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Ramblings of a retiree in France
Month: March 2022
Thursday doors #149
Bizarrely, I’ve not taken too many photos of doors recently. But I always have a few French ones lurking in my back pocket archives. Thursday Doors is a weekly feature allowing door lovers to come together to admire and share their favourite door photos… Continue Reading “Thursday doors #149”
Trip to Duranus
I’m carrying on with my series of posts about Villages Perchés (perched villages) because there are still so many I’ve yet to cover. Today’s village of Duranus is another regular summer ride and one of those villages grouped together by the Métropole Nice Côte… Continue Reading “Trip to Duranus”
Wordless Wednesday #116
Here’s yet another photo from one of my many #adventuresdownunder where there is so much wonderful scenery and fabulous beaches. Hopefully, now that Australia has re-opened, I’ll be able to visit again soon.
Trip to Utelle
I’m ploughing on with my series of posts about Villages Perchés (perched villages) because there are so many I’ve still to cover. Today’s village of Utelle is a regular summer club ride and another one of those villages grouped together by the Métropole Nice… Continue Reading “Trip to Utelle”
Musical Monday: Sade
Again, I’ve seen today’s artist in concert a number of times and, like last week’s Chrissie Hynde, she’s still going strong. I’ve previously featured Sade in Song Lyric Sunday. So I’m going to look at some of her recent work. Sade‘s sixth studio album,… Continue Reading “Musical Monday: Sade”
French fancies: Salomon
This week I’m getting out of the kitchen and into the wide outdoors with today’s French brand Salomon where I’m taking a look at their (currently) ultra-fashionable and wholly desirable footwear. On the face of it, Salomon shouldn’t be cool. Founded in 1947 in… Continue Reading “French fancies: Salomon”
The Musette: Almond cake with ganache
More than anything else, simple cakes are what I’m reaching for most days. Tall layer cakes, intricate designs or highly technical bakes really don’t float my boat, or my beloved’s. All we really need is a comforting, unassuming cake that still delivers on flavour and makes the perfect accompaniment to… Continue Reading “The Musette: Almond cake with ganache”
One from the vaults: I love riding on my lonesome
I realise that I now rarely write about my cycling which is what originally anchored this blog. Admittedly the various lockdowns took a toll of my kilometrage, I’m back to riding around the area on my lonesome – weather permitting. So I thought I’d… Continue Reading “One from the vaults: I love riding on my lonesome”
Thursday doors #148
Bizarrely, I’ve not taken too many photos of doors recently. But I always have a few French ones lurking in my back pocket archives. Thursday Doors is a weekly feature allowing door lovers to come together to admire and share their favourite door photos… Continue Reading “Thursday doors #148”
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