tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post6206793657358462293..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: A nice end to springtimeKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-51252124314494123252014-06-16T21:45:42.987+02:002014-06-16T21:45:42.987+02:00I'm not hoping for 90s, that's for sure. O...I'm not hoping for 90s, that's for sure. Our high temperatures rarely pass the 85 mark.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-39629162817307986802014-06-16T21:44:51.110+02:002014-06-16T21:44:51.110+02:00Hi Jean, maybe we'll get some blackberries thi...Hi Jean, maybe we'll get some blackberries this year and be able to enjoy some of the pies and crumbles you mention. Last year, I went out one day to pick berries that I knew were getting ripe only to find that they had all been eaten. This year, we shall see.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-27176277805362515752014-06-16T20:30:13.266+02:002014-06-16T20:30:13.266+02:00Those blackberries look fantastic - the hedgerow v...Those blackberries look fantastic - the hedgerow variety have only just flowered here in Derbyshire.<br />It's a shame the birds get all the fruit. They would go perfectly with the fabulous Bramley apples from your tree, into pies or crumbles, and they freeze really well. I made a blackberry and apple tart tatin last year which was delicious - a nice combination of French and British cooking!<br />It might be worth throwing a net over the bushes to keep the birds from eating them all, so you could have some for yourself.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-41710312569349158662014-06-16T17:44:40.925+02:002014-06-16T17:44:40.925+02:00Ken, hens and chicks are amazing, I have some at m...Ken, hens and chicks are amazing, I have some at my garden.Gosiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604712540141917583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-20287451922843483992014-06-16T15:53:03.913+02:002014-06-16T15:53:03.913+02:00Well, the yard looks absolutely splendid-- clearly...Well, the yard looks absolutely splendid-- clearly the fruits (no pun intended) of your labors (yours and Walt's). Lovely, lovely, lovely. Here's to great summer weather (which we are having right now, but it's about to turn über humid and into the 90°s F all week... and beyond.)Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-17430474427247730232014-06-16T11:08:37.852+02:002014-06-16T11:08:37.852+02:00See the last photo is this more recent post too.See the last photo is <a href="http://ckenb.blogspot.fr/2014/04/the-curb-market.html" rel="nofollow">this more recent post</a> too.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-74020335947133361672014-06-16T11:06:45.170+02:002014-06-16T11:06:45.170+02:00P., here's a 2011 post about these cactus plan...P., here's <a href="http://ckenb.blogspot.fr/2011/06/cactus-flowers.html" rel="nofollow">a 2011 post about these cactus plants</a> and others. Yes, they are prickly pears.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-62352444860216773282014-06-16T10:22:47.903+02:002014-06-16T10:22:47.903+02:00Are those cacti prickly pear? It's probably to...Are those cacti prickly pear? It's probably too wet for them to become invasive here, but they've taken over in several parts of Greece. Farmers planted them as fodder for goats, but the goats couldn't keep up. Spectacular plants, though. P.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.com