Mon banc dominical / My Sunday Bench - another Barrou option.

 

No kidding...

 

In response to a tweet about a heron in a fishmongers I posted this old (and poor quality) picture of a goat and its owner walking through 'Les Halles' indoor market in Tours. A lady from Rennes,who used to live in Tours, saw it and let me know that man and his goat are Tours legends and the goat is called Camille.

Vendredi à vélo - bike box

 

Love this practical bike box. One of our neighbours uses it to take items to and from his potager which is a bit away from his house. 

Spring at 'the view' in Le Grand-Pressigny

 

Wednesday is for windows - one of our favourites...

 

In Chinon

More colour from the courtyard...

 

April colours at the Old Walnut Mill

Mon banc dominical / My Sunday Bench - this one for Easter

 

Great to have the garden furniture back out in the courtyard of the Old Walnut Mill.

Spring colours of the courtyard...

At the Old Walnut Mill

 

Wednesday is for windows...at the pagoda

 

The cute little windows of the pagoda at Parc Oriental.

Parc Oriental de Maulévrier in spring

 

Yesterday, on what was a beautiful day, we headed over to Parc Oriental de Maulévrier in Maine-et-Loire as we had wanted to see it in spring - we were not disappointed - beautiful!

Is spring the best of times?

I love spring and when it's accompanied by warm weather it can be the best of seasons . Nice enough yesterday to have lunch alfresco in the courtyard where we are reminded why it's such a joy!

 

Marching into summertime...

 

Clocks have gone forward into summertime and it looks like it may actually be about to arrive with temperatures heading to 20+ over the next few days!

  

Not my best look...

 

Trying to get behind the layers of a fireplace that had been given a 'changing rooms' makeover at the project.

Vendredi à vélo - bike break in forest behind Barrou

 

Wednesday is for windows...we loved these busy windows at a B&B in Fontevraud L'Abbaye.

 

An experience we are desperate to replicate...Ada a Chateau du Rivau.

 

Featuring Chateau du Rivau as our Loire Valley chateau on experienceloire reminded us of Michael,Rose and Ada's visit back in 2019 - she loved it there but sure now as a little princess she would appreciate it even more.

Mon banc dominical / My Sunday Bench - Saint Pierre Collegiate Church in Chauvigny.

 

Welcome to spring in Southern Touraine

 

A woolly bicycle for Vendredi à vélo...

 

Snapped on a visit to Aubigny-sur-Nere back in 2016

Come on Spring ,let's be having you...

 

Spring in the beautiful gardens of Chateau de Rivau.