Are they hydrangeas in the last photo? They are superb. My spring garden leaves a bit to be desired but I have had wonderful success with purple Dutch Irises.
Fraussie
August 31st, 2012 at 4:13 pm
Yes, they are hydrangeas. Unfortunately after the last two weeks of very hot weather the flowers are flagging a little. I love Dutch irises. We plan to go to the Netherlands some time and bring back lots of bulbs!
We were told by the family who grew up in our house that the marks on the ceiling were from candles and oil lamps, which seems more feasible to me.
The bread oven in one of our gites has recently been refurbished and the wall which forms the hearth done with hand-made tiles from Les Rairies, the village near Durtal reknowned for making tiles. It is worth a visit!
It is not feasible to use the bread oven in the gite as it requires an open chimney, and I think that is why the bread oven forms part of the building which was the ‘buanderie’ (laundry), where many of the domestic tasks were undertaken. A huge open chimney is not practical nowadays and the one you spotted at Candé sur Beuvron seems the perfect solution. We have a more modern version in the garden now – a wood fired oven, where we make pizzas and fouées, the traditional breads from our area. Great fun!
Rosemary Kneipp
August 3rd, 2013 at 6:38 pm
Yes, we saw marks from candles and oil lamps in other houses, but the previous owner was quite adament. So who knows?
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Are they hydrangeas in the last photo? They are superb. My spring garden leaves a bit to be desired but I have had wonderful success with purple Dutch Irises.
Yes, they are hydrangeas. Unfortunately after the last two weeks of very hot weather the flowers are flagging a little. I love Dutch irises. We plan to go to the Netherlands some time and bring back lots of bulbs!
We were told by the family who grew up in our house that the marks on the ceiling were from candles and oil lamps, which seems more feasible to me.
The bread oven in one of our gites has recently been refurbished and the wall which forms the hearth done with hand-made tiles from Les Rairies, the village near Durtal reknowned for making tiles. It is worth a visit!
It is not feasible to use the bread oven in the gite as it requires an open chimney, and I think that is why the bread oven forms part of the building which was the ‘buanderie’ (laundry), where many of the domestic tasks were undertaken. A huge open chimney is not practical nowadays and the one you spotted at Candé sur Beuvron seems the perfect solution. We have a more modern version in the garden now – a wood fired oven, where we make pizzas and fouées, the traditional breads from our area. Great fun!
Yes, we saw marks from candles and oil lamps in other houses, but the previous owner was quite adament. So who knows?
I’d love to try your pizzas and fouées!
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[…] Happy with my find, as it has really brightened a very grey day, I continue towards to mail box, which is just after the organic bakery that unfortunately closed not long after the school. The baker still uses the kitchen but sells his bread elsewhere. It’s also where I buy 5-kilo sacks of flour and smaller amounts of grains to make my multi-grain bread. […]
The bread oven was in the laundry because the ashes were used in washing linen!
Well, ours isn’t :). It’s in the kitchen. Many in this area are outside.