The Loire Valley and especially Blois
The cafés and restaurants in France opened again today after being closed for six months – but with outdoor seating only. Unfortunately in most places the weather was not on their side. We made the most of it by having our morning coffee break in our wood shed using our Turkish platter. Jean Michel is …
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Little did we imagine when we bought this table a couple of years ago that it would be perfect for distancing with friends! Now that we have had our second Pfizer vaccine we will be able to invite friends without having to worry about getting sick. On était loin de penser en achetant cette table …
After the black frost many of our spring flowers are blooming late. I thought this clematis would never open. Last weekend in lockdown. New rules will apply on Monday starting with no restriction on travelling within France. Après la gelée noire beaucoup de nos fleurs de printemps sont en retard. J’ai pensé que cette clématite …
As we are still in lockdown with restaurants closed since last October, I had my second birthday at home today. We usually dine in a Michelin starred restaurant and often go away for a few days to celebrate. But Jean Michel ordered gourmet takeaway from L’Orangerie du Château that arrived in the boxes below. It …
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Today, we became eligible for the Pfizer vaccine (over 60) and thanks to a little foresight, we had appointments this morning at the Vaccination Centre in Blois, usually a gymnasium. It was extremely well organized and we were in and out in 45 minutes, having passed through the hands, so to speak, of 10 different …
This bush seems to get more splendid every spring. As we go into our third lockdown – this time for 4 weeks – we thank our lucky stars that we have a beautiful garden to keep us busy and entertained. This time our excursions are limited to a radius of 10 km which means we …
We have a new curfew across the country from 6 pm to 6 am. With 21271 new cases today and 76 in our immediate area (Loir-et-Cher), we need to be very careful. We found little respect of social distancing at the market today but everyone was wearing a mask, although not always on their nose, …
The weather remains disappointingly cold and rainy but this afternoon we had an unexpected window of blue sky so went for one of our Covid walks. I took this from inside my office when we got back. The health minister announced tonight that curfew will be brought forward to 6 pm in the most affected …
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 …
I mentioned a while ago that we had put up a new fence at the bottom of the garden to keep the deer out of my Christmas roses and tender plant shoots so we were somewhat dismayed to see these two yesterday morning near the medlars. We watched them disappear so we know where they …
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