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13 novembre 2010

Lost Facebook - Facebook perdu

Lost Facebook - Facebook perdu
HELP!! I found back a bunch of pictures, but I don't remember the names of all these friends. If you recognize some of them, PLEASE HELP ME OUT!! LOST FRIENDS AMIS PERDUS AU SECOURS!! J'ai retrouvé tout un tas de photos, mais je ne me rappelle pas le...
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5 octobre 2013

Oostvaardersplassen: An Eldorado for wildlife - l'Eldorado pour la nature sauvage

Oostvaardersplassen: An Eldorado for wildlife - l'Eldorado pour la nature sauvage
Eldorado... That's how the brochure describes the conservation area "Oostvaardersplassen" situated in the Flevoland polder in the Netherlands. During its reclaiming nature took control of this area and never let go. This has given the Netherlands a nature...
28 août 2010

What did you miss in the Limousine this summer? (cont'd)

What did you miss in the Limousine this summer? (cont'd)
Ce que vous avez raté cet été dans le Limousin (suite) One of the most famous fairs in the Creuse is the donkey and garlic fair in Roches. Big ears and shadowed eyes guaranteed. Une des événement des plus populaires dans le Limousin est la foire aux Ânes...
24 octobre 2010

Quiz/Jeu - what's this? Qu'est-ce que c'est? 4

Quiz/Jeu - what's this? Qu'est-ce que c'est? 4
Now that was a difficult one, wasn't it? But you were really extremely inventive ! Some of the answers: 1) Green butter fudge* with goose bumps2) Green hedgehog spermatozoa3) Is this edible? Do we eat aliens nowadays? I don't want any of it!4) baby pumpkins......
24 avril 2011

Wooden shoes, Jenever and coffee shops-Sabots, Genièvre et coffee shops

Wooden shoes, Jenever and coffee shops-Sabots, Genièvre et coffee shops
(Voir la version française ci-dessous) The Netherlands are famous for many things, the most typical one being wooden shoes. Of course, you cannot expect to see wooden shoes on every Dutchman's feet, but whilst you're in the Netherlands do have look at...
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1 novembre 2010

Quiz/Jeu - what's this? Qu'est-ce que c'est? 5

Quiz/Jeu - what's this? Qu'est-ce que c'est? 5
OK, OK, message understood; that was far too easy! Now you all end up s taying in the same luxurious place near to the Sédelle in the Creuse at the end of November. I do hope the owners don't mind too much... And here's Buddha, cheerful as ever ! Bon,...
3 février 2011

tomatoes - tomates !

tomatoes - tomates !
tomatoes - tomates ! (voir version française ci-dessous) In a couple of weeks from now, it will be the season to sow tomatoes indoors. Tomato plants are just like kittens; they're easy to grow, but hard to find them a "home" afterwards. Last year, we...
30 janvier 2010

DAVOS in our attic - DAVOS dans le grenier

DAVOS in our attic - DAVOS dans le grenier
« Davos » in our attic (version française ci-dessous) As long as I remember, « Davos » has never been far away from me. When we were children, my sister and I used to go to the attic when the first snowflakes fell, to go and get « Davos ». We were part...
29 juillet 2010

Dear cats and dogs - chers chats et chiens

Dear cats and dogs - chers chats et chiens
(voir version française ci-dessous) The following was found posted very low on a refrigerator door. Dear Dogs and Cats: The dishes with the paw prints are yours and contain your food. The other dishes are mine and contain my food. Placing a paw print...
8 novembre 2010

Quiz/Jeu - what's this? Qu'est-ce que c'est? 6

Quiz/Jeu - what's this? Qu'est-ce que c'est? 6
Question N° 5 was too difficult again !! For our last quiz this year I have chosen a subject that should be relatively easy to guess. Let me know what you think and grab your last chance to stay with the gnomes of the Sédelle valley: La question n°5 était...
5 décembre 2009

Sinterklaas

Sinterklaas
(voir version française ci-dessous) Sinterklaas or Sint Nicolaas used to be the central person of the children's party with the same name which is on the 5th of December in the Netherlands. Traditionally, he and his helper Zwarte Piet (black Peter) enter...
6 décembre 2009

Washington State US

Washington State US
My sister and I left Amsterdam for Washington on 7 September. As we did not have the time to stop by the White House, Barack and Michelle joined us at the Washington DC for a little drink at Auntie Anne's and after the usual brainstorming, we boarded...
17 janvier 2010

