The Loire Valley and especially Blois
It’s hard to imagine who would have built a house of this size in the little town of Truyes which has a population of less than 2500 and a single café. Il est difficile d’imaginer qui aurait fait construire une maison de cette importance dans la petite ville de Truyes qui a une population de …
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After driving 3380 k and cycling 773 k, mostly in Germany, we are back home. It’s amazing how much the vegetation has grown in just three weeks. Après avoir parcouru 3380 km en voiture et 773 km en vélo, pour la plupart du temps en Allemagne, nous voilà de retour chez nous. Il est étonnant …
This property called Les Tilleuls (The Linden Trees) was at the end of our walk today. We are so looking forward to cycling again and going further afield after 11th May. There were 3 new deaths in our area today bringing the total up to 43. The number of new deaths in France was 427 …
Our local council provides free seed packets to people who want to plant flowers on their pavement. Guaranteed to survive drought. Once more there were no new deaths in our area. However the number of additional deaths in France sadly rose again today from 242 to 437. Fortunately the number of new cases is continuing …
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 …
Bécassine is a French comic strip and the name of its heroine, appearing for the first time in the first issue of La Semaine de Suzette on February 2, 1905. She is considered one of the first female protagonists in the history of French comics. I was very amused to see this village devoted entirely …
Sadly this Renaissance House next to Gué Péans Castle no longer has any windows or doors. C’est triste de voir cette maison Renaissance à côté du château de Gué Péans n’a plus de portes ni fenêtres.