We had a very wet weekend with Beryl paying a visit to the First Coast. It was a good reminder that we need to prepare for hurricanes. Here are a few pointers that I posted last year. You can also find pointers from FEMA at http://www.ready.gov/ ...
Archives for May 2012
Mont Saint Michel
Our last day in Normandie began as did all of our mornings in France with a petit dejeuner of fresh croissants, juice, and coffee or tea. This time we enjoyed them in the breakfast room of the Chateau de Brion. Then we packed up and headed off on our own pilgrimage to Mont Saint Michel. Mont Saint Michel and the BayThough you can walk across the bay to the fortress, it is ...
More postcards from France- Normandy Visit
My time is going very quickly here but everything has been wonderful. After we arrived at the Manior de Brion on the Coast near Mt. Saint Michele we explored both Normandy and Brittany. First we headed to the beaches where the Allied forces had invaded France to fight back the Nazis and ultimately win the war. Our first destination was a Museum in the village of ...
May Hometown Segment for WJCT
Hopefully you caught the Hometown show on WJCT last night. Here is the segment we did featuring the St. Augustine U-Pick Farm and the Berry Stacks. ...
Heading to the French Countryside
On Monday morning we left Paris and the ability to connect with the internet. Though the 900-year-old chateau we were staying at was wired for wifi, we had some challenges with the password and thus I was forced to take a 3 day respite from the responsibilities of virtual communication. Please forgive me for saying so, but that was a wonderful break. And now to catch you up ...
