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Gardening and Getting Ready for Germany

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Rosemary Kneipp

Just in case regular readers have wondered where I’ve got to, I’ve been gardening flat out since we arrived in Blois on Thursday afternoon. It’s amazing just just how quickly the vegetation grows at this time of year. I have … Continue reading →

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A Therapeutic Ride along the Marne

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

It’s Black Cat’s last day in Paris before she goes to New York to look for a job. I’m delighted for her, of course, because she’s following her dream, just as I did 38 years ago, but I am very … Continue reading →

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Post-Holiday Depression and Miscellaneous Holiday Photos

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

I’m not really sure how much sympathy I’ll get on this one – obviously the best way to avoid post-holiday depression is not to go on holidays, particularly month-long ones. It’s amazing how quickly you get used to not working … Continue reading →

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Cycling along the Danube – Passau to Linz: the S-bend

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

We’re staying at Gasthof Dexler in Niederranna on the Danube close to the S-bend between Linz in Austria and Passau in Germany so are able to start directly from our hotel. It turns out to be one of the highlights of … Continue reading →

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Cycling along the Danube – Watch out for trains!

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

Today I nearly got run over by a train when on my bike. When I heard the blast just next to me, a searing pain shot through my head and my legs turned to jelly. I immediately backtracked and got … Continue reading →

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Cycling along the Danube – Regensburg and the Altmuhle

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

The only thing Jean Michel remembers about Regensburg when we went there about 15 years ago is eating sausages and sauerkraut in the oldest roast sausage restaurant in Germany on the banks of the Danube! He wants to go there again. … Continue reading →

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Cycling along the Danube – from its source to Ehingen

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

A total of 110 km, but it actually took two days. We’ve definitively adopted the train-in-one-direction system which means we can see more and not have to cycle up all those hills again on the way back. Jean Michel thought … Continue reading →

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Cycling on the Danube in Germany – Binzwangen to Mengen including Zwiefalten

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

There’s thunder and lightning and pouring rain when we leave Paris at 9 am but after 3 hours driving east, the weather improves immensely and  by the time we reach Germany, it’s an incredible 31°C and the sky is an … Continue reading →

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Deer and Orchids in Our Little Wood in Blois

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

This morning when we got up, Jean Michel called me from the bathroom whose first floor window overlooks the little wood behind our house which is part of our property. “Un chevreuil à côté du neflier”. Mr and Mrs Previous Owner … Continue reading →

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Back to Blois

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Rosemary Kneipp

When we packed up the weekend before last, we thought we’d just be spending one more weekend in Blois before going to Australia for five weeks on 10th September. But on Friday, I was working away in my apartment in … Continue reading →

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