The Loire Valley and especially Blois
I posted a photo of this bike in August. The hydrangeas have faded a little and the bike looks pinker. I’m having a no-Covid-related-stuff week-end. J’ai posté une photo de ce vélo au mois d’août. Les hortensias ont perdu un peu de couleur mais le vélo paraît encore plus rose. Je passe un week-end sans …
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Isn’t this the prettiest mushroom? Not edible of course. Our lockdown is to continue without any changes for another 2 weeks. If the number of patients admitted to hospital has diminished sufficiently by 1st December, shops selling non-essential items will reopen with strict protocols, but not bars and restaurants. Quel joli champignon n’est-ce pas? Mais …
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The last time we went to Chateau de Chaumont gardens just before lockdown we bought two Salvia Amistads that I had seen on previous occasions. It’s the plant with the dark purple flowers at the top of the slope. The smaller plant with purple flowers in the foreground is shrubby Veronica or hebe but it …
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We did another of our Covid walks from the spring today. I was interested to see what had become of this garden bed. The hot lips sage with its pretty little pink and white flowers is still going strong in November. The total number of Covid deaths in France is now 40,987 including 551 hospital …
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This photo was actually taken yesterday – today was somewhat overcast but surprisingly warm for November at 16 degrees. We spent nearly all day getting the garden ready for winter. It’s a great comfort to us during these Covid times. J’ai pris cette photo hier ; aujourd’hui il ne faisait pas très beau même si …
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The market was very busy today. I really liked the baker’s plastic glove in the second photo. He would just slip his right hand in, serve the bread or pastry, then put it back in place before handling the change. Il y avait beaucoup de monde au marché aujourd’hui. J’ai bien aimé le gant en …
We often went past these geese on our daily walk during the spring lockdown and they always honked. Today was bath time and they totally ignored us. Senior high schools are to reduce the number of students present at any one time, the basic premise being that each student must be present at least 50% …
The Covid19 figures are not looking good today – 58,000 new cases and 367 deaths in the last 24 hours. Food and drink outlets in Greater Paris will now be closed at 10 pm to stop people milling around. Secondary school teachers and older students are worried about the impossibility of respecting protocols to stop …
It was a lovely bright sunny day today – we even ate outside under our outdoor heater at 12 degrees and then went for our one hour walk before spending the rest of the afternoon gardening. There were 52,518 new cases and 418 new deaths in 24 hours. Aujourd’hui était une belle journée ensoleillée . …
This is in the dog cemetery at Chateau de Chaumont. As Covid19 figures rise in France – 46,290 new positive cases in 24 hours with a positivity rate of 20% and 231 hospital deaths – local non-essential businesses are pushing for re-opening on the grounds that they are safer than busy supermarkets. I would say …