Taking a look at a branch of my husband’s family tree, I had previously noted the death of a 30-year-old man, Private 17400 William J. Horton, of the Gloucestershire Regiment, at Loos, France, on 25 September 1915. He left a … Continue reading
Trying to plan an itinerary for a Saturday outing in the Gaillac area, I came across the Château-Musée du Cayla. I’d spotted signs in passing on holidays in past years but never taken the plunge to visit. On looking it … Continue reading
We meandered towards Gaillac this morning and visited the Château de Mayragues for a brief wine tasting and a few bottles to take home. The 12th-century château-fort has been restored from a ruin: the owners bought the vineyard and its … Continue reading
Our friend Colin’s garden in Saint-Grat is blooming and colourful. The weather cooperates with timely if not entirely welcome rain. Shirley’s lilies are on their way to their full glories….
A wayside stop last summer in rural France (in the Brenne). The tree circle looked like an Entmoot…
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The next instalment of our brief twinning trip to Voiron. These are a few pictures from around our stop near Nuits-St-Georges and then driving to Beaune and beyond down the Route des Grands Crus (sadly not sampling!). This was at … Continue reading
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No, not the wine, sadly, just the town! A few photos from a brief stopover en route to our twin town of Voiron recently.
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We wandered around the quieter corners of this wonderful mediaeval town one hot summer day, and the photos seemed to lend themselves to the rather otherworldly infrared treatment. It was quite a shock coming back to people and shops in … Continue reading
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