Café culture

Café Culture series, a new painting. 30.5 x 40.5 cm (12″ x 16″) so fresh it’s not even on my website yet. Café des Sports proprietor Madame Roberte Pataluch, a French national treasure, an institution. Bordeaux Paintings Series : ‘Discovering The Famous Wine Villages of Bordeaux’, France, The World’s Most Renowned Wine Region. The Café … Read more

France, new two-way speed cameras in unmarked cars

Two-way speed cameras go live in France in unmarked cars just in time fore the Toussaint holiday.This follows discussions proposing many speed limits are cut by 10 kph 

The new mobile speed cameras will be able to catch speeding vehicles in either directions – to pass at speed in either direction means you are ‘nicked’… 

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Brest

I left a sunny warm Théhillac in some haste, to arrive safely at Brest. Later we went and plucked plums in the rain, for jam making, then had a long walk around the port with it’s many shops and restaurants.  I noticed the commercial part of the port is reviving. Brest, home of the dashing ‘Goélette’ La … Read more

Ancient village rocked til the early hours!

The week end just passed is a big event in France, 90 % of shops shut. I was not allowed to buy one single drink…  CdM_sat_eve_IMG_5937_wp.jpg

You might think this an odd place 3 hours drive inland to find a marine artist, to create marine art?    CdM_sat_eve_IMG_5943_wp.jpg

Read of and have a taste of some reasons why

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Wine Musuem – 'inVINcible VIGNEron'

VVM_21.03.14_IMG_9906.JPG_d.JPGThe ‘inVINcible VIGNEron’, Broze near Gaillac, Tarn, and a new very special painting…

“Unique in France” said Bertrand de VIVIES, Conservateur du Partrimone, Mairie de Gaillac.
I’ve just returned from a meeting at the new museum ‘inVINcible VIGNEron’, opening 10 April, story, photos, diorama on my blog soon.

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