Sorry, but this isn’t about science, for reasons that will become obvious. I took my parents to Nantes airport yesterday. They were supposed to leave on Thursday via La Rochelle but their flight was cancelled. I followed my parents to La Rochelle so that they could return their hire car. As we tried to join the motorway …
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Category:France
Return To Sender…
A quick point about using this blog. If someone has already answered all the questions on a particular post, and I have said that they are correct, then there is probably no need for you to repeat those answers. If there is more than one answer to a question then offer an alternative. Also, if …
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Return From France…
A somewhat vulgar but otherwise charming song about having to return to Britain after a holiday in France. It sums things up quite nicely for me!
Fallopia Japonica…
Fallopia japonica is an attractive plant that grows quite plentifully on the grass verges beside many of the local roads. The young shoots are edible, although very sour because they contain oxalic acid – the same acid that gives rhubarb its sharp taste. It is not related to rhubarb; neither is related to bamboo although it was …
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Symposium…
My neighbouring village, Foussais Payré, has just held its fifth annual Symposium de Sculpture à la Tronçonneuse. I thought that the standard was the highest yet and I much enjoyed seeing the sculptors in action and admiring some of their finished items. One of the organisers has produced this nice video, which is also on the …
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The Anthill Mob…
There are several ant nests on my property this year. I suspect that there have always been but this is the first time that they have been large enough, and sufficiently prominent, that I have noticed them. The one above is the biggest I have spotted so far. Every time I pass there is a great …
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Eliomys quercinus…
As I sipped my coffee this morning, I watched a mother garden dormouse (Eliomys quercinus) attempting to carry one of her young up to her nest in the eves of my house. She wedged herself between the wall and a drain pipe and scrambled upwards with the pup squeaking loudly.It had rained over night and the …
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