Last night's viewings...

After we returned from a visit to some friends in Barrou last night we were only in the house for about half an hour when we were suddenly plunged into darkness (8.00pm) courtesy of the second power cut in just over a week. The last one lasted for 3 hours so with this in mind we decided that watching the glow from the fire was not a great way to spend an evening, so we headed off to bed at 9.00pm.

How did people amuse themselves in the dark ages we mused?.

As it happens we remained in the dark for the next 12 hours + and we woke,very early, to darkness, so returned to bed to await some daylight. 

We had some business to do in Le Grand-Pressigny so at the first sign of daylight we gathered ourselves together and headed off in search of our morning coffee fix.

It is only when something like this happens that you come to realise how important electricity is to our daily lives and how lost we are without it. How I admire folks who manage sustain themselves  off-grid, we would definitely struggle!

From Saint Valentin...

 

Saint Valentin in Indre (36)

Monday's walk from Etableau in pictures.

 

Yesterday's walk up behind Le Maupas in pictures...

 

Talent in Touraine...

One of the things that we have come to realise here in Touraine is how much talent exists within our communities, be it in music, any of the creative arts and crafts or construction, we are graced with so much skill.

One small example of this is our little 'nursing chair' which after a makeover by Linda at 'Interior Affairs' in Yzeures-sur-Creuse is looking great!

 

Yesterday's walk...

 

With yesterday's weather being a bit unpredictable we decided on a short walk around the village which we always enjoy.

Deer deer - ambushed!

On what turned out to be a lovely afternoon on Tuesday we took our now very familiar route up the winding road behind La Petit Guerche - it never seems to get any shorter - up to the high ground above.

You can see from my shadow just how sunny it was!

On our way back down we were ambushed by 5 young stags who leapt out of a high bank on our left only feet in front of us - quite the sight!

I managed to regain my composure enough to get this pic of them scurrying away.

We caught sight of them again as they crossed the open field below us. 

Back to La Guerche.

 

Wednesday for windows - from Angles-sur-l'Anglin

 

Monday's walk - around Mairé.

 

Setting off with David our walk leader and others while setting their walking apps before heading up into the countryside behind Mairé.

This house on the walk always has a fine display of geraniums all the year round but then they are artificial!

The walk threw up a few issues with crossing a couple of little streams where the bridges were a bit the worse for wear but we all managed over safely. 

Spotted in the woods,this would probably be an art installation in some other location!