The Loire Valley and especially Blois
Now that Damien is no longer selling his Grouëts biscuits at the market, I have had to find an alternative. Yesterday, while it was rather cold and rainy outside, I made a batch of Anzac biscuits, named after the Australia and New Zealnd Army Corps. They were first made by Australian women to send to …
Continue reading “Some Aussie in France – Un peu d'Australie en France”
This is the cemetery in Les Grouets, the neighbourhood where we live. Very peaceful and summery at the moment. C’est le cimetière des Grouets, le quartier où nous habitons. Très paisible et estival à présent.
This is the view from the Orangery of Château de la Vicomté where celebrated our 3rd Neighbours’ Day tonight. Tomorrow, there will be a wedding party here. Voici la vue de l’Orangery du Château de la Vicomté où nous nous sommes réunis pour notre troisième fête des voisins ce soir. Demain il y aura un …
I took this photo in rue de l’Hôtel-Pasquier in Les Grouëts as we were walking home from Bread-Baking Day yesterday. The house used to belong to the son of Victor-Auguste Poulain who founded one of France’s oldest chocolate brands, Chocolats Poulain. Albert Poulain built Bellevue in 1910 when the first tram line was inaugurated in Blois so that …
Continue reading “The Chocolate Ruin – La Ruine du chocolat”
Today it was Bread Day in Les Grouëts, the area in Blois where we live. Hubert, on the left, fired up his bread oven and baked loaves of bread and pizzas made by locals. And a good time was had by all ! Aujourd’hui c’était la fête du pain aux Grouëts le quartier de Blois …
Continue reading “Bakers for a Day – Boulangers pour la journée”
There they are – near the tree at the top of the steps. There are also daffodils but they are still a bit small. Now we know that spring is really coming! Les voilà : à côté de l’arbre en haut des marches. Il y a également des jonquilles mais elles n’ont pas encore bien …
Not sure how safe I’d feel in a house with a roof like this one. Je ne suis pas sûre que je me sentirais bien en sécurité dans une maison avec un toit pareil.
I took this shot from the car as we drove past the little church in our street, Rue Basse des Grouëts. The wedding was over and the bridge was waiting to be taken to the reception at Château de la Vicomté further down the street. J’ai pris cette photo depuis la voiture lorsque nous sommes passés …
These photos were all taken by my neighbour Alain Allouin. I was visiting Blois Castle with my son when our street Rue Basse des Grouëts was flooded. By the time I arrived home, the water was gone. Vineuil and other towns across the Loire have not been so lucky and some areas are still underwater. …
These beautiful arum lilies belong to my friend Liliane whom we call Lili. Mine, below, pale in comparison but they don’t face the same direction. Ces beaux arums sont dans le jardin de mon ami Liliane que nous appelons Lili (lily en anglais veut dire lys). Les miens en dessous ne font pas le poids …