The Loire Valley and especially Blois
This isn’t really Rain Forest Road but some Australian friends staying in the area assumed it was. “Rain” is actually a dialect word for ravine (the middle consonant was dropped as it often is in French) as this part of the forest behind our street is full of hills and dales. Le terme “rain” provient …
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Our vegetable patch has lots of raspberries which I love, potatoes, runner beans, lettuces which we unfortunately share with the snails and slugs since the dog next door eliminated the hedgehogs, butternut pumpkins from Australia, strawberries, five types of heirloom tomatoes, chives, basil, rosemary, sorrel, gladioli, nasturtiums, roses, carnations and other unidentified flowers. Notre potager …
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.
This stunny flowering cherry tree is halfway down our street. I never get tired of it. Cette belle cerisier à fleurs est à mi-chemin de notre rue. Je ne m’en lasse pas …
Today, Jean Michel finished the wooden gate he made to replace the one below on our “little house” next door. Unfortunately I forgot to take a “before” photo! The colour is Basque green. Aujourd’hui Jean Michel a terminé le portail en bois qu’il a fabriqué pour remplacer celui qui se trouve ci-dessous qui ferme notre …
I saw this little garden as I was coming back from the post box in our street in Les Grouëts today. We really are at the end of our tulips. J’ai vu ce petit jardin en rentrant de la boïte aux lettres dans notre rue aux Grouëts aujourd’hui. Nous sommes vraiment à la fin de …
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This used to be the prettiest clematis in our street in Les Grouëts – and I still love it – but you can see how luxuriant it was two years ago nearly two weeks earlier! Autrefois cette clématite était le plus beau spécimen dans notre rue aux Grouëts – et je l’apprécie toujours – mais …
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Fortunately I got back in time from my posting my letter because I didn’t have any protection from the rain! This is the corner of the old school in our street in Les Grouets. Heureusement je suis rentrée à temps après avoir posté ma lettre parce que je n’avais pas de protection contre la pluie ! …
When we drastically cut back our viburnum this summer at Closerie Falaiseau, we were a little worried about the result as they hadn’t flowered much the winter before but as you can see, there was no need for concern. Lorsque nous avons sévèrement taillé nos lauriers tin cet été à Closerie Falaiseau, nous n’étions pas très surs du résultat car …
I took this photo on Sunday when we went to vote for the regional elections at the (now closed) school down the road. What a beautiful tree! J’ai pris cette photo dimanche lorsque nous sommes allés voter pour les conseillers régionaux à l’école (malheureusement fermée) dans notre rue. Quel bel arbre !