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Busy Back Soon
I am not sick. I have not given up my blog but like Owl in Winnie the Pooh, I am busy! After a sluggish start to the year workwise, I am suddenly inundated with translations. I can’t complain but it’s … Continue reading
Monday’s Travel Photos – Spring Flowers in France
Coming from North Queensland, I have remained amorous of spring flowers ever since I saw my first field of buttercups back in 1975 in the south of France. These are photos taken recently in the Blois and when we travelled … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers & gardens, Travel photos
Tagged Closerie Falaiseau, lilac, linen flax, medlar, ornamental broom, speedwell, wisteria
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Meeting the Neighbours in Blois Part 2
Each time we’ve come down to Blois since we signed the final papers in April, most of our waking hours have been spent getting the gîte ready and planting potatoes in the rain. So this time, we decided we’d have … Continue reading
Posted in France, Lifestyle, Loire Valley
Tagged Chambord, cheverny, côte de boeuf, Les Grouets, Loire Valley, wisteria
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Gardens I Have Known
I spent my first 9 years in France living in a flat and biding my time until I could have a house and a garden again. It finally became a reality when I was pregnant with Black Cat and Leonardo … Continue reading

Posted in Australia, France, Loire Valley, Paris
Tagged Blois, gardens, raspberries, wisteria
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