Poetry Corner 2020 – 2021

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**** in the time of Covid ***

I don’t know why, but I feel like the Armada has been sighted, perhaps this is a metaphor describing our notion of old England……(without Johnson)

I miss a few lines at the start……

The Armada

Macaulay

(Lord Macaulay 1800-1859 was Rector of Glasgow University; Alma mater)

TRISTESSE at the time of Covid

My first real girlfriend {of the late fifties} has died 2020- (cancer) this news affected me profoundly; she died alone, without any family near, (like many these days) : but not unmourned.…

JUST MINUTES

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 the following Minutes are from notes and memory, apologies if these are not the meetings you remember.  M.

General meeting Friday 9th October 2020, held at LE RANC

We were 8 in number, at the first general meeting held at LE RANC, Those present: Michael Cowell, Chris and Carole Fogg.…

Mon’s Memos

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     2018 -           ANNUS  HORRIBILIS

Monica: This last year has been a difficult one for me. A long delayed trip to see my sister Angela in Cape Town (November 2018) turned into a nightmare. Martin had advised against the trip, however I was determined to go, accompanied by Sandra Thompson a friend from my Southend days.…

Photos Various

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Mimosa February 2021

Mimosa February 2021 (Carole and Mon)

 

Virginia Creeper just starting to darken

 

 

Lockdown Third Week

 

 

 

 

Mimosa February 2020

 

Pictures from the before time 

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SEPTEMBER 2019 Velorail;

 

MAY 2019    Birthday Bouquet

Monica makes Aurum (79)

MAY 2019  Printemps

Mimosa

 

and   Glycine

 

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SEPTEMBER 2018

Chez Mike,  vernisage                         click to enlarge 

 

some astro group stragglers

 

Anduze en fete

Chez nous

 

Catching Sharks

 

 

JULY 2018      click on pic to enlarge

Ruth wins by yards

  The three graces

Guess which is which:   Their average age is Tungsten (W)

JUNE 2018                  

Here’s Peggy from N.Z.…

Chateau de Ribaute

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At the Chateau de Ribaute September 21st 2016

The renovation of the staircase and decorative busts in the entrance lobby.

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the renewed south staircase

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the repaired traverse

kif_3040kif_3041the busts of summer (R)  and Autumn (L)

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and of winter (R) and Spring (L)

kif_3046the assembled guests at the viewing

the North Wing in the background.…

Martin of Ribaute

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I opened this website when we retired to France (2005) – just to keep in touch with family and friends.  It has changed over the last 16 years, as most things would.  It is now more of a mélange of  astronomy and cosmology  than a diary of life in France.   …

RIBAUTE les TAVERNES

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*Ribaute” the name of our village is said to be derived from rive haute (high bank). the old part of the village is on the west bank of the Gardon d’Anduze, high above the level of the spectacular floods that occur here from time to time.  …

Chez Nous

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April 2019:

the last of the glycine and Rosa Banksia

 

Autumn 2018

August 2018

The pool now relined (different pattern)  and refilled.   Here’s  a unicorn or sea horse.

 

 

The deep end, June 14th, replacing old pool liner:

SPRING 2018

 

Tulips  21st April

Cherry Blossom Time,   April 7th 

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28th February 2018   Pool in winter

A blast of cold air Feb 28th 2018.  …