An evening stroll last night amongst the sunflowers...

Monday's walk at Etableau in pictures...

 

More 'back to brocanting', at Vicq-sur-Gartempe

Sunday stroll, we like this annual brocante at Vicq-sur-Gartempe, nice location by the river and good mix of stall holders. 

Dog either has trouble with its eyes or it's a celebrity! 

'Wot we bot' a wee jug!

Illuminating, Nuit des Mille Feux at Chateau Villandry

Last night Pauline and I took in the 'Nuit des Mille Feux' at Chateau Villandry, something we always wanted to experience but as it is only on for two weekends of the summer, due to past work commitments we couldn't. Glad we did!

Coffee table by design!

Those of you who know us, know of our love of all things Charles  Rennie Mackintosh so when we were looking for a new coffee table we wanted something on the same theme. This proved a little difficult to find so we had to come up with something ourselves. This entailed buying a table and adding a taste of CRM. I bought some square and flat steel bar from Brico and modified the ends - with a little help from our talented friend Rodger and his welding plant!

Our replica CRM dining set.

It has not gone away...

 

Had a lovely evening with friends on Wednesday to celebrate the birthdays of Maureen and Angela. Sadly Angela & Dennis couldn't join us due to Angela testing positive for Covid, so it was a case of 'toast to absent friends'.

Back to brocanting...

  

Sunday saw us joining friends Mike & Liz to kick start what for a long time has been missing here in our part of the world - brocante visits. 

We took in the small brocante at Beaumont before heading over to Chatellerault to the large 'Brocante des Trois Pigeons'. Which is a mix of local people's and dealer's 'treasure'.

As many will know Pauline and I are trying to downsize our 'stuff' but for my brocante fix I bought a couple of small glitter balls - and why not?

Monday's walk among the tournesols at Cussay.

For Monday's walk Fabrice took us over to Cussay and in among the sunflowers behind the village. It is always a joy to see these symbols of summer in Touraine.

You can see inside the 'Saint Pierre Es Liens'  church here.

Wednesday is for windows...change of use!

 

 This window here at the chateau was the former entrance,complete with drawbridge.