Today we went cycling without having to worry about how far or how long we were away from home. We rode through the centre of town which, being Monday, was quite deserted, then along the Loire to Cours-sur-Loire, a distance of 18 km. It was wonderful! One new death in our area and 131 new …
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Covid Deconfinement Stage 1#7
We bought a yearly pass for Château de Chaumont on 2nd January so are a little frustrated to have lost two months. However during lockdown the management did everything possible to get the garden festival ready to reopen as soon as possible. There is a one-way itinerary and on the whole visitors are respecting it …
Covid Deconfinement Stage 1 #6
The local market in Blois opened again today. Most people were wearing masks and respecting social distancing. It felt safer than the jewellery shop or the supermarket. I was surprised though that the cheesemonger wore neither a mask nor gloves but her large market truck means she is naturally higher up than her customers. The …
Covid Deconfinement Stage 1 #5
We went on an unrestricted walk today and went past this sparkling new fire hydrant in the most unlikely place. It wasn’t quite as cold today but we still didn’t have lunch in the garden. Two news deaths today in our area bringing the total up to 57. The number of new deaths in France …
Covid Deconfinement Stage 1 #4
No I didn’t go back into the centre of Blois today. I took this photo yesterday. The Bagel Corner was more reassuring than the jewellery shop. We took a walk through the woods this after noon to avoid the cold north wind, something we haven’t been able to do for several weeks. No new deaths …
Covid Deconfinement Stage 1 #2
If you were expecting photos other than the flowers in my garden you can blame the north wind! This is my yellow and white corner. No new deaths in our area but another 348 in France against 263 yesterday. However the number of new hospital admissions continues to decrease which I guess is more important. …
Covid Deconfinement Stage 1 # 1
The weather was so awful this morning with the arrival of the “ice saints” that the first day of post-lockdown or déconfinement as the French call it seemed no different from the last 55 days! The so-called ice saints are St. Mamertus, St. Pancras and St. Servatius. Their feast days are 11th, 12th and 13th …