The Loire Valley and especially Blois
It rained on and off all day but I managed to plant quite a lot of my baby plants. The Covid death rate in France was up again to 111 today. Germany was 17 yesterday and 15 today. Definitely a good holiday destination. Il a plu par à coups toute la journée aujourd’hui mais j’ai …
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I’m feeling much better today, although not very energetic. But itching to get out in the garden today. Lots of planting to do still! Only 27 Covid deaths in the last 24 hours in France. Maybe we can still stay below 30,000. The situation in the US is not very positive though. Je me sens …
I seem to have the flu. Obviously I’m worried it might be Covid19 but I don’t have a cough or any respiratory problems and today I’m feeling better than yesterday. Not that I know where I could have caught the flu since I wear a mask outside and wash my hands systematically. Jean Michel thinks …
We got to the rose garden in Blois just before the rain set in. No new deaths in our area today and no one left in intensive care. Forty-six new deaths were recorded in France over the last 24 hours against 44 yesterday. The internal European borders will not open before the end of June. …
Today we had our first meal out since 9th March in Crete. We had lunch at L’Orangerie opposite the castle in Blois. As you can see our table was right next to the French doors. It was most enjoyable! The Covid situation in Europe seems to be very positive so perhaps we’ll have a summer …
We stayed in all day waiting for a wine order and it didn’t arrive! These are some of my favourite pots. No new deaths in our area today and 2 of the 8 people in intensive care were transferred to the ward.. There were 73 deaths in France in the last 24 hours. Nous sommes …
Had the covid19 not caused a pandemic we would be in Italy today for the wedding of our daughter and her Dutch fiancé who live in New York. Instead they are having a picnic in Central Park tomorrow with their friends. The wedding has been put off until next year. One new death in our …
Today we went cycling without having to worry about how far or how long we were away from home. We rode through the centre of town which, being Monday, was quite deserted, then along the Loire to Cours-sur-Loire, a distance of 18 km. It was wonderful! One new death in our area and 131 new …
The local market in Blois opened again today. Most people were wearing masks and respecting social distancing. It felt safer than the jewellery shop or the supermarket. I was surprised though that the cheesemonger wore neither a mask nor gloves but her large market truck means she is naturally higher up than her customers. The …
We went on an unrestricted walk today and went past this sparkling new fire hydrant in the most unlikely place. It wasn’t quite as cold today but we still didn’t have lunch in the garden. Two news deaths today in our area bringing the total up to 57. The number of new deaths in France …