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Mosaic Monday # 88 - "Achilleion" Sissi's Palace in Corfu.
In the early 1980's the Senior Partner's career took us to Bavaria, West Germany, we lived there for over 13 years. Our home overlooked Starnberger See (Lake Starnberg) and it was whilst I was living...
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Mosaic Monday # 89 - what I did on my birthday
Last Friday was my birthday, not one of the big ones the next O is a couple of years away but still a special one in many ways.On the previous day we had driven down to the Pays de la Loire region of...
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In the pink!
Joining Beverley @ How Sweet the Sound for this week'sPink Saturday.It has been a while since I had anything Pink to share but summer is here and my garden is "in the Pink"at last.Pink SaturdayNormandy...
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Mosaic Monday # 90 - discovering the Dordogne
Warning: this post is light on words and overloaded with images.If you enjoy travelling especially from an armchair and love meandering through France well you might want to grab a beverage, get comfy...
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Mosaic Monday # 91 - searching out the quirky
quirky definition: unusual in an attractive and interesting wayTaking a trip to somewhere new often offers up something odd or quirky to capture through the camera lens.Here are some unusual things...
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Mosaic Monday # 92 - a different sort of Bastille Day
Looking back through my blog post archives it appears that I blog about Bastille Day every other year so since the last post was in 2016 here I am again.France's National Day 2018 fell on a Saturday, a...
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Mosaic Monday # 93 - those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer
Bonjour, I've had such a lazy week since our last chat.Sitting out of the sun in the shade of a spreading chestnut tree on an oh so comfortable Lafuma lounger snoozing and reading books on my Kindle....
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Mosaic Monday # 94 - snap your summer!
Every summer I always enjoy the boost that the Summer Snap Challenge hosted by Sue & Alison @ UK Scrappers gives to my photography and scrap booking mojo.in a jar; drain cover; steeple.Here's the...
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Mosaic Monday # 95 - how time flies when you're having fun
Last week, 1st August to be precise, I celebrated two years as host of Mosaic Monday and let me say what a great time I've had doing it.Feeling slightly nostalgic I took a little look back at the...
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Mosaic Monday # 96 - life lately
Two weeks ago the temperature in Normandy reached a blistering 30*C (98*F) making it the hottest summer that we've experienced here since we arrived in 1996.The lawns are scorched and my hydrangeas...
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Mosaic Monday # 97 - Chateau de Terre Neuve in the Vendee.
During our trip to the Dordogne and the Vendee in June we heard about the privately owned Chateau de Terre Neuve, open to visitors at certain times of the year and so decided to make a small detour to...
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Mosaic Monday # 98 - a generous neighbour
We have a very generous neighbour, I've mentioned him before, who has some wonderful fruit trees in his garden.August is the month when he picks the plums and a few days ago the Senior Partner returned...
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Mosaic Monday # 99 - bucolic Normandy
According to the Meteo Autumn officially began on September 1st and certainly here in Normandy we are beginning to notice some changes.Although the weather is still dry there is a definite chill in the...
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Mosaic Monday # 100 - playing with my food
These past few days I've spent quite a bit of time in the kitchen attempting to turn the fruit which we received from GN last week into something temptingly edible.What to do with grapes, I asked...
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Mosaic Monday #101 - a case of deja vu
I was up in my attic craft room/office last Friday morning prepping blog posts, as you do, when the Senior Partner yelled (it's a big house) up the staircase "We've got another visitor - I'm off to the...
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Mosaic Monday # 102 - postcards from Normandie
For Mosaic Monday #100 Nick V linked a post from his NixPixMix blog which he called "Australia I.D."I wonder if you also saw it whilst MM blog hopping? If not just follow the link above.I was quite...
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Mosaic Monday # 103 - a postcard from Tenerife
That's right I'm still here in sunny Tenerife, enjoying spending quality time with the Senior Partner at the Royal Hideaway, Corales Beach Hotel.Here's a peek…………………………..Back next week. Normandy LifeAn...
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Mosaic Monday # 104 - fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
News of internet problems at home has reached me whilst we've been taking life easy relaxing in the Canary Islands so I'm prepping my next Mosaic Monday post now and scheduling it in advance in case...
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Mosaic Monday # 105 - a sea change ahead?
Bonjour Mosaic Monday folks.Well, Plan B sort of worked last week didn’t it? My scheduled post which I wrote whilst we were away went up on Sunday morning as planned, as did the link for you all to...
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Mosaic Monday # 106 - whale watching in Tenerife
Whilst holidaying in Tenerife recently we spent a wonderful morning out at sea with Blue Jack Sail on the Jeanneau Sun Odyssey yacht.As part of an ad hoc flotilla of boats, all carrying passengers with...
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Mosaic Monday # 107 - at this time of year
As October draws to a close and with November just around the corner I'm sharing a couple of my favourite things which happen in our little corner of Normandy at this time of year.Trick or Treat - our...
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This Old House
Today's post was prompted bya question from a recent visitor who was intrigued to know if our home had any stories to tell. When we purchased the house over 20 years ago the seller didn’t really have...
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Merry Christmas from Normandy.
After a few weeks of neglecting the NL blog I've popped back on to wish all my friends and followers in blogland, especially the special ones who've shared the MM journey with meand to share a few...
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Kalimera from Corfu
The Senior Partner and I are spending some serious relaxing time on the beautiful island of Corfu.Yesterday evening we drove into The Old Town for dinner at Rex a restaurant which has been serving...
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Au revoir Normandy
Although I haven't posted here for a while in the years that went before I loved being a part of the blogging community and making new friends around the globe.So, I wanted to let anyone, who might...
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