Wednesday for windows - Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais in Le Grand-Pressigny

 

You have to hand it to nature...it's pretty darn smart

 

In our garden.

Making for the Maire...

We saw a man with a folder looking bemused as he stared at this property on Grande Rue as we passed by the other day. He had come in search of the Maire and noticed the Tricolour as he drove through and assumed this must be it! We pointed him in the right direction after sharing our amusement with him!

During the French elections (yesterday was voting day) some people choose to fly the flag!  

Mon banc dominical / My Sunday Bench - our own.

 

Our bench in the rear garden of the Old Walnut Mill - though may not be able to sit out today il pleut.

Have a good weekend everyone...from all of us here in Southern Touraine.

A view on the church at Le Petit-Pressigny taken when on this week's 'short walk' around the village.

Vendredi à vélo - walking the dog French style...

 

Highlighting hydrangeas...

 

Wednesday for windows - pretty in Preuilly-sur-Claise

 

Pretty window at Preuilly-sur-Claise 

 

Bouchon Barrou

Grande Rue in Barrou sometimes is not quite grande enough as we witnessed yesterday on our way back from our walk.

Sunday stroll...and thinking of sunflowers.

Always like it when some of the fields around us here in Barrou are planted up with sunflowers giving us something to look forward to in July.

Mon banc dominical / My Sunday Bench

 Rue du Donjon in Le Grand-Pressigny

Vendredi à vélo - well framed.

Spotted yesterday at the start of our first collective 'short walk' of the year around Le Grand-Pressigny. It was good to be back among our walking friends.

Calm before the storm...

 

With the warning of the impending 'orage' Pauline decided to cut some of the roses from the garden before they take the inevitable pounding! Good decision I think as it was a stoater! Unfortunately looks as if our Skybox is a casualty!

Wednesday for windows...lovely at Loches

 

They know how to dress a window in Loches. 

This image 📷Connie Barney

Reflecting on balmy evenings...

 

It has been a little too hot (and bright) over the last few days but the evenings come into their own meaning you can sit out and enjoy balmy temperatures well into the night.

 

A collection of creators...

 

We popped over to the open house of G'art in Le Grand-Pressigny yesterday afternoon where Mylène and Benjamin showcased their own creations alongside other invited talented people.

So prefer Benjamin's trophy heads to the real ones...they would go well,I think, among the exhibits Chateau du Rivau

Mon banc dominical / My Sunday Bench,

Taking some shade under the arbor  at Chateau du Rivau.

Under a blue sky...

 

Loving the high temperatures and the blue skies at the Old Walnut Mill

Vendredi à vélo - relaxed in Amsterdam

 

Are the Dutch the most relaxed cyclists in the world? Captured these shots on a trip to Amsterdam.

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet...

 

This was the sweetest of all the roses we had the pleasure of catching the scent of at the'Festival de la Rose' at Chateau du Rivau last weekend.

Wednesday is for windows...family,friends and flowers.

 

Thanks to the generosity of friends and family on Pauline's birthday ours at the Old Walnut Mill are currently adorned with these beautiful bouquets.

And why not...

 

Lunch on Saturday at the 'Hotel de la Trielle' in Chinon provided us with a new experience - our starter was 'glace au chèvre de maison',iced goat's cheese on a warm tomato tartlet. I was,I have to admit, a little dubious about it but it turned out to be a rather pleasant surprise especially from someone who is (was) not a fan of goat's cheese other than when it is cooked. After telling the proprietor how tasty it was she replied "mais bien sûr, il a été fait avec amour".

 

More birthday fun...

 

Pauline's weekend of fun continued yesterday when dear friends laid on a fab birthday lunch for her...great afternoon! 

A good day out with the birthday girl...

A bit of shopping then lunch in Chinon followed by an afternoon at the 'Festival de la Rose' at Chateau du Rivau.

Smelling the roses...

 

Heading over to Chateau du Rivau today to smell the roses,

Vendredi à vélo...'pedalling' the flora in Barrou.

 

Taking the high road...

Will be heading over the hill this afternoon to Le Grand-Pressigny for the first rehearsal in a while for a bit of 'Old Hat'! - looking forward to it!

Wednesday is for windows...one of ours!

 

Old Walnut Mill

Funny how time slips away...

 

As Pauline and I sat on the bench at the back of the garden here in Barrou on Sunday evening we were trying to recall what it was like when we first bought the house. First two pics. are from 2011 when we cleared all the weeds and started to lay out our potager. We were recycling even away back then with the topsoil brought over from a project at 'Les Balcons'.

Below are from February 2012 when the barn roof was replaced - yes it does snow here sometimes!