Spring?

I think spring might be getting close. I was at the market today and there was a full two tables of beautiful, colourful, lacy brassieres. (I don’t even know how to spell that – I almost whimped out and said bras.) I did not see anyone try any on. You were right, Linda. Also, yesterday […]

I Walk to Richmond

Mushroom and cheese (made with sheep’s milk) omelette for breakfast this morning. I really miss cooking with gas. Electricity seems so slow. I am chocolat chaud powered and ready to find that Super U and see what it is. First we go by this delightful window. Almost every pane has a cloth bunny and each […]

C’est si bonne!

This morning I had French toast made with French bread in France and served with French strawberry jam. It made me happy, so I took a picture. I’ve been doing yoga here in my apartment , though haven’t been able to find a place where one could purchase a yoga mat. (My suitcase was too […]

C’est Cassée

It’s Monday and I’m thinking of doing laundry, but first I want to sweep the kitchen floor because it’s very crumby. It must be the croissants that I’m slightly addicted to. They’re very flakey and when you bite into one of them crumbs fly everywhere. Not at all like the soggy croissants in the plastic […]

Hôtel des Pagodes de Beauval

Once I and my dead cell phone found this place we were not sad. I am on vacation, after all. This was perfect. The reception area was one of those “almost took my breath away” moments. The photos don’t show it but there was blue Chinese pottery everywhere. The jars flanking the front doors were […]

ZooParc de Beauval

This isn’t a really cheerful post, but it has a happy ending. I’m back for day two at the zoo. It covers a lot of land and you really need two days to take it all in, especially if the shows are on and you want to see some of them. At this time of […]

Une vacance within une vacance

Friday started out so sunny and warm I decided it was a perfect day to go to the zoo! The Zooparc Beauval is About 35 kilometres from here, so I checked the train schedule. They could get me to within a 55 minute walk (according to them) of the zoo. Sounded good. Then I checked […]

Another good day

The internet is very slow right now so this might be a really short note. I decided to go further afield and find the Parc Aquatique Naturéo, which is a public pool that has a natural outdoor pool. It was quite a distance away so I followed my phone’s instructions. Getting out of the town […]

Wednesday

Yesterday was a rest day, but today I’m back and feeling perky. Ma sœur va me rendre visite. Je vais la rencontrer a Paris. Ce matin je suis allé a la gare pour acheter mon billet. Nous parlions en français totalement et c’était bien. Mon billet est première classe! Le clerk spoke slowly and clearly. […]

Going back a thousand years

It has taken a long time to write this post because I wanted to express my feelings but I also wanted to be fair. I really like this town and the people are wonderful, so I don’t want to be unkind to them in any way, but I had a strong negative response to this […]