Judging from the long queue at the market today, we are not the only ones pleased to be able to buy fresh organic fruit and vegetables directly from the producers! The markets were closed during the spring lockdown after one week but very few people were wearing masks at the time. Étant donnée la longue …
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Lockdown #2 Day 1 – Reconfinement Jour 1
These are the cosmos flowers I waited for all summer. They are in a part of the garden we don’t see much now that summer is over. Today was our first day of lockdown #2 and I had to go out three times! Everyone is complaining about the new restrictions. I think we need some …
Last Long Walk – Dernière longue promenade
Today was our last chance to take a long walk at Château de Chaumont before lockdown tonight at midnight (and to buy some Anistead sage plants before the garden festival section closes until next April). The Prime Minister announced the details of the lockdown this evening. As far as we are concerned it’s better than …
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Pink Tips – Pointes roses
On Friday France goes into a second lockdown for one month. We’ll know the details tomorrow. Let’s just hope it’s effective. With the number of deaths already up to 35 785, the future is bleak if we don’t act now. Ce vendredi la France commencera un deuxième confinement pendant un mois. Nous saurons les détails …
Autumn Pastels – Pastels d’automne
It was a good thing we went to Chaumont yesterday because it rained all day today. The Covid19 situation is becoming quite alarming with a total of 35,541 deaths in France, up 523 since yesterday. Our area is still fairly safe with only 2 people in intensive care but 27 in hospital. Tomorrow evening we …
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 …
Masks at the Market – Masques au marché
As the number of people testing positive for Covid and in intensive care rises in France, wearing masks that cover both mouth and nose, social distancing and frequent hand-washing are increasingly important. Sadly, few people seem to realise that all three are needed. Avec l’augmentation du taux de tests positifs au coronavirus et de patients …
The Pink Bike – Le vélo rose
We went on one of our old lockdown walks today and came across this bike. It’s more the sort of thing you’d find in Germany than France! Nous sommes tombés sur ce vélo aujourd’hui en faisant l’une de nos vieilles promenades du confinement. Cela ressemble plus à un décor en Allemagne qu’en France!
Masked Market – Marché masqué
The market is not nearly as much fun wearing a mask but no one wants to catch the dreaded virus. We had a polite argument with the baker who served two people before us, picked up her phone each time and cut our brioche without using gel. But I think next time she will ?. …
Social distancing – La distanciation sociale
These wooden caravans look like a good way to have a holiday while respecting social distancing. Ces roulottes semblent un bon mien de passer des vacances en respectant la distanciation sociale.