tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post259810739177161575..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Just a photoKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-80667550771968328682016-01-29T00:31:03.622+01:002016-01-29T00:31:03.622+01:00I like the little logo which means the winery is i...I like the little logo which means the winery is independent.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-64403238388631910622016-01-28T21:18:21.997+01:002016-01-28T21:18:21.997+01:00I sometimes wonder if people who might read this b...I sometimes wonder if people who might read this blog don't picture "villages" as rural settlements with thatched-roof houses, sort of like The Shire in the Lord of the Rings movies. They're not like that at all. They look more urban than quaint, really.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-12851836891521287822016-01-28T21:12:13.963+01:002016-01-28T21:12:13.963+01:00All the villages and towns around here are old, bu...All the villages and towns around here are old, but most have modern buildings and neighborhoods too. It must be the same where you live.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-54700132872062357592016-01-28T19:47:38.668+01:002016-01-28T19:47:38.668+01:00Here is the web site of a Pouillé winery that we l...Here is the <a href="http://www.vin-rochette-leclair.com/caveang.html" rel="nofollow">web site of a Pouillé winery</a> that we like, especially for Monsieur Leclair's nice, dry Pineau d'Aunis rosé wine.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-12017197894135249722016-01-28T17:10:08.564+01:002016-01-28T17:10:08.564+01:00it seems an old townit seems an old townGosiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604712540141917583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-85913065589787317092016-01-28T15:57:43.012+01:002016-01-28T15:57:43.012+01:00Thanks for showing us this handsome building in Po...Thanks for showing us this handsome building in Pouillé. I assume there are some caves there also?Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-28075965586081394392016-01-28T15:04:09.384+01:002016-01-28T15:04:09.384+01:00Brick quoins. I've never seen this before. The...Brick quoins. I've never seen this before. The photo is very nice, but I think you need sunshine, as we do.Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-91934458199509616422016-01-28T13:09:32.895+01:002016-01-28T13:09:32.895+01:00Well, if this isn't an image that says, "...Well, if this isn't an image that says, "Town in France", I don't know what is :) Very nice brick trim :)Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-48269986005965358922016-01-28T11:53:14.526+01:002016-01-28T11:53:14.526+01:00It seems to me that this is a Sologne style, but m...It seems to me that this is a Sologne style, but maybe it's more widespread than that. There wasn't a lot of stone to build with in the Sologne region. I like the brick accents too.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-46389830284625443502016-01-28T09:10:45.045+01:002016-01-28T09:10:45.045+01:00I love those brick corners to buildings. They make...I love those brick corners to buildings. They make a house look rather grand. A little house below us in Le Grand-Pressigny has them, which makes me wonder if the owners felt they were posher than the rest of us, in our crumbling stone and flint cottages.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.com