Solitude

7 Apr 20167 Apr 2016

Here are a collection of photos I have taken over the last couple of years that for me conjure up the idea of solitude in response to Hugh's Weekly Photo…

Photo 101 Gallery Post Share

19 Mar 201619 Mar 2016

Here is a compilation of the photos so far, two weeks into Photo 101. If you know how to create a gallery and want to share your own photos in…

French Friday

22 Jan 201622 Jan 2016

This is a first in an occasional French Friday post entitled "French Friday - Où est-ce?" So for this inaugural post see if you can tell where is it. Naturally…

Lazy Sunday in Versailles

23 Aug 201523 Aug 2015

"Describe in pictures a perfect day" prompts Wordpress. Weekly Photo Prompt: Today Was a Good Day We spent the most wonderful day in Versailles and I thought that, it being Sunday…

On the Dol

4 Aug 201525 Aug 2015

On the Dol Grandmamma and Grandpapa Lowenbrau, Mother, Little Wendy, Great Aunt Eunice and the “Danger twins” were stranded in Dol when Grandmamma's petticoats became inextricably enmeshed in the chain…

Paris and the Jardin des Tuileries

26 Jul 20155 Sep 2015

Autumn in Paris and a stroll through the Tuileries led us back to the Louvre. These two figures the only other strollers and we enjoyed the sense of solitude as…

Australian Winter

16 Jul 201522 Aug 2015

As this gallery of pictures that I took yesterday clearly shows, The winter weather is truly appalling in Perth, Western Australia at the moment. Only one family was brave enough…

A great big THANK YOU!

10 Jun 20159 Jun 2015

In the last week two very exciting things happened (well at least I thought they were exciting) Since starting blogging in November last year the blog has had 10 000…

Thursday Shmursday

7 May 201510 May 2015

I have been racking my brain for some clever name for something to do on a regular basis on Thursday. Unfortunately the old reliable alliteration just does not offer any…

Papa Bouilloire Chapter the Tenth

1 May 20151 May 2015

Chapter the Tenth - in which I do very little Monday 8th of … As I so clearly hinted in my last chapter, Monday held no adventures worth relating unless…

Love is Blue

28 Apr 201528 Apr 2015

Insight I felt it at last Like a lover’s gentle touch My lost contact lens I stumbled upon a wonderful Haiku blog today which has a weekly prompt and thought…

River Paradise

20 Apr 201524 Apr 2015

Next to the Kampot River is a stunningly beautiful place called "Les Manguiers" (The Mango Trees). Built by a charming Frenchman and his family it consists of an array of…