I’m always very amused by this sort of Christmas decoration. You’d need to get up a ladder to put them there! Je trouve ce type de décoration de Noël très amusant. Il faudra certainement une échelle pour faire le décor.
Category Archives: Villages
The Old Shop – La vieille boutique
All that is left of this shop is the storefront painted in very trendy grey. I like to imagine it as a general store selling anything from flour to buttons and hammers. Note the shutters. Tout ce qui reste de cette boutique est sa devanture peinte en gris tendance. J’imagine bien un magasin qui vendait …
Covid Deconfinement 2 Stage 1 Day 1
Today was the first day of lockdown easing for Christmas. All shops are open but the number of people allowed inside is one per 8 square metres. Culturel venues such as theatres, cinemas and museums are closed until 6th January. People can go anywhere in France they wish but there is a curfew between 8 …
Lockdown #2 Phase 2 – Day 12 – Reconfinement Phase 2 – Jour 12
It’s getting really cold. Not at all conducive to going out. Today Jean Michel went to get a haircut in the next village. He thought there were a lot of people in a small space. I’m glad I don’t have to go ?. I can’t even remember the last time I went to the hairdressers. …
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Lockdown #2 Phase 2 – Day 6 – Reconfinement Phase 2 – Jour 6
Another unusual feature in the village of Vallières les Grandes are these little peaked roofs each with its own weather vane, seen from the front gate and back gate. Un autre point d’intérêt au village de Vallières les Grandes est cet ensemble de petits toits pointus, avec chacun sa girouette, vu du portail devant et …
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Lockdown #2 Phase 2 – Day 3 – Reconfinement Phase 2 – Jour 3
Yesterday was our first really cold day this winter. We went to a village called Vallières les Grandes about 20 minutes away by car and walked around briskly for an hour at a temperature of 3 degrees. I was glad to get back to the car and warm myself in front of the fire when …
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Inside a Troglodyte Home – A l’intérieur d’une maison troglodyte
Modern cave dwelling was totally unknown to me until I arrived in France and visited the Loire Valley over forty years ago. It was not until later that I understood what the word troglodyte means today. The soft tufa cliffs are ideal for hollowing out whole houses! For more information on troglodytes, click here. These …
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Municipal Gnomes – Les nains municipaux
This is the first time I have seen gnomes in a garden that belongs to the town council. It’s a little town called Chambon not far from Bouges-le-Château. C’est bien la première fois que je vois des nains dans un jardin communal. Il se trouve dans le village de Chambon près de Bouges-le-Château.
The House on the Hill – La maison sur la colline
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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Three Mill School – L’école des trois moulins
I love this sign seen in a village called Azay-sur-Indre on our bike route today. There was another building with a sign that says Claude Vielle Library but the photo is a little blurry as you can see. J’adore cette enseigne dans le village d’Azay-sur-Indre sur notre itinéraire vélo aujourd’hui. Il y a un autre …
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