Monday, 16 June 2014

Oh dear...

I managed to get very confused today. Peter suggested we went for our walk in the morning instead of our usual time in the afternoon. I always prepare the day's post and leave it scheduled, then go for a walk. The result of this change: I completely forgot to do a post!

Here's a quick cute picture to make up for it.


Sunday, 15 June 2014

Good laughs on a lazy Sunday

View sent us this video. My only complain is that it's too short... Thanks, View!

Friday, 13 June 2014

One of each

Our former neighbour Dominique is arriving shortly for a visit after 4 years! I don't have time for a very involved post, so here are a couple of pictures to keep us going:


Thursday, 12 June 2014

Wednesday, 11 June 2014

A walk in the woods

This is one of my favourite walks. The first half is very steep and Peter tends to complain, but he did really well this time. Well, at least the second half is all downhill... The area is very wooded, with very few houses. I photographed all of them and also any gardens and flowers I liked!















This is the house at the halfway mark



The view from the top

This is the Village de Vacances


The next three photos are just around the corner from us. We have the gendarmes and the pompiers very nearby... The poppies add some colour to the (non-existent) sidewalk.




Monday, 9 June 2014

Food for thought. Really!

It's too hot to do any serious blogging. Here are some fun ideas involving food. We've seen a few of them before, but some are new and quite clever.


Sunday, 8 June 2014

Chicks and science

A member of the audience asked the panel of thinkers and scientists: "What's up with chicks and science?" Neil deGrasse Tyson provided a brilliant answer:

Friday, 6 June 2014

Seventy years ago...

Amy sent us some photos and information about an event to remember all who died during the Normandy landings on D-Day. In her email, she said: "This fits so well with Pres Obama's statement about it being a lot easier to start wars than to end them." Thank you Amy.

On the International Peace Day last year, on September 21, British artists Jamie Wardley and Andy Moss accompanied by numerous volunteers, took to the beaches of Normandy with rakes and stencils in hand to etch 9,000 silhouettes representing fallen people into the sand. Titled The Fallen 9000 , the piece is meant as a stark visual reminder of the civilians, Germans and allied forces who died during the D-Day beach landings at Arromanches on June 6th, 1944 during WWII. The original team consisted of 60 volunteers, but as word spread nearly 500 additional local residents arrived to help with the temporary installation that lasted only a few hours before being washed away by the tide.









Wednesday, 4 June 2014

Let's have some funnies

Here's a small collection of funny pictures and cartoons to brighten up the day.







Tuesday, 3 June 2014

Back to work

Today's laughs are courtesy of Grammy97. I think we're all the right age to get it. Enjoy! Thanks, Grammy.


Monday, 2 June 2014

Very good friends

This a heartwarming story... get your tissues ready!

Saturday, 31 May 2014

Playing tag with a friend

This video is incredibly sweet. Have a sweet weekend, everybody!

Thursday, 29 May 2014

Lovely doggies

Here are some funny, some cute doggie pics to brighten up your day: