tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post389124154715992519..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Views from, and of, Noyers-sur-CherKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-68820720427171979382021-07-29T09:53:52.001+02:002021-07-29T09:53:52.001+02:00Here's the show about the Vendée that I was re...Here's the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bHvwYf74oU&t=26s" rel="nofollow">show about the Vendée that I was remembering</a>. It's in the Des Racine et des Ailes series. The segment about the boulangère and the moulin à vent is at the end of the video (two hours), but the earlier segments are interesting too.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-87265495668862037222021-07-29T08:22:55.227+02:002021-07-29T08:22:55.227+02:00Have a look at all these YouTube videos about moul...Have a look at all these <a href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=vend%C3%A9e+moulin" rel="nofollow">YouTube videos about moulins in the Vendée</a>.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-42478494198630363432021-07-29T08:18:50.913+02:002021-07-29T08:18:50.913+02:00I remember seeing a French TV show about the Vendé...I remember seeing a French TV show about the Vendée region where the people in a village were gettin the old windmill into operating condition again. A young woman baker was setting up shop and was going to use the mill to make flour for the breads she wanted to make. I'll see if that video is on YouTube.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-66415692545951617872021-07-29T04:51:02.250+02:002021-07-29T04:51:02.250+02:00Thanks, chm. I'm reading Daudet's Lettres ...Thanks, chm. I'm reading Daudet's Lettres de Mon Moulin, which is why I thought of asking! chrissouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00398602853402174732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-3848374068394887752021-07-29T02:01:25.413+02:002021-07-29T02:01:25.413+02:00chrissoup, the Alphonse Daudet's windmill in F...chrissoup, the Alphonse Daudet's windmill in Fontvielle has its blades. It doesn't mean it is in working condition!<br />chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-56708806220445028822021-07-28T23:43:28.067+02:002021-07-28T23:43:28.067+02:00The photo of the wheat field is extraordinary.
My ...The photo of the wheat field is extraordinary.<br />My French exchange father always told me that allowing poppies to grow with wheat would ruin the wheat. Not sure I believe him. <br />Are there any restored windmills--with the blades reinstalled--still in France?chrissouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00398602853402174732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-63772285653563571182021-07-28T22:31:46.436+02:002021-07-28T22:31:46.436+02:00wow what a great castlewow what a great castleGosiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604712540141917583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-59568887924431888662021-07-28T21:53:14.817+02:002021-07-28T21:53:14.817+02:00Yes, Mary!Yes, Mary!Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-9580242060245628692021-07-28T19:09:16.054+02:002021-07-28T19:09:16.054+02:00I am enjoying your trip 'down memory lane'...I am enjoying your trip 'down memory lane' too! Fun times. We all have those memories. Memories are better than material goods - right!<br />Mary in Oregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08080706473121921927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-7704923985282151412021-07-28T16:24:06.351+02:002021-07-28T16:24:06.351+02:00I agree, Evelyn, about travel memories, and the mo...I agree, Evelyn, about travel memories, and the more the better.chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-36693683368244390712021-07-28T16:19:50.346+02:002021-07-28T16:19:50.346+02:00I remember that lunch at the Crépiot. I don't ...I remember that lunch at the Crépiot. I don't remember what I ate though!chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-53330088842485648642021-07-28T15:31:35.594+02:002021-07-28T15:31:35.594+02:00Wheat fields with poppies are so lovely. I saw som...Wheat fields with poppies are so lovely. I saw some on my trip and got one good photo. I love windmills also, especially Daudet's in Provence. Travel memories are good for our souls.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-25669852017020895542021-07-28T15:12:45.395+02:002021-07-28T15:12:45.395+02:00What an impressive view of “your” chateau! That w...What an impressive view of “your” chateau! That wheat field looks more real than real, simply beautiful. BettyAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16515411225404016249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-60984755617304642412021-07-28T09:07:30.826+02:002021-07-28T09:07:30.826+02:00Those fields of wheat are graphic perfection! The...Those fields of wheat are graphic perfection! They almost look painted.Diogenesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-68296664649913499942021-07-28T08:03:29.582+02:002021-07-28T08:03:29.582+02:00No, it was at the Crêpiot in Saint-Aignan. Walt wa...No, it was at the Crêpiot in Saint-Aignan. Walt was there too.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-90783593084457435832021-07-28T08:01:10.431+02:002021-07-28T08:01:10.431+02:00That lunch, wasn't it in Noyers at the Relai R...That lunch, wasn't it in Noyers at the Relai Routier? Or was it some other time?chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-1344479611903547922021-07-28T07:55:26.281+02:002021-07-28T07:55:26.281+02:00Yes, I remember vividly the windmill and the beaut...Yes, I remember vividly the windmill and the beautiful view of Saint-Aignan. From this side of the Cher, the chateau/fortress is really impressive. As I said before, I enjoy so much this traveling back in time!chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.com