We regularly cycle past a similar building that has fallen into rack and ruin over the years but we still don’t know its purpose. Nous passons régulièrement devant une construction similaire qui est tombée en ruine au fil des ans, mais nous ne savons toujours pas à quoi elle sert.
Category Archives: Countryscapes
The Vineyard Walk – La balade vinicole
We went for our usual winter Sunday village walk this morning before the rain set in. We chose Chargé near Amboise and were delighted to find ourselves on a walking path through a very large vineyard. I wasn’t quite expecting the bridge in the second photo. As I am afraid of heights I had to …
Four Crosses – Quatre croix
These four crosses punctuated our walk around the village of Chitenay. Four very different crosses against four different background. We spoke to our four children and partners across the world today: Boston, Costa Rica, Brest and Limoges. Ces quatre croix ont rythmé notre marche autour du village de Chitenay. Quatre croix très différentes sur quatre …
Lockdown #2 Phase 2 – Day 11 – Reconfinement Phase 2 – Jour 11
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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Early Autumn – Début d’automne
This was taken from the hilltop troglodyte village of Trôo last Sunday when it was bright and sunny. It has rained most of the week which is somewhat depressing – like our Covid situation at the moment. Fortunately there is no curfew in our area as yet which means we are reasonably safe but it …
We needed a rainbow – On avait besoin d’un arc en ciel
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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Covid Deconfinement Stage 1#9
During lockdown I heard a teacher on the radio explaining to children how to make scarecrows. I wonder if this is the result. Still another death in our area bringing the total up to 60. That is the only figure I can find today! Pendant le confinement j’ai entendu une jeune prof à France Info …
Covid Confinement Day 24
Living in a house with a garden outside a town of 50,000 people makes lockdown very livable particularly during spring. Today we were able to order and pick up lettuce plants from the local nursery without getting out the car and we can now even buy flowers such as petunias. We are putting in an …
Covid Confinement Day 6
In our neck of the woods, there have been very few cases of covid 19 but the people in our street, like this father and daughter, are respecting all the rules of lockdown. In many larger towns, a curfew has been imposed from 10 pm to 5 am while all of France’s beaches, hiking trails …
Postcard from Germany – Forggensee
The photo does not do justice to the stunning scenery we cycled past today on our way from Lechbruck to Fussen around the Forggensee Lake in Bavaria. It was quite stunning. La photo n’est qu’un pâle reflet des paysages dans lesquels nous avons fait du vélo aujourd’hui, entre Lechbruck et Fussen autour du lac Forggensee …