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Saturday, July 02, 2011

Reflecting on friends

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This is one of the spires that adorn the roof of the royal residence in Loches. It's not anything special or dramatic, but I like it non...
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Friday, July 01, 2011

Garden progress

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The vegetable garden is doing well right now. I think that spell of hot weather really helped. The plants grew by leaps and bounds. Well, ma...
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Thursday, June 30, 2011

Now THAT's a castle

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The medieval donjon (keep) at Loches is everything you want in a ruined castle. Enough of it has survived that there is plenty to climb ar...
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

A boatload of pilgrims

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The royal residence at Loches is also an art gallery. Interspersed with the historical artifacts throughout the château is an ever-changing...
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

A stained glass window

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Here's a very different window, seen from inside looking out. This is one of many similar windows in the fourteenth century royal reside...
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Monday, June 27, 2011

A rooftop window

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One of the cool things about the city of Loches (about twenty miles from us) is that from up in the medieval city you can look down over the...
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Sunday, June 26, 2011

The spires of Chenonceau

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It's challenging to take unusual or original photos of such a famous place. I've been here so many times and I still have a hard tim...
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Loire Valley, France
Living outside of Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher since 2003. You'll find here pictures and descriptions of our daily life in rural France, some travels, and other stuff about me, my husband Ken, and our dog Tasha.
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