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Ramblings of a retiree in France
Month: May 2021
Cee’s Flower of the Day #107
What fun showcasing beautiful flora – flowers, shrubs, trees, bushes and leaves – throughout the year. Cee’s challenge is all about bringing a little beauty and colour into our daily lives. Who wouldn’t be in favour of that? Challenge rules, why not join in?… Continue Reading “Cee’s Flower of the Day #107”
French Fancies: Eres
While my beloved has plenty of pairs of Vilebrequin swim shorts, I just have two swimsuits. Classic black and an emerald green both from French company Eres which started with swimwear and has since expanded into lingerie, casual and active wear. All of its… Continue Reading “French Fancies: Eres”
Song Lyric Sunday #43
This week’s prompt for Jim Adams’ Song Lyric Sunday Challenge is City/County/Country/State/Town. Places like New York and California feature prominently, so what do I have in my archives that fits the bill? How about New York: Empire State of Mind by Alicia Keys? Alicia… Continue Reading “Song Lyric Sunday #43”
The Musette: Miso-caramel apple crumble
What do you do with wrinkly but still edible apples? You turn them into dessert. As you all know my beloved adores dessert, he believes a meal isn’t complete without one. I tend to store the apples in the fridge until I have enough… Continue Reading “The Musette: Miso-caramel apple crumble”
Sculpture Saturday #60
Leaving behind the posts of the past few weeks of works in the Nagyharsány sculpture park in Villany, Hungary, I’m back looking at local civic structures. This striking sculpture by American sculptor Alexander Calder (1898 – 1976) was previously on display in La Colle… Continue Reading “Sculpture Saturday #60”
Friendly Friday Challenge: road trip
The Friendly Friday Challenge is now a fortnightly challenge co-hosted by Amanda from Something to Ponder About and Sandy from The Sandy Chronicles. Sandy’s Friendly Friday Blog Challenge is about road trips. I’ve written extensively and ad nauseum about our various road trips around… Continue Reading “Friendly Friday Challenge: road trip”
Cee’s Flower of the Day #106
What fun showcasing beautiful flora – flowers, shrubs, trees, bushes and leaves – throughout the year. Cee’s challenge is all about bringing a little beauty and colour into our daily lives. Who wouldn’t be in favour of that? Challenge rules, why not join in?… Continue Reading “Cee’s Flower of the Day #106”
One from the Vaults: Postcard from Giro 2018: part I
When times permits I have been dipping in and out of the 2021 Giro d’Italia a stage of which also went over the Zoncolan last Saturday. Here I’m revisiting our most recent trip to watch the race. We kicked off our Giro adverture in… Continue Reading “One from the Vaults: Postcard from Giro 2018: part I”
Thursday doors #118
I still haven’t managed to add to my vast archive of doors. So, once again, here’s some Germanic doors from the darkest depths of my archives. Thursday Doors is a weekly feature allowing door lovers to come together to admire and share their… Continue Reading “Thursday doors #118”
Cee’s Flower of the Day #105
I really enjoy showcasing beautiful flora – flowers, shrubs, trees, bushes and leaves – throughout the year. Cee’s challenge is all about bringing a little beauty and colour into our daily lives. Who wouldn’t be in favour of that? Challenge rules, why not join… Continue Reading “Cee’s Flower of the Day #105”
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