We don’t exactly live in the country, but it’s still a good 15 minute walk to the government mail box to post a letter so we have an arrangement with our postman whereby we leave a peg on the box if we have a letter to post. He then uses his skeleton key to open the box …
Category Archives: Les Grouets
They died for their country – Morts pour la France
As we walked past our local war memorial today, still decorated from the ceremony on 11th November commemorating the end of World War I, I couldn’t help but think once again of all those that died for their country in Paris on Friday 13th November. En passant devant le monument aux morts de notre quartier …
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Our Local Church – L'église du coin
We, too, have a Notre Dame in Les Grouëts. Nous aussi nous avons une église Notre Dame aux Grouëts.
Tour of Les Grouets – Visite des Grouëts
You may remember a photo in June of four young explorers who were preparing a visit of our neighbourhood in Blois, Les Grouets. On Friday, I heard a lot of noise outside the gate so went to see what was going on. About twenty people were touring Les Grouets, so I invited them in so that they could …
Hiding in the Tamarisk – Caché dans le tamaris
Our neighbour has a large tamarisk tree but it’s the first I’ve seen a hollyhock growing inside! Notre voisine a un grand tamaris mais c’est bien la première fois que je vois une rose trémière dedans.
What cat is that? – C'est quoi ce chat ?
When I walked out the gate this morning, this cat, which I have never seen before, was walking along the middle of the road. When it saw me, it immediately sat down and eyed me off! Lorsque j’ai franchi le portail ce matin, ce chat que je n’ai jamais vu, se promenait en plein milieu …
Ironman
I dedicate today’s photo to Damien Sire, our local biscuit maker, who will be competing in the Ironman triathlon in Nice on Sunday. A venue with a steep triathlon history: swim in the Mediterranean, bike through the alps, run along the Nice’s historic waterfront. Good luck! Je dédie la photo d’aujourd’hui à Damien Sire, notre fabricant …
The Four Explorers – Les quatre explorateurs
These four young people who stopped in front of our house in Les Grouëts today to examine the motto above our mullion window, are doing the groundwork for the neighbourhood walks that will be offered this summer by Blois Castle and the Natural History Museum. We hope to be able to join them. Ces quatre jeunes …
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Mysterious Letters and Figures – Des chiffres et lettres mystérieux
These mysterious letters and figures appeared in our street yesterday. The figures, which are sometimes yellow and sometimes blue, range from about 0.72 to 10.93. They seem to be connected with the manholes. We’re hoping they have something to do with our future optic fibre connection which will be a big improvement on our deficient …
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First Neighbours' Day – Première fête des voisins
On Friday we organised our first Neighbours’ Day. We ended up with 31 adults and 5 children. La fête des voisins also called Immeubles en fête (which roughly means festive flats) was created at the turn of the century (this one!), at the initiative of one Atanase Périfan in the 17th arrondissement in Paris. It was …
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