Tag Archives: Winter

Room with a view

Posted on February 18, 2021 by frenchfry36

When we pulled open the curtains at Apartamentos el Cano, Marina d’Or, Oropesa del Mar, Spain, we were greeted by the Mediterranean sea view that would delight us from dawn to dusk every day of our week’s stay. Like an … Continue reading →

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Just a matter of time (and money)

Posted on December 20, 2014 by frenchfry36

Each year, as time and money allows, we return to our little house in Argenton-sur-Creuse, France. We take the local train to Southern Cross Station in Melbourne (Australia), then board the Sky Bus for the 20 minute ride to Tullamarine … Continue reading →

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Whatever the weather

Posted on August 27, 2014 by frenchfry36

No matter where you are in the world and what you are planning to do – you can’t control the weather. We are currently house-swapping – living in a house in Melbourne’s outer eastern suburbs while the owners are enjoying our house in … Continue reading →

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The cold was the culprit

Posted on November 20, 2013 by frenchfry36

Coming back to our house in Argenton-sur-Creuse, France, after an extended period in Australia, I noticed some water spots underneath one of the old cast iron radiators… part of the central heating system on our “guest floor” which consists of a gas … Continue reading →

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Shaking off the winter blues

Posted on October 28, 2013 by frenchfry36

The sun has finally made an appearance in Melbourne, Australia, after a winter that doesn’t seem to want to end. Melburnians might often say that it’s “freezing” but in reality the temperature here is really very mild. Nevertheless, I would rather be … Continue reading →

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Year-round beauty

Posted on March 17, 2013 by frenchfry36

Our town in central France, Argenton-sur-Creuse is just gorgeous, all year round… As soon as we arrive there we breathe a sigh of relief to be out of the rat-race once more, and immediately settle back into the slower pace of life, when there’s … Continue reading →

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Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

Posted on July 22, 2011 by frenchfry36

At a time when most Aussies (well most that we know) are shivering in the middle of the drizzly Australian winter I started thinking about our first experience of snow in Argenton sur Creuse. Having never lived anywhere it snowed before we … Continue reading →

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