tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post8752806948095016093..comments2024-01-20T13:05:05.298+01:00Comments on The trouble with truffles.......: Spring and the weatherRob (ourfrenchgarden)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05087218232138304239noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-67918478072318804332011-03-08T23:52:45.642+01:002011-03-08T23:52:45.642+01:00I fell across the doorstep of your blog, while nur...I fell across the doorstep of your blog, while nursing a miserable spring headcold. Thanks for the tour of these beautiful cliffside towns!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-45076797385791602012010-03-23T09:26:32.220+01:002010-03-23T09:26:32.220+01:00WOW!!! I'd love to see that with my own eyes. ...WOW!!! I'd love to see that with my own eyes. Purhaps this summervacation.. I'l have to le my husband see this, it's amzing, so beautiful. Thanks for charing / gittangittanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05353416536540035191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-66448024977235126692010-03-20T06:04:34.323+01:002010-03-20T06:04:34.323+01:00Rob,
La Rogue's gardens are the single -minded...Rob,<br />La Rogue's gardens are the single -minded/single-handed vision an work of an amazing gardener... Gerard. He has attracted many tour buses to the village. We hope to get back to visit our friend who has a cave-house near the gardens as soon as the kids are a bit older. You are lucky to live in such a historic area.Pat's Additionhttp://pats-addition.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-25532629903866160162010-03-16T06:32:13.546+01:002010-03-16T06:32:13.546+01:00Beautiful town, beautiful photographs!
Hello by w...Beautiful town, beautiful photographs!<br /><br />Hello by way of Blotanical.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-23423275061254204922010-03-14T21:31:36.897+01:002010-03-14T21:31:36.897+01:00Your blog is full of incredibly beautiful and insp...Your blog is full of incredibly beautiful and inspirational pictures, as well as informative. I wonder how is it possible that I haven’t found it before? Never mind; I'm happy to follow you from now on. :)<br />Have a nice day.decomondohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14922656108738710149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-29646380101449663712010-03-13T19:30:50.244+01:002010-03-13T19:30:50.244+01:00Absolutely beautiful!! LCAbsolutely beautiful!! LCLarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563036192373891209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-51569855841080615332010-03-13T10:06:20.040+01:002010-03-13T10:06:20.040+01:00Hi Noel, there's a wonderful boulangerie/patis...Hi Noel, there's a wonderful boulangerie/patisserie nearby.<br /><br />I've just been admiring your artwork over at your hawaii blog. Actually, stick Hawaii on the list of places I need to be until the weather improvesRob (ourfrenchgarden)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05087218232138304239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-77464791601560302092010-03-13T02:46:37.314+01:002010-03-13T02:46:37.314+01:00mon dieu, how i long for a beautiful stay in a swe...mon dieu, how i long for a beautiful stay in a sweet village like yours in the french countryside....it looks like bliss...btw i'm famished is a there a nice boulangerie close by...or maybe a yummy patisserie, either would do :)Noel Moratahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11457118286298824928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-17665319161796821852010-03-12T19:50:01.870+01:002010-03-12T19:50:01.870+01:00Hi Ulrike, Goodness I bet there's some heat ra...Hi Ulrike, Goodness I bet there's some heat radiation from the boulders in Arizona. <br /><br />Johanna lea, I need a week near the gulf of mexico right now. Or the Carribean, or the bahamas or... just spring really!<br /><br />Hi Susan<br /><br />'the topiary looks like the quiet part at the beginning of a horror movie', stoppit, I was chuffed with that photo. Anyway, add California to my list of places I need to be right now....Rob (ourfrenchgarden)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05087218232138304239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-1937816897105755272010-03-11T16:40:04.837+01:002010-03-11T16:40:04.837+01:00The weather extremes are somewhat similar in my pa...The weather extremes are somewhat similar in my part of Northern California (though we are noticeably lacking in castles). It's warm and fog free where I live, but a few miles away, Berkeley will be socked in, while higher up, the Berkeley Hills sit above it all.<br /><br />The topiary looks a bit like the quiet part at the beginning of a horror movie, right before all the plants come alive and eat you.susan morrisonhttp://www.garden-chick.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-55152203553016200922010-03-11T16:16:10.676+01:002010-03-11T16:16:10.676+01:00hi rob-
we have exactly the same weather pattern h...hi rob-<br />we have exactly the same weather pattern here in ga. warmish days, but still 25 at night. the prolonged cold is quite unusual, as folks here traditionally plant potatoes on valentine's day.<br />it's curious that the same pattern<br />of easterly weather brings us cold temps, fog and rain. by this time,<br />we usually bask in warm winds off the gulf of mexico.<br />best regards- joannejohanna_leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07290963203324986812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-58119371406526143152010-03-11T13:50:22.734+01:002010-03-11T13:50:22.734+01:00Those are some incredible pictures! So fascinating...Those are some incredible pictures! So fascinating. I know out west such as in Arizona where I once lived, those boulders would hold a lot of heat. I think it is the same everywhere this year with winter. We have recently had 4 days in the 60's and 70's, and now rain and storm plus cold! So, so ready for spring. Can't wait to see what you show us next time. It really makes me want to visit your area one day.*Ulrike*https://www.blogger.com/profile/15640965012612927392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-48558030618809971162010-03-10T22:45:19.394+01:002010-03-10T22:45:19.394+01:00Rob, incredible! your photos and this beautiful to...Rob, incredible! your photos and this beautiful town built into a hillside of limestone. I was reviewing some photos from a trip over 40 years ago and the experience when we first saw Eze. These places have me nearly speechless with admiration for the beauty.<br /><br />We'll try and get some warmer air moving toward you... that is as soon as our most recent cold spell passes. ;)Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13160202493785166930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-40280187884929660302010-03-10T18:31:22.543+01:002010-03-10T18:31:22.543+01:00Hi Trädgårdsmakare Hillevissan
