We saw this statue of a bunch of chenin grapes in the nearby town of Montlouis during our trip in 2001. I haven't been over that way in...

I remember, many moons ago, seeing a televised version of "Once Upon a Mattress," the comedy musical based on Hans Christian Ander...

The medieval donjon (keep) of the Château de Villandry was kept (pun intended) when the castle was acquired and rebuilt by Jean le Breton i...

Here's another shot of the vacation rental we had in Vouvray. You might remember that we rented it twice; once in the fall of 2000 and a...

I snapped a few quick shots of the back yard from the den window on Saturday just to document the first mowing of the year. I cut the south ...

Spring blooms took precedence over these twenty-one year-old slides this past week. But now they're back. Still at Villandry, here's...

Not to be confused with your friendly national police agent. These are called firebugs in English. They're abundantly visible right now ...