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Friday’s French – travaux

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Rosemary Kneipp

This is going to be a very short post because we are up to our necks in travaux. Travaux, the plural of travail is, interestingly enough, from the low Latin trepalium, instrument of torture, derived from the Latin tres, three, … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Week – My Wisteria

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Rosemary Kneipp

Each time our wisteria blooms I fall in love with it again! This year, it’s early of course, but it means we get to enjoy it for longer before we have to go back to Paris. Below is a photo … Continue reading →

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Friday’s French – gate, clôture, barrière , portail

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Rosemary Kneipp

I am a firm believer in learning vocabulary if you want to speak another language with any fluency. However, it has the disadvantage of giving the impression that A always equals B. Which is not true of course. I still … Continue reading →

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Weekly Blogger Round-Up: City Daily Photo Theme Day – Triangles in Amboise, Paris and Perth

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Rosemary Kneipp

For this week’s Blogger Round-Up, I’ve chosen fellow participants in the City Daily Photo theme day to which I also contribute on the first day of the month with the blog that Jean Michel and I write together: Blois Daily … Continue reading →

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Fontevraud l’Abbaye and its Extraordinary Kitchen

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Rosemary Kneipp

It’s the second day of our spring cycling weekend near Saumur. We wake up in time for 9 am breakfast at our B&B, Le Balcon Bleu, having slept very soundly in a comfortable bed after all our hills and dales … Continue reading →

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Photos of the week – Spring Flowers

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Rosemary Kneipp

It’s now officially spring and we’re back in Blois for another couple of weeks. We couldn’t get over the difference in how many leaves have appeared on the trees in such a short time. The tulips are out as well … Continue reading →

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Friday’s French – amener, emmener, apporter

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Rosemary Kneipp

Viens ! Je t’emmène à la Tour Eiffel. Apporte des sandwichs, nous pouvons faire un pique-nique sur place. J’amènerai ma cousine avec moi. Come on! I’ll take you to the Eiffel Tower. Bring some sandwiches – we can have a … Continue reading →

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Souzay Champigny Troglodyte Shopping Centre

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Rosemary Kneipp

We’re on our way back from Saumur to Turquant, having just cycled up hill and down dale in the opposite direction. We’re on the riverside cycle path on the Loire à Vélo route, which has just taken us through a … Continue reading →

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Friday’s French – arbre, arbuste, arbrisseau, buisson

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Rosemary Kneipp

I originally thought the equation was arbre = tree, arbuste = shrub and buisson = bush. Well, I was wrong. The first time I saw a lilac bush, I thought it was a tree. It looked like a tree to … Continue reading →

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Weekly Blogger Round-Up: Love Locks in Paris – Developing a wine palate – Exercising apparel in France

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Rosemary Kneipp

Already time for my Weekly Blogger Round-Up. I’m sure you know about the love locks on the Pont des Arts in Paris. Lisa Anselmo and Lisa Taylor Huff, guest posting for Out and About in Paris, explain why they are … Continue reading →

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