A Village in France

As a lot of you know I spent two months in

France this year visiting my daughter and

three beautiful granddaughters!

Almost every day I had a walk 

through their picturesque village.

I was accompanied by baby Jessie in her pram

and Roxy their old Jack Russell!

Their Village is only two hours from Paris

and many of the houses have been

bought up by Parisians

as a country retreat.

They come up most weekends.

Those with children are more inclined

to become involved in village life.

As you can see most houses

are very well protected

by high walls and solid gates.

Everyone is security conscious.

Gardening is a passion with the French,

I'm amazed at the number of magazines

one can buy on the subject....

but that is another story!

I do hope you've enjoyed our stroll

through my family's village -

it has become quite familiar to me

over the years.

People now call out 'Bonjour'

as I pass their gate -

not a soul speaks english

and my French is still limited, sadly

even after all these years -

I must try harder for next time!!

Today I'm linking this post to

two Mary's

(thank you both for hosting your lovely parties)

Mosaic Monday at Little Red House

Masterpiece Monday at Boogieboard Cottage

Please have a look at both blogs

for some wonderful inspiration!

WELCOME

to all my new followers

thank you for joining my blog!

Take care everyone and

be kind to one another

hugs and love

Shane ♥ 

Rosa Souvenir de la Malmaison, 

introduced in 1843 by Béluze of France