It’s been so warm this year but the lilac is fading fast. These are taken from our three lilac bushes. The total number of deaths in our area is now 28 compared with 27 yesterday. The number of new deaths in France was 753 slightly down from 2 days ago. Everyone is planning the end …
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Covid Confinement Day 30
Who would have believed lockdown would last so long? Wisteria and azaleas on our daily walk. The total deaths in our area rose to 27 today, up from 25 yesterday while the number of new deaths in France was 1438, a huge jump from yesterday’s figure of 762, but this was due to catching up …
Covid Confinement Day 29
This year the clematis has entirely wrapped itself around the holly! We have had a cold north wind all day so I stayed inside. After a cold 3 degrees during the night, the temperature should climb to 19 degrees in the afternoon. The total number of deaths in our area is up to 25 while …
Covid Confinement Day 28
This is another stunning wisteria seen on our of our daily walks. President Macron has just announced another 4 weeks of lockdown under the same conditions followed by a gradual return to normal so I guess we’ll continue gardening! Encore une autre glycine magnifique sur l’une de nos promenades quotidiennes. Le président Mavron vient d’annoncer …
Covid Confinement Day 26
Yoday I made hot-cross buns for Easter, a British tradition. I am having a Covid-free weekend during which I am not reading, hearing or speaking about the coronavirus – just enjoying the glorious spring weather. We had our first outdoor barbecue of the year. J’ai confectionné des brioches traditionnelles de Pâques aujourd’hui. Je passe un …
Covid Confinement Day 25
It’s Good Friday today with the quietest ever Easter – at least the road deaths will be down. There were two new deaths in our area today, giving a total of 18. France has reached a very high plateau that we are hoping will go down next week as we reach the end of the …
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 23
I take this photo every year and each time there are two or three more tulips. We are up to 18. There were three more deaths in our area today bringing up up to 16 but the new nationwide death count was down to 541 from 607 yesterday. Je prends cette photo tous les ans …
Covid Confinement Day 22
Jean Michel has finished building two cold frames, all from recuperated materials. My contribution was the green stain! So far I’ve planted two types of lettuce, cosmos, aubrieta and nasturtiums. Our area had no new deaths today and the figure for the whole of France increased by 607 down from 833 yesterday. However it seems …
Covid Confinement Day 21
I nearly walked on this fellow today. With the first rain in ages the snails were out in droves. There was another death in our area today bringing the total up to 13 while the total of new deaths in France today was 833. We are still waiting for the peak. The certificate required by …