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BONNETS, HAIRPINS AND BLOOMERS. 13 Aug 2013 | 02:56 pm
A little while ago Susan of Days on the Claise mentioned an exhibition at the museum in Preuilly-sur-Claise of ladies bonnets as worn in Touraine in the 19th and early 20th centuries. You can read he...
A MOUNTAIN OF FISH AND A COCKEREL 8 Aug 2013 | 07:07 pm
We have eaten a few times at the restaurant in Pouzay called “Le Gardon Frit”. Apart from the fact that it serves great seafood it’s also open on Mondays, which can be very useful. (Except for when ...
CONTRASTS 30 Jul 2013 | 05:57 pm
Although we have now had our little house in the Loire for nearly six years there is still a lot of exploring to do in the area. As we wander through the little towns and villages we find something n...
A RARE OPPORTUNITY 25 Jul 2013 | 01:54 pm
On 12th July a notice appeared at the top of the road that leads around the château saying that between 9am and 2pm on 14th July no parking would be allowed along the Rue des Ramparts or Rue du Four B...
UNEXPECTED GUESTS FOR LUNCH 17 Jul 2013 | 03:55 am
So here I am in Le Grand-Pressigny for a few days with an old friend. Nick was here for the weekend and has now gone back to work in the UK while we stay on to enjoy the sunshine. Which, I have to s...
SPOT THE DIFFERENCE no/2 9 Jul 2013 | 02:47 pm
When we viewed the house in August 2007 it was crammed full of big, dark and heavy furniture. Also tons of “brocante”. There was so much of it that it was difficult to make out how big the room was....
SPOT THE DIFFERENCE 4 Jul 2013 | 11:15 pm
The agent’s photo of our back door, 2007. This is the picture that was in the shop window. To my absolute relief and delight I recently found a CD with the original immobilier’s photos from when we ...
IF ONLY 25 Jun 2013 | 06:00 pm
One of my few remaining ambitions in life is to stumble across a flash mob somewhere, preferably an operatic one. John Gray posted a really lovely YouTube of one recently and after looking at it I sp...
CHEESEBOARD FAVOURITES 17 Jun 2013 | 10:14 pm
As one person who commented on my blog at Easter said, if the weather in France is bad, at least you still have the food. One of the great joys of any kind of self-catering holiday in France is the o...
A VIEW FROM THE CHÂTEAU OF LE GRAND-PRESSIGNY 12 Jun 2013 | 12:07 am
";" alt=""> I have only just realised that I can take videos with my camera !! So I took this one from the courtyard of the château. There was an event going on in the château grounds to promote ar...
