Neville of Normandie


On 11 October 2011 this guy showed up on our deck. He was a stray looking for a home. We ended up taking him in and he has been with us ever since. Check Tricia’s blog in the next few weeks as I think she is planning to tell the whole story. Our daughter named…

Greetings From Chartres


It is Friday, vendredi, here in Chartres, France. We arrived yesterday to visit their famous cathedral, and a bit of the city. I notice that there are other churches nearby which I would like to visit as well. They are not as famous, yet I am sure worth a stop. The week started with another…

An Iconic Week


Two of the most iconic shapes in France are the Eiffel Tower in Paris and Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandie. Notre Dame de Paris must be a close third. A follower of this blog took me up on my offer to send an original postcard from France. I put this postcard of red poppies, local icons, and…

Our Second Spring in Normandie


Notre deuxième printemps en Normandie, hard to believe it but it is true. Tricia took this photo of Neville and me almost exactly one year ago, on Instagram this post has drawn more interactions than any of my other posts ever have. I of course know it is because Neville is such a good subject…

Holy Week Sketching


We spent the week staying pretty close to home, cooking, planting some herbs and seeds that Lisa sent, Tricia sorted photos and wrote blogs, I sketched, wrote, and played a little music. It was a good week, today we plan to hit a couple of brocantes. Here are a few sketches from the week. I…