Category Archives: Montigny

Last week, the Berlin Zumstegs descended on Montigny-sur-Loing. We were sooooooo glad to have them here and sooooooo sad to see them leave. Rather than a long, detailed and boring account of what we did, here are some pictures, mostly of Clara. Birthday … Continue reading →

Just when we think we’ve got it all figured out here… Yesterday Laurie took the train to visit Mary for the afternoon. Now, trains here run right on schedule; we know that the trains from Paris stop at Bois-le-Roi (the … Continue reading →

We’ve been here almost two months now and we’ve come to know our French “home town” pretty well. We’re kind of known – the folks at the boulangerie know I’ll be every day or so and know that, though I … Continue reading →

One thing about an extended trip such as ours is that we have to do some normal, everyday things that generally get skipped on a vacation. Today, I got a haircut. I admit that I had been kind of dreading … Continue reading →

Brocante appears in the www.wordreference.com French-English dictionary translated as “bric-a-brac,” “second-hand,” and “junk.” After visiting the Montigny-sur-Loing Brocante Nocturne (“nocturne” because it went from noon to midnight), I lean toward the third of those definitions. Brocante seems to be a … Continue reading →

Easy day today, so I’ll just make a few comments and post some pictures. First accomplishment was to find a bricolage (hardware store) and buy a toilet seat, as the one in the main bathroom had broken. Found the store not … Continue reading →

Really. Sunday, we were invited to a piano and voice recital on a houseboat in the beautiful small town of Saint-Mammès. Here’s a picture of the boat, from across the river: The recital was piano and songs from the Belle … Continue reading →

We didn’t do anything special today; just took a drive in the country. Here are some pictures from our drive. This is the Canal du Loing, near us. Any questions about why we like to walk along the canals? We … Continue reading →

The weather has been, simply said, awful. Europe is suffering through the coolest and wettest Spring in the last 25 years. Last Friday was the coldest May 24th ever recorded in Paris, and they started recording temperatures in the mid-1800s. … Continue reading →