What is the Last Word

I had a chat with DH this morning (his last night) and he had NOT bothered to read my post for yesterday. The puppies didn’t do it. Obviously it’s time to spice things up a bit! Saw this poem on a bridge and thought I’d take a photo so I could translate it later. I […]

Going Underground

Turn up the volume. This post has sound art from inside a cave. Well that just takes too long to load onto the blog. If you want to hear more just visit me when I get home. Here’s a quick synopsis. I was in a cave system and there were musical art installations throughout. The […]

This and That

Every morning the bells ring again. They ring all day on the quarter hour. Ding dong ding At quarter past the hour. Ding dong ding, ding dong ding At half past. Ding dong ding, ding dong ding, ding dong ding At quarter to the hour. Ding dong ding, ding dong ding, lots of dinging and […]

Logis Royal

It’s the résidence of the royals (or at least was) so of course it has an appropriate driveway. And a marvellous view… where they can look down on their subjects? Like all sensible people, royalty likes dogs. Here they guard the front door. Built in the 14th century as a home away from home and […]

I Found Her!

This is Saint-Ours Collegiate church overlooking Loches. It’s quite beautiful and has a little park beside it. I am not the first Canadian to find this church. Jean Chretien was here in 2006 putting up a plaque for his ancestors . Now we know where he came from!And here she is! This is often in […]

Market Day

When I got up this morning I couldn’t stand it any longer. I scrubbed the bathroom and vacuumed. It felt good. And then the reward of market day! Off I go! There are more people in the streets on market day. It might be everyone. You can find anything you want. Today there was even […]

Lèche Vitrines

Yesterday I had problems uploading my photos (the internet here is slow and I don’t want to pay extra for a faster connection) and in the process of re-uploading I lost a lot of what I’d written. Like how at the end of the public garden there was a bridge over the river and a […]

Into the Wilds

Quick trip to Auchan this morning when I discovered I was responsible for supplying my own papier toilette et sacs poubelle. Thankfully Auchan doesn’t close on Mondays! I picked up une baguette traditional et deux croissants on my way back, as the boulangerie was open too! Add that deliciousness to my mushroom and goat cheese […]

Looking Around

It’s Sunday, almost everything is closed, so I spent the day looking around. Not far from my apartment is a small square with this statue of Alfred Victor, Comte de Vigny, who was born in Loches in 1797 but who left for Paris to get an education and never came back. Loches is quite lovely […]

Getting Moved In

Last night was the first full night’s sleep I’ve had since I left home, and it felt amazing. Today I spent my time getting settled and acquiring the necessities of life here. Apparently things I can’t get along without are: tea, dish cloth and soap, fruit and vegetables and a house plant for the window […]