Category Archives: Out and about

A garden show revisited

A garden show revisited in Loire Atlantique On the 20th September, we decided to revisit a garden show held annually in a small town called Saffré.  This is about a 20 minute drive south from us in the direction of Nantes.   The show is held in the grounds of an old chateau which although is too [...]
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A garden for all ages

A garden for all ages Last Sunday (13th) after the obligatory car boot, we drove to a garden I’d long wanted to visit.  Les jardins de Brocéliande are situated just south of  Rennes and only about 40 minutes drive from us but somehow we hadn’t ventured there before.   
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Another great day out

Another great day out in Loire Atlantique Even when we were snowed under with work and renovations, we always – well nearly always – took Sunday off and now is no exception.   With the sun shining and spirits high we set off to Nantes last Sunday to re-visit an annual  garden event at a lovely park [...]
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A Battage and a Rendez-vous

A Battage and a Rendez-vous There is certainly no shortage of festivals  to enjoy in France, some definitely better than others.  In the nicest way, it never ceases to amaze me how little it takes to make the French happy.   Whereas we go to some country fairs and think,  ’is that it?’  All around us we see milling crowds [...]
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August Visits

August Visits in and around Loire Atlantique One of the bonuses about having friends come over to see us in Loire Atlantique is having the excuse to revisit places we love.  A couple of weeks ago we had just such an opportunity and certainly made the most of it.  
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