Tag Archives: Living in France

Requiescat in Pace

Posted on November 1, 2010 by tony

Carefully tended – Rows of flowered memories – None are forgotten -

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Chateau de Lascaux

Posted on October 29, 2010 by tony

Jackets of French oak – In an old darkened stone barn – Nurture summers sun -

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Off Marseillan Port

Posted on October 28, 2010 by tony

With jesting ripples – Sea changes form and bows to light – Sete sail fair for France  -

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Listen to the Light

Posted on October 27, 2010 by tony

Flourescent lighting – Buzzes when it is turned on – Then it goes ker-plink -

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Odyssey in Languedoc

Posted on October 24, 2010 by tony

Enchanted forest – Magic silver steel trees – Circe in Languedoc -

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Full Fathom Five

Posted on October 22, 2010 by tony

Time for a sea change – A word with five syllables – Metamorphosis -

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My Breath Was Stolen

Posted on October 21, 2010 by tony

A corny cliche – Sunset over the vineyards – Is heaven angry – While walking dogs from our home at Villa Roquette I was looking at the moon – then I turned round and though the sky was on fire … Continue reading →

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I Can hear the Rock Singing

Posted on October 20, 2010 by tony

In durable stone – Howling for centuries – My master loved me – ===  This gargoyle carved in hard black basalt by a medieval craftsman on the church in Vias, near us in Villa Roquette,  reminds me of our own … Continue reading →

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An Autumn Evening Near Villa Roquette

Posted on October 19, 2010 by tony

Clusters of chestnuts – Anticipating log fires – Heralding winter -

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Withering on the Vines

Posted on October 15, 2010 by tony

The last shriveled grapes – Flirt with leaves of red and gold – How like us perhaps -

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