Tag Archives: Pierre Ronsard roses

Making the Most of Spring in Blois

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

I don’t know how it got to be 10th March when just a couple of days ago, it was still February. All that R&R we were supposed to have this week doesn’t seem to have happened. Even though the fireplace … Continue reading →

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Sans Keys Again!

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Rosemary Kneipp

Yesterday, I picked up Jane, my faithful friend from high school days, who still lives in my hometown (Townsville, whose name, to French people, borders on the absurd, but it was founded by Sir Robert Towns) at Gare du Nord … Continue reading →

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Our Pierre Ronsard Roses

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Rosemary Kneipp

Yesterday, we went to visit Mr and Mrs Previous Owner in their new modern home about 20 minutes from Closerie Falaiseau and I learnt that the climbing roses on our original Renaissance railing are called Pierre Ronsard after one of … Continue reading →

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