A corner of France

There is a compost heap to the side of the vegetable area, and I have to admit that I don't manage it very well.  As a result it has bee...

In France, if you have a septic tank, then it's supposed to get checked every four years to make sure it's working properly, and tha...

Years ago, I planted a clump of Cyclamen in a corner of the garden.  I discovered the other day, that some more of these pretty little flowe...

Anita spent some time in England recently, and came back with some munchies that are hitherto unknown in France (at least to me).  I look fo...

The french word for carpenter (also shipwright) is charpentier (m); there is a clear similarity between the words in the two languages.  Bu...

I spent last weekend in Switzerland, not far from Geneva, in an area known as La Côte,  at a flute festival .   I have never been disappoint...

Early Autumn; cool, bright, but not cold.