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Honfleur Wash-house

A late 19th-century wash-house in Honfleur in Normandy.  Nice woodwork on the rooftop. Until now, I’d never thought that wash-houses were such an item in France. You can find a list — by no means comprehensive — at Wikimedia.org.

Scallops Season

December 2019, scallops season at Honfleur in Normandy with boats from Brittany and Fecamp and other places. And by the way, there really is a scallops season war going on, and possibly with interesting post-Brexit developments.

The pool

Typical me, I bought the latest and greatest camera and the shot I prefer is blurry, to say the least. Well, it was meant to be that way. Deauville, December 2019

Villa Blanqui

A villa in Paris (not in the rest of the country, mind you) is not “a large and luxurious country house in its own grounds”. It’s something I learnt when I settled down here. Instead, it’s a small, and sometimes…

I Want To Ride My Bicycle

I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride my bike… I want to ride my bicycle I want to ride it where I like! Bicycle race isn’t probably Queen’s best song, but as I was a young man…

Noël, Noel, Nowell

It’s this time of year again. The first Nowell the angel did say Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay; In fields where they lay, keeping their sheep, On a cold winter’s night that was so deep.…

Rue des Artistes

Close to our place, there is a small street curiously perched 15-20 yards above sea level, it’s called rue des artistes. Its name is very apt, around there one can find famous post-war painter Nicolas de Stael’s house. At the…