets cette église à Chambon-sur-Cisse sur la liste de visites pendant les journées patrimoine en septembre. D’après les photos à l’extérieur, elle …