tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post4500499581918831724..comments2024-03-28T15:15:32.175+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Maisons de Saint-AignanKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-14180356648385759502017-06-10T05:20:47.293+02:002017-06-10T05:20:47.293+02:00I love the look of the old houses, memories of Swi...I love the look of the old houses, memories of Switzerland where I spend my childhood. Also love the stories impromtu. Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403418150146893599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-45816204201328311722017-05-29T04:25:37.085+02:002017-05-29T04:25:37.085+02:00Woo hoo! That does look like La Maison de Sidonie!...Woo hoo! That does look like La Maison de Sidonie! That's where we'll be staying! The one day I miss the blog :) I'm just about to email Madame la Marquise, in fact!Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-35977948245407579672017-05-28T12:29:26.185+02:002017-05-28T12:29:26.185+02:00It's about the installation of a urinal in the...It's about the installation of a urinal in the fictional village of Clochemerle:<br /><br />Le roman commence quand Barthélemy Piéchut, le maire de la commune de Clochemerle-en-Beaujolais, dévoile à Ernest Tafardel, l'instituteur, son projet : « Je veux faire construire un urinoir, Tafardel. […] Enfin, dit-il, une pissotière ! ».<br /><br />Cette vespasienne, destinée, bien plus peut-être, à confondre madame la baronne Alphonsine de Courtebiche, le curé Ponosse, le notaire Girodot et les suppôts de la réaction, qu'à procurer un grand soulagement à la gent virile de Clochemerle, est édifiée tout près de l'église où Justine Putet, vieille demoiselle, exerce une surveillance étroite.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-58908024237319230842017-05-28T12:13:19.539+02:002017-05-28T12:13:19.539+02:00I've read Clochemerle so many years ago, I bar...I've read Clochemerle so many years ago, I barely remember what it's about!chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-72971052522206780852017-05-28T09:20:41.605+02:002017-05-28T09:20:41.605+02:00I can't help it, but "la maison de Sidoni...I can't help it, but "la maison de Sidonie" conjures up memories of Clochemerle...Autolycushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17642868944400656922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-63718661167055389432017-05-28T05:34:06.359+02:002017-05-28T05:34:06.359+02:00Here's a link to the Grilles du Château web si...Here's a link to the <a href="http://auxgrillesduchateau.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50&Itemid=227&lang=en" rel="nofollow">Grilles du Château web site</a>. Click on Our Lodges to see the two gîtes they rent out.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-5074175760464820522017-05-27T18:31:32.657+02:002017-05-27T18:31:32.657+02:00would you have any idea how to reach the chateau t...would you have any idea how to reach the chateau to inguire about the gite?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-86924527575187294032017-05-27T15:20:24.331+02:002017-05-27T15:20:24.331+02:00All are so lovely to look at.All are so lovely to look at.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-68124414679787098672017-05-27T07:38:39.806+02:002017-05-27T07:38:39.806+02:00That's right. The other gîte on the château gr...That's right. The other gîte on the château grounds is the <i>maison de Léonard</i>. It's the one down on the river road, on the left as you head toward Mareuil and points beyond.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-43101281345567026932017-05-27T07:23:01.670+02:002017-05-27T07:23:01.670+02:00If I'm not mistaken, the last photo shows the ...If I'm not mistaken, the last photo shows the <i>maison de Sidonie</i>.chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.com