Almost a full moon tonight with our lovely weather vane next to it. The weather vane was made by the previous owner who was a locksmith – hence the key. His wife was a secretary.The full moon is actually on Friday and will be a blue moon, which occurs when there is a second full moon in …
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The Four Explorers – Les quatre explorateurs
These four young people who stopped in front of our house in Les Grouëts today to examine the motto above our mullion window, are doing the groundwork for the neighbourhood walks that will be offered this summer by Blois Castle and the Natural History Museum. We hope to be able to join them. Ces quatre jeunes …
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Clematis Macropetala
The great thing about clematis macropetala is that it blooms in June when most of the other clematis have finished flowering. Ce que j’aime le plus chez la clématite macropetala est qu’elle fleurit en juin lorsque la plupart des autres clématites ont terminé leur floraison.
A Hole in the Wall – Un trou dans le mur
Today Jean Michel started on the new window in our kitchen which should be 1 m 10 by 1 m 30. The bad news is that there is an electricity duct and a water pipe in the middle. Not an obstacle in itself but extra time-consuming work! At least the wall didn’t collapse which was always …
Walking the Drill – On promène la foreuse
We’ve been having very noisy fun at our place! This man really did look as though he was walking a large dog as he took his hydraulic drill around the back of the house to drill a well for our future heat pump. What a mess it made of the garden … Nous nous amusons bien …
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Roses in the Afternoon – Des roses, l'après-midi
One of the advantages of working from home is that I can wander out into the garden for a break. One of the disadvantages is that I sometimes don’t get much further! Un des avantages à travailler à la maison est que je peux faire une pause dans le jardin. Un des désavantages est que …
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The Peace Rose – La rose de la paix
The peace rose has a lovely story. To quote Wikipedia: In early 1945 Meilland wrote to Field Marshal Alan Brooke (later Viscount Alanbrooke), the principal author of the master strategy that won the Second World War, to thank him for his key part in the liberation of France and to ask if Brooke would give his …
Lavendar Flowers and Cuckoos – Fleurs mauves et coucous
At the moment, the garden is filled with wisteria, pansies and other lavendar flowers and the cuckoos seem to be saying singing all day! Perfect for lunch in the garden. There is a saying in France that when you hear cuckoo, you have to have money in your pocket. It will bring you riches throughout the …
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The Train Track – Le chemin de fer
Our house is two doors down from the last house in the photo on the left. This is the closest we can get from the other side of the train tracks. Notre maison se trouve à deux portes depuis la deuxième maison à gauche dans la photo. C’est le plus près qu’on puisse approcher depuis …
Early Purple Orchid – Orchis mâle
This early purple orchid (Orchis mascula) is always the first to bloom in our little wood at Closerie Falaiseau, way ahead of the others. Cet orchis mâle est toujours le premier orchidé à fleurir dans notre petit bois à la Closerie Falaiseau, bien avant les autres.