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Mosaic Monday # 28. Edinburgh Castle, Scotland.
Mosaic MondayToday I'd like to take you on a brief tour of Edinburgh Castle.King Malcolm III brought his second wife Queen Margaret, kinswoman of King Edward the Confessor of England, to live there in...
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Mosaic Monday # 29 - did you ever have one of those days?
Mosaic MondayDid you ever have one of those days when anything that could go wrong did go wrong?Last Thursday was such a day for the SP and me here at the Presbytère.The TV weather forecast mentioned...
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Mosaic Monday # 30 - changing seasons
The Lost Gardens of HeliganCornwall.Sending you all a bunch of spring daffodils as a big thank you for all the lovely comments and well wishes left on last week's MM post.I'm glad to report that this...
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Mosaic Monday # 31 - vintage french enamelware
Spring has definitely arrived here in Normandy but one of the things that I look forward to very much at this time of year has nothing to do with the garden or the weather.One of my favourite pastimes...
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Mosaic Monday # 32 - too much of a good thing can be wonderful
The response to my MM # 31 post on vintage French enamelware was wonderful, thank you, and I'm not at all surprised to find out that we're all chineurs one way or another.Peugeot Freres coffee mill,...
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Mosaic Monday # 33 - what a sight to see!
One day last week, on our way home from walking Fleur in the woods at Cerisy, we stopped off at the Local Tourist Board office to look at the new displays and to pick up some brochures of nearby places...
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Mosaic Monday # 34 - The Good, the Random and the Fun
I liked the idea of blogging the Good, the Random and the Fun so much last time that I've decided to share a GRF post every now and again.Last week kicked off with Random when we walked past "Mimosa...
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Mosaic Monday # 35 - easy like a Sunday morning
Normandy is basking in beautiful sunshineas I write,with wide cloudless blue skies as far as the eye can see.In our garden the apple, cherry, pear, lilac and ornamental cherry trees are all fit to...
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Mosaic Monday # 36 - you say Disney and I say d'Isigny!
Happy Easter everyone!Here's a non Easter question for you....................What might the connection bebetween hereand here?The answer is this man!That's right, Uncle Walt's ancestry can be traced...
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Mosaic Monday # 37 - normandy life snapshots
When we moved to Normandy 21 years ago my Dad, Bill, and my step mum, Joyce, were our first visitors, they came and helped us to unpack our belongings almost as soon as the removal van had driven away....
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Mosaic Monday # 38 - Lisboa/Lisbon, Portugal.
As you probably know by now the SP and I do love to travel.Some of our happiest memories are of sun kissed beaches in Greece, European city breaks and time spent enjoying bijou B&B's in the US and...
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Mosaic Monday # 39 - Saints, Statues & Sculptures # 1
A few posts back I told you a little about one of our area's tourist attractions the Abbaye Cerisy La Foret. This tiled plaque decorates the front of the boucherie in Cerisy La ForetLast week the SP...
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Mosaic Monday # 40 - Saints, Statues & Sculptures # 2
As promised a follow up to my Mosaic Monday post - 39, this week it's the turn of Saint Marcouf.L'Eglise Saint MarcoufA pamphlet displayed inside the church tells the story of Saint Marcouf.He was born...
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Mosaic Monday # 41 - Saints, Statues & Sculptures # 3
"Casanova" a marble statue depicting Casanova and seven women.In 1999 a committee of representatives from local communes invited several international sculptors to a symposium in Cerisy.Every year...
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Cool shadows on a sunny day at Agreco Farm.
We returned earlier this week from a wonderful trip to the Greek island of Crete, I have over 400 photographs to wade through before I can even think about telling the stories about our adventures...
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Mosaic Monday # 42 - deliciously floral
Since I'm still busily trying to catch up on jobs around the house (we have an artisan here working at present renovating and painting), an overgrown garden and sundry other minor chores which have...
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Mosaic Monday # 43 - Touring Agreco Farm & dining alfresco
Our recent visit to Agreco Farm in Rythymno, a privately owned replica of a 17th century estate, was a marvellous experience.On Sundays in May they offer guided tours of the farm followed by a...
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Mosaic Monday # 44 - Commemorating 73rd Anniversary D Day Landings 1944.
Since the end of May and going through until the end of July towns and villages throughout Normandy have been Commemorating the 73rd anniversary of the D Day landings.Here is a link to the program of...
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Mosaic Monday # 45 - A very British affair.
Whenever the Senior Partner and I go on vacation we leave M'selle Fleur in the very capable hands of a lovely couple of ex pat Brits, Mr & Mrs Price.They used to operate a pet sitting enterprise...
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Mosaic Monday # 46 - Cerisy sculpture park revisited.
Last month I told you about the sculpture park situated in the grounds below the Abbaye de Cerisy and how it came to be.Earlier this month we went back again to see if there were any new works in...
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