Marquayssac is a tr...Hi Trädgårdsmakare Hillevissan<br />Marquayssac is a truly remarkable place<br /><br />Joey, Phillip I'm glad you're getting some more springlike weather at last.<br /><br />Anna, I was pleasantly surprised to see Marquayssac featured in March edition of Gardens Illustrated mag<br /><br />Paula, Tim, Les, this is a beautiful part of the world, glad you enjoyed the tour.<br /><br />Sweetbay, thanks, there's a lot of skill in clipping that boxRob (ourfrenchgarden)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05087218232138304239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-34506056091555168252010-03-10T04:50:25.940+01:002010-03-10T04:50:25.940+01:00You live in an amazing place! Thank you for the to...You live in an amazing place! Thank you for the tour. I love the topiary park.sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-49318758337291308622010-03-10T04:46:19.518+01:002010-03-10T04:46:19.518+01:00It's interesting that "weather weirding&q...It's interesting that "weather weirding" knows no boundaries. <br /><br />By the way, I really enjoy your photography, and thank you for allowing us an arm chair tour.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-37230307918712225062010-03-10T01:54:19.954+01:002010-03-10T01:54:19.954+01:00I believe you live in heaven....I believe you live in heaven....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18001824862736319338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-81075236882675834742010-03-10T01:06:48.748+01:002010-03-10T01:06:48.748+01:00Oh I love it when you post pictures!!! Those were ...Oh I love it when you post pictures!!! Those were beautiful. Someday, someday I'll get to France....Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16171802310115844104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-4939798353277823642010-03-09T23:12:58.165+01:002010-03-09T23:12:58.165+01:00Yes that March sunshine is certainly deceptive Rob...Yes that March sunshine is certainly deceptive Rob. Not time to discard winter clothes just yet. I knew that I had seen the garden in the bottom photo before :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-73168596598229570322010-03-09T16:33:14.751+01:002010-03-09T16:33:14.751+01:00Wow, what a treat! Our spring is starting late too...Wow, what a treat! Our spring is starting late too. This is the first week in a long time that we've had temperatures in the 50s and 60s. It feels great.Phillip Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546160918395373740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-85069551888285901192010-03-09T15:07:33.884+01:002010-03-09T15:07:33.884+01:00I really don't know where to begin, Rob. These...I really don't know where to begin, Rob. These photos are amazing, your micro-climate tour breathtaking! I would so love to visit someday ... *sigh*. We have finally been blessed with springlike weather, 10º above normal. I feel the warmth of the sun and snow is melting. Soon, we'll be smelling the rich earth. Spring will come ... it always does, though often in its own good time :)joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569378877717221045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-74378834332341307772010-03-09T09:49:40.904+01:002010-03-09T09:49:40.904+01:00... Gaaahhh... I want to have that surrounding vil...... Gaaahhh... I want to have that surrounding villages too! And that garden at Marqueyssac...*sigh* Absolutely wonderful, all that softly manicured boxes. So dreamlike and sensous.<br />Thank you, thank you for sharing:-)Tankar från Trädgårdsmästarn; Hillevihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670920353976637489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-33997461621700840122010-03-09T09:02:19.246+01:002010-03-09T09:02:19.246+01:00Hi Debbies Garden, Thanks, I'm glad you enjoye...Hi Debbies Garden, Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed a swift vacation.<br /><br />Catherine, exactly. Chomping at the bit. It's not just gardening on hold but many outside jobs as I can't mix mortar, paint etc. in the frost.<br /><br />Hi Magpie and Jess, thanks. The Dordogne is a stunning place.<br /><br />Hi Benjamin, not long then, better get my skates on, so much to do. You learnt French on a plane for 10 years???<br /><br />Hello Cameron, It was briefly mild for a number of days a week or two ago but (luckily) a bit too early to kick seeds off etc.<br />Antibes will be terrific, oh and frost free!<br /><br />Dave thanks, those little cave like doors are exactly that. They were once cave dwellings, home to cro-magnon man and true troglodyte living. They continued to be in use through the centuries evening forming the basis for entire middle age villages.<br />Some of the cave paintings are 20,000 years old and depict animals such as mammoth which roamed here during the Ice age:) to think I moan about the frost!!!<br /><br />Laura, southern lady thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the tour, may your spring be a warm one.<br /><br />Hi Hermes, cheers, the weather forecast on the beeb suggests milder weather for you from the weekend. Fingers crossed.Rob (ourfrenchgarden)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05087218232138304239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-84943780585345857762010-03-09T08:09:21.487+01:002010-03-09T08:09:21.487+01:00What a great post Rob. Its still cold here in the ...What a great post Rob. Its still cold here in the mornings and a few weeks to go yet I suspect before winter lets go its cold grip. I love that tropical garden.Hermeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00968366076064269729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357865578794109155.post-6721921903367237492010-03-09T04:25:03.329+01:002010-03-09T04:25:03.329+01:00Beautiful pictures! We, too, have had an unusual ...Beautiful pictures! We, too, have had an unusual winter! I hope spring comes to you soon.Southern Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732279575596442033noreply@blogger.com