Valençay, an AOC (now AOP) wine, is produced in and around the small city of Valençay and its château. As in our area, the primary grape varieties grown there are sauvignon (white) and gamay (red). The vineyard in this view is adjacent to the château, but most of the vineyards are outside of town.
I picked out tile for our deck renovation yesterday. I was surprised that there were very few square tiles to choose from at the building supply center, and I didn't like any of them, so I selected a rectangular tile. I'll send the details on to the contractor this morning.
I'm falling behind in my paperwork. Nothing serious, just bank statements and other little administrative things to do. By the way, I tried again to pay our annual car insurance bill on line with an American credit card. For the past few years, it wouldn't work (but it worked fine in the company's office). I suspect it had something to do with the insurance company's online security. It wasn't my bank. Lo and behold! When I tried again the other day, the payement went right through.
Selecting tiles means the start of the long anticipated project is getting nearer. Can't wait to watch the job in progress. I recently tried to pay a bill online direct from my bank account. It would not go through. I actually got locked out for trying. Hours later I used a debit card and it went through in a flash. Gotta love technology!
ReplyDeleteI love this photo. At first glance I thought I was overlooking tiled roofs.
ReplyDeleteExactly what I thought.
DeleteBettyAnn
Great about the credit card payment! Hoping your tooth issue is resolved?
ReplyDeleteJudy
Those rows could not be more perfectly straight. Eager to see your new tile.
ReplyDeleteBettyAnn
I tried to comment on Ken’s post but got the message: Failed to Publish. ??
ReplyDeleteBettyAnn
I don't know what that's about. I've never seen the message Failed to Publish. Have you tried again? Glad you got back safely. Sorry about the colds you and your friend caught. I often catch cold when I go to Paris, and it used to happen in N.C. too. I almost never catch cold in Saint-Aignan.
DeleteThat was me above. Why "anonymous"? Je ne sais pas.
Deletewoody, actual work won't start until around April, but I'm still excited. I'll be sure to post photos as it goes along.
ReplyDeletemitch, now that you mention it...
judy, no progress on the tooth. Our dentist is MIA.
bettyann, and there's not a weed among them. You will see what I mean in Thursday's post. :)