Winter 2010 - Hiver 2010

Winter 2010 - Hiver 2010
It's the Winter of 1942 There's a war going onIt's -4°FThere are 20 inches of snowTrains are circulating normallyAs is public transportShops get in suppliesStreets are cleaned andeverybody is helping out... It's now 2010, almost 70 years laterThere's...
11 mars 2010

I love la Creuse - j'aime la Creuse

I love la Creuse - j'aime la Creuse
( Voir version française ci-dessous ) When we told our family and friends that we were moving to la kreuz, we very often heard the comment " Where on earth is that? " from the non-French. The French would ask: "near to which bigger town is that? " The...
3 août 2010

weekend in the Vendée

weekend in the Vendée
Souvenir of a sunny weekend with the kids in the Vendée There's nothing like a ripe apricot - Rien ne vaut un abricot bien mûr... Temptation.... Tentation.... Now, what did I do with my slippers ? Qu'est-ce que j'ai encore fait de mes chaussons ? Bois...
18 novembre 2010

Lost Bottombook - Fessebook perdu

Lost Bottombook - Fessebook perdu
HELP!! I found back a bunch of pictures, but I don't remember the names of all these friends. If you recognize some of them, PLEASE HELP ME OUT!! LOST FRIENDS AMIS PERDUS AU SECOURS!! J'ai retrouvé tout un tas de photos, mais je ne me rappelle pas le...
7 février 2011

living below sea-level - vivre sous le niveau de la mer

living below sea-level - vivre sous le niveau de la mer
(voir la version française ci-dessous) The first thing chat comes to our mind when we think about the Netherlands are windmills and tulips. If the latter still have an economic importance; this is no longer the case for the windmills. We often forget...
16 août 2010

What did you miss in the Limousine this summer?

What did you miss in the Limousine this summer?
Voir la version française ci-dessous There are many things organised for the tourists who spend their vacation in the Limousine region. There is no way you can escape from the secondhand markets - car boot sales (Vide-grenier; this literally means Empty...
13 septembre 2010

Arboretum de la Sédelle

Arboretum de la Sédelle
Voir version française ci-dessous As promised... The « Arboretum de la Sédelle » is situated in the hamlet of Villejoint, near to Crozant. Some 30 years ago, 6 hectares of fallow land were reconquered to create this botanic environment. In Spring one...
28 janvier 2011

Carpe Diem

Carpe Diem
In France, New Year's wishes cards can be sent until the very end of January. Now, I'm noting going to wish you a happy 2011 again, but I just want to show you the cards and wishes I liked best... En France, on peut envoyer ses vœux jusqu'à la fin du...
16 février 2010

Sauerkraut à la Saint Valentin

Sauerkraut à la Saint Valentin
(voir texte en français ci-dessous) Last Sunday, when I said to my better half that I was going to do some ironing, he did not rush towards the computer to write an article about it on the blog Marchoucreuse23. He preferred to publish a special Saint...
29 septembre 2013

Speciality of Crozant - Spécialité de Crozant

Speciality of Crozant - Spécialité de Crozant
In the "shopping center" of Crozant, we saw these funny snailwomen. Our curiosity pushed us on the sides of the river Sédelle, to go and search for them. Now, we did see a lot of snails and slugs, but none of them had lipstick. Guess we didn't look in...
10 février 2010

More from our attic - Notre grenier, suite

More from our attic - Notre grenier, suite
More from our attic (voir version française ci-dessous) Davos was not the only popular one in our attic. At the same season, we went to look for our wooden skates (and later our figure skates) as well. In Holland we used to go to several ponds or the...
8 juin 2010

I love la Creuse (cont'd)

I love la Creuse (cont'd)
I love la Creuse (Cont'd) (Voir version française ci-dessous) Since the long hot summer of 2003, we always stopped somewhere in the Limousin when we went down to the Bordeaux area. The surroundings of Bourganeuf, Eymoutiers, Saint Léonard de Noblat soon...
17 juin 2010

Summer... at last! - Enfin l'été est là !

Summer... at last! - Enfin l'été est là !
Summer.... at last! Enfin: l'été est là! Now, let's hope that this ever lasting rain shower will not come back too soon. Espérons que cette averse interminable ne revienne pas trop vite. Boy, did we have a lot of water the last couple of weeks Qu'est-ce...
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