A corner of France

Random musings on running a private hotel / gîte in Northern France

Sunday, 28 September 2014

Neun-und-neunzig Luftballons

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Well, one anyway. A crisp early-Autumn morning, a blue sky, and this balloon was drifting past the house.  At ground level the air was st...
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Wednesday, 24 September 2014

Festival de la viande

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Eggs come from chickens, vegetables grow in the ground, cereal comes from grain, and bacon comes from pigs.  I remember quite distinctly bei...
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Sunday, 21 September 2014

Mr James

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Here be art
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Wednesday, 17 September 2014

Counterbalance for a gate

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The fields around here, when they have a gate at all, have a big one.   It's so that lots of cows can squeeze through at the same time, ...
Friday, 12 September 2014

Visitor

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This green lizard came visiting today.  I think it's a juvenile, on account of the white stripes down the side.
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Thursday, 4 September 2014

Angry trainer

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It's la rentrée , the time when French families come back from their holidays, workers go back to work and the kids go back to school.  ...
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Saturday, 30 August 2014

BFS Convention 2014

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The biennial convention of the British Flute Society was held this year at the Warwick Arts Centre. For me it's a "must", an o...
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Mark In Mayenne
Mayenne, France
By a beautiful river valley in North-West France. This blog is about the day-to-day events in running a group gîte in Mayenne. There's a lot of gardening, maintenance, but, I hope, a lot of fun too. Best viewed in widescreen format. This website uses cookies. By browsing this website with cookies enabled, you are agreeing to their use.